Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	england_n	king_n	parliament_n	3,428	5	6.3449	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90523	A defence of church-government, exercised in presbyteriall, classicall, & synodall assemblies; according to the practise of the reformed churches: touching I. The power of a particular eldership, against those that plead for a meere popular government, specially Mr Ainsvvorth in his Animadversion to Mr Clyft. &c. II. The authority of classes and synods, against the patrons of independencie: answering in this poynt Mr Davenport his Apologeticall reply, &c. and Mr Canne his Churches plea, &c, sent forth first by W. Best, and afterwards for this part of it, under the title of Syons prerogative royall. By Iohn Paget, late able and faithfull pastour of the Reformed English Church in Amsterdam. Hereunto is prefixed an advertisement to the Parliament, wherein are inserted some animadversions on the Cheshire Remonstrance against Presbytery: by T.P.	Paget, John, d. 1640.; Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing P166; Thomason E117_1; ESTC R16734	348,418	298

there_o be_v no_o consequence_n to_o justify_v prelacy_n hence_o for_o 1._o papist_n pretend_v the_o same_o thing_n albeit_o unjust_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o their_o romish_a bishop_n &_o hierarchy_n ii_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n be_v oftentimes_o indifferent_o by_o the_o father_n attribute_v to_o those_o great_a light_n and_o martyr_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o their_o book_n &_o sufficient_o clear_v by_o orthodox_n writer_n against_o the_o papist_n iii_o such_o bishop_n as_o hadia_fw-la superiority_n in_o those_o time_n titus_n time_n jerom._n gomment_n on_o epist_n to_z titus_n receive_v it_o from_o the_o church_n in_o humane_a policy_n not_o by_o divine_a institution_n v._o remonst_z asscribe_v to_o prelate_n the_o redemption_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n now_o profess_v in_o england_n from_o romish_a corruption_n animadvers_fw-la this_o assertion_n seem_v to_o want_v the_o truth_n of_o story_n for_o 1._o in_o the_o book_n of_o martyr_n allege_v by_o the_o remonstr_n the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n be_v refer_v to_o king_n edward_n himself_o &_o his_o counsel_n &_o parliament_n ii_o king_n edward_n approve_v himself_o better_a than_o the_o best_a of_o the_o prelate_n in_o withstand_v toleration_n of_o mass_n to_o his_o sister_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o emperor_n iii_o archb._n cranmer_n acknowledge_v to_o m._n cheke_n that_o king_n edward_n have_v more_o divinity_n in_o his_o little_a finger_n than_o all_o they_o have_v in_o all_o their_o body_n let_v the_o remonst_z therefore_o henceforth_o take_v heed_n of_o detract_n from_o king_n unjust_o to_o extol_v the_o bishop_n unjust_o vi_o remonst_z observe_v that_o divers_a of_o the_o prelate_n have_v be_v great_a assertor_n of_o our_o religion_n against_o the_o common_a enemy_n of_o rome_n animadv_n i._o divers_n of_o the_o prelate_n have_v be_v too_o great_a friend_n to_o rome_n as_o it_o be_v famous_o know_v both_o heretofore_o &_o of_o late_a also_o ii_o the_o prelate_n 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to_o the_o begin_v glorious_a reformation_n yet_o not_o any_o just_a ground_n of_o prejudice_n against_o it_o x._o remonstr_n conceit_v that_o the_o 26_o prelate_n be_v easy_o responsal_n to_o parliament_n for_o any_o of_o their_o deviation_n from_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n animadv_n 1._o deviation_n that_o be_v 23.15_o be_v 2._o king_n 23.15_o whole_o devious_a be_v not_o at_o all_o responsal_n either_o to_o god_n or_o rational_a man_n such_o a_o deviation_n be_v prelacy_n consider_v as_o prelacy_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o hall_n the_o d._n bilson_n d._n downham_n d._n hall_n rigid_a patron_n of_o it_o ii_o prelate_n have_v not_o be_v easy_o responsal_n to_o parliament_n at_o any_o time_n for_o their_o deviation_n in_o prelacy_n till_o this_o present_a parliament_n iii_o there_o be_v more_o than_o 26_o ordinary_n that_o dispense_v the_o civil_a &_o canon_n law_n viz._n suffragans_n chancellor_n commissary_n archdeacon_n official_o surrogate_v rural_a dean_n subdeane_n etc._n 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