Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	apostle_n	church_n	elder_n	5,779	5	10.2377	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55001	A Platform of church discipline gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders, and messengers of the Churches, assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in New England, to be presented to the churches and Generall Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the eighth moneth, anno 1649.	Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P2396; ESTC W2574	37,140	44

to_o they_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n both_o in_o their_o gather_n into_o a_o church_n and_o in_o the_o ordination_n of_o their_o officer_n chap_n xvi_o of_o synod_n synod_n orderly_o assemble_v and_o right_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n acts._n 15._o we_o acknowledge_v as_o the_o ordinance_n of_o 1●…_n christ_n and_o though_o not_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o be_v yet_o many_o time_n through_o the_o iniquity_n of_o man_n and_o perverseness_n of_o time_n necessary_a to_o the_o well-being_n of_o church_n for_o the_o establishment_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n therein_o 2_o synod_n be_v spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a assembly_n be_v therefore_o make_v up_o of_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n the_o next_o efficient_a cause_n of_o they_o under_o christ_n be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n send_v forth_o their_o elder_n other_o messenger_n who_o be_v meet_v together_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o synod_n and_o they_o in_o argue_v 3_o debate_v and_o determine_v matter_n of_o religion_n according_a to_o the_o 6._o word_n and_o publish_v the_o same_o to_o the_o church_n who_o it_o concern_v 23_o do_v put_v forth_o the_o proper_a and_o formal_a act_n of_o a_o synod_n to_o the_o conviction_n 15_o of_o error_n and_o heresy_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o a_o synod_n 3_o magistrate_n have_v power_n to_o call_v a_o synod_n by_o call_v to_o the_o church_n to_o send_v f●…rth_o their_o elder_n and_o other_o messenger_n to_o counsel_n and_o assist_v they_o in_o matter_n of_o rel●…_n 〈◊〉_d ●…t_o ye●…t_v the_o constitute_n of_o a_o 11._o synod_n be_v a_o church_n act_n and_o may_v be_v t●…d_v by_o the_o church_n even_o when_o civil_a magistrate_n may_v be_v enemy_n to_o church_n and_o to_o churchassemblye_n 15._o 4_o it_o bel●…ngeth_v unto_o synod_n and_o counsel●…_n to_o debate_v and_o determine_v controversy_n of_o faith_n 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15._o of_o god_n appoint_v thereunto_o in_o his_o word_n 6_o b●…_n be_v d●…ficult_a if_o not_o impossible_a for_o many_o church_n to_o c●…_n altogether_o in_o one_o place_n ●…n_n all_o their●…●…rs_n universal_o therefore_o they_o may_v assemble_v by_o their_o delegate_n o●…_n messenger_n as_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n go_v not_o all_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o some_o select_a man_n for_o that_o purpose_n 1●…_n because_o none_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v more_o fit_a to_o know_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n not_o to_o advise_v of_o way_n for_o the_o good_a thereof_o then_o elder_n therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o messenger_n for_o such_o assembly_n they_o have_v special_a respect_n unto_o such_o yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o not_o only_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n but_o certain_a other_o also_o be_v send_v to_o jerusalem_n 23._o from_o antioch_n act_n 15._o and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n not_o only_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n but_o 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opposition_n to_o civil_a gove●…ment_n of_o common-welth_n nor_o any_o intrench_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o 〈◊〉_d civil_a magistrate_n in_o their_o jurisdiction_n nor_o any_o whit_n weaken_v their_o 8._o hand●…_n in_o govern_v but_o rather_o strengthen_v they_o and_o farther_v the_o people_n in_o yield_v more_o hearty_a and_o consc●…onable_a obedience_n unt●…_n the●…_n whatsoever_o some_o ill_a affect_a person_n to_o the_o way_n of_o christ_n have_v suggest_v to_o alienate_v the_o affection_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n from_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n can_v not_o rise_v and_o stand_v without_o the_o fall_n and_o weaken_v of_o their_o government_n which_o be_v al●…o_o of_o christ_n whereas_o the_o contrary_a be_v most_o true_a that_o they_o may_v both_o stand_v together_o and_o flourish_v the_o one_o be_v helpful_a unto_o the_o 23._o other_o in_o their_o distinct_a and_o d●…_n administration_n 3_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o magistrate_n be_v not_o for_o the_o restra●…ing_n of_o church_n or_o any_o other_o good_a work_n but_o for_o help_v in_o and_o further_a thereof_o and_o therefore_o the_o consent_n and_o countenance_n of_o magistrate_n 2._o when_o it_o may_v be_v have_v be_v not_o to_o be_v ●…ghted_v or_o light_o esteem_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v part_n of_o that_o hon●…ur_n due_a to_o christian_a magistrate_n to_o desire_v and_o crave_v their_o consent_n and_o approbation_n therein_o which_o be_v obtain_v the_o church_n may_v then_o proceed_v in_o their_o way_n with_o much_o more_o encouragement_n and_o comfort_n 4_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o magistrate_n to_o compel_v their_o s●…bjects_n to_o become_v church-member_n and_o to_o partake_v at_o the_o lord_n table_n for_o the_o priest_n be_v reprove_v that_o bring_v ●…worthy_a one_o into_o the_o ●…tuarie_n 9_o then_o as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o priest_n so_o it_o be_v as_o unlawful_a to_o be_v do_v 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end_n of_o the_o magistrate●…_n office_n be_v not_o only_o the_o q●…_n and_o p●…ble_a l●…fe_n of_o the_o subj●…t_n in_o 〈◊〉_d of_o rig●…_n and_o ho●…ty_n but_o also_o in_o matter_n 1●…_n of_o ●…ss_n yea_o of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d m●…_n j●…_n d●…_n s●…_n asa_n jehoshaphat_n hezekiah_n josiah_n be_v much_o commend_v by_o the_o 2●…_n holy_a ghost_n for_o the_o put_v forth_o their_o authority_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n on_o the_o contrary_a such_o king_n as_o have_v be_v fail_v this_o way_n be_v frequent_o tax_v and_o reprove_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o only_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n but_o also_o job_n nehe●…h_o the_o king_n of_o nin●…veh_n darius_n artaxerxes_n nebucad●…ezar_n who_o none_o look_v at_o as_o type_n of_o christ_n thouh_o be_v it_o so_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o any_o just_a objection_n be_v commend_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n for_o exercise_v their_o authority_n this_o way_n 7_o the_o object_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n

as_o li●…le_a 〈◊〉_d as_o 1_o that_o by_o admit_v none_o into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o our_o church_n but_o saint_n by_o c●…lling_v we_o 〈◊〉_d p●…sh-churches_n of_o th●…_z b●…st_n 〈◊〉_d to_o make_v up_o one_o of_o o●…r_o cong●…gations_n which_o be_v not_o o●…ly_o to_o gather_v church_n o●…t_v of_o church_n a_o th●…ng_n 〈◊〉_d ●…f_a ●…n_n sc●…pture_n but_o also_o to_o weaken_v the_o heart_n and_o hand_n of_o the_o best_a minister_n ●…n_n th●…_z par●…shes_n by_o d●…spoyling_v they_o of_o th●…●…st_a ●…earers_n 2_o that_o we_o provide_v no_o course_n for_o the_o gain_v and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o of_o ignorant_a and_o erroneous_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o we_o 〈◊〉_d to_o receive_v into_o our_o church_n and_o so_o exclude_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 3_o that_o in_o our_o way_n we_o sow_v seed●…_n of_o division_n and_o h●…ndrance_n of_o edificat●…on_n in_o every_o f●…ly_a whilst_o admit_v into_o our_o church_n only_a voluntar●…es_n the_o husband_n w●…ll_v be_v ●…f_a on●…_n church_n the_o wife_n 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