Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	aaron_n	hand_n	levite_n	33	3	10.5619	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89779	The temple measured: or, A brief survey of the temple mystical, which is the instituted church of Christ. Wherein are solidly and modestly discussed, most of the material questions touching the constitution and government of the visible church militant here on earth. Together with the solution of all sorts of objections which are usually framed against the model and platform of ecclesiastical polity, which is here asserted and maintained. In particular here are debated, the points of so much controversie, touching the unity of the church, the members of the church, the form of the church, and church covenant, the power of the church, the officers of the church, and their power in church-government, the power of magistrates about the church, and some church acts, as admission of members, and other things set down in the table before the book. / By James Noyes teacher of the church at Newbery in New England.	Noyes, James, 1608-1656.	1646 (1646)	Wing N1460; Thomason E359_12; ESTC R201171	85,622	104

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in_o like_a manner_n 1_o

for_o civil_a peace_n though_o a_o prince_n have_v not_o all_o the_o mean_n to_o make_v a_o good_a man_n which_o a_o priest_n have_v yet_o he_o have_v some_o and_o be_v to_o improve_v they_o for_o the_o make_n of_o his_o subject_n good_a man_n spiritual_o as_o well_o as_o civil_o and_o he_o that_o be_v integrè_fw-la bone_fw-la this_o est_fw-la bone_fw-la vir_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o all_o virtue_n in_o both_o table_n else_o why_o be_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n to_o instruct_v pray_v provide_v by_o law_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o preservation_n and_o promotion_n of_o religion_n 3._o 34._o mr._n porker_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 34._o such_o end_n be_v primary_n end_v of_o magistracy_n in_o ad●●s_n only_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o axiom_n fi●o●s_fw-la leges_fw-la non_fw-la eadere_fw-mi sub_fw-la legens_fw-la 4._o the_o priesthood_n itself_o be_v natural_o a_o branch_n of_o magistracy_n it_o remain_v in_o the_o patriarch_n till_o god_n sever_v one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o god_n do_v not_o give_v all_o spiritual_a power_n to_o aaron_n when_o he_o distinguish_v the_o priesthood_n much_o remine_v still_o in_o moses_n 5._o the_o ecumenical_a power_n of_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n be_v not_o ecclesirstical_a yet_o he_o have_v spiritual_a power_n to_o teach_v pray_v bless_v command_v as_o he_o be_v a_o pater-sansllias_a 6._o else_o a_o magistrate_n be_v a_o magistrate_n must_v subordinate_a the_o first_o table_n to_o the_o second_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o the_o temporal_a good_a of_o man_n god_n to_o man_n religion_n to_o ciullity_n 7._o a_o magistrate_n when_o he_o pray_v bless_v or_o command_v all_o to_o seek_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n as_o he_o he_o cast_v utriusque_fw-la tabula_fw-la be_v not_o suppose_v to_o use_v any_o of_o these_o mean_n in_o the_o first_o place_n for_o the_o temporal_a prosperity_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n must_v a_o magistrate_n as_o a_o magistrate_n pray_v only_o for_o corn_n wine_n and_o oil_n or_o may_v he_o serve_v 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and_o so_o to_o be_v protector_n of_o religion_n and_o piety_n as_o well_o as_o of_o civility_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n solomon_n can_v deprive_v abiathar_n of_o the_o priesthood_n magistrate_n therefore_o may_v circumstantiate_v church-meeting_n lecture_n command_v fast_v day_n 31._o 2_o chron._n 19.11_o &_o 24.6_o &_o 29._o &_o 30_o &_o 31._o and_o thanksgiving_n day_n synod_n counsel_n etc._n etc._n they_o ought_v to_o maintain_v their_o fatherly_a relation_n at_o least_o their_o fatherly_a relation_n bespeak_v this_o power_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n take_v care_n for_o the_o order_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n dispose_v of_o the_o ark_n while_o it_o abide_v in_o tent_n command_v feast_n and_o fast_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v very_o subordinate_a ecclesiastical_o magistrate_n power_n be_v directive_n spiritual_o not_o ecclesiastical_o even_o in_o act_n of_o their_o office_n obj._n magistrate_n have_v a_o 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until_o due_a mean_n of_o information_n be_v use_v 3._o after_o due_a mean_n of_o information_n there_o must_v not_o be_v