Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	according_a	act_n	act_v	178	4	7.2187	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50242	A discussion of the lawfulness of a pastor's acting as an officer in other churches besides that which he is specially called to take the oversight of by the late Reverend Mr. Nathanael Mather.	Mather, Nathanael, 1631-1697.	1698 (1698)	Wing M1263; ESTC R37635	23,058	187

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into_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o pastor_n of_o corinth_n administration_n of_o the_o supper_n in_o the_o church_n of_o cenchrea_n there_o be_v three_o point_n the_o consideration_n whereof_o will_v not_o be_v impertinent_a for_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o presert_n case_n viz._n i._o concern_v office_n and_o office-power_n in_o the_o church_n ii_o concern_v communion_n of_o church_n iii_o concern_v the_o strict_a invariableness_n of_o the_o rule_n give_v by_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n about_o all_o the_o affair_n and_o walk_v thereof_o and_o the_o indispensible_a obligation_n that_o lie_v upon_o they_o in_o no_o case_n to_o swerve_v therefrom_o point_n i._o touch_v church-office_n and_o power_n to_o be_v a_o officer_n in_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v christ_n substitute_n and_o in_o his_o stead_n not_o only_o by_o the_o dispensation_n and_o disposal_n of_o providence_n but_o by_o a_o special_a constitution_n and_o commission_n from_o christ_n in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o 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thence_o as_o the_o body_n may_v possible_o be_v without_o the_o eye_n but_o than_o it_o be_v so_o far_o a_o un-organized_n body_n yet_o the_o eye_n have_v no_o subsistence_n as_o a_o organ_n much_o less_o any_o action_n out_o of_o the_o body_n so_o we_o read_v of_o church_n that_o sometime_o be_v without_o officer_n act_n 14.23_o but_o never_o of_o ordinary_a officer_n without_o church_n or_o that_o put_v forth_o any_o act_n of_o office_n save_v in_o those_o particular_a church_n in_o which_o they_o be_v both_o member_n and_o officer_n for_o office_n in_o the_o church_n be_v super-induced_n and_o ingraft_v as_o i_o may_v say_v upon_o membership_n rom._n 12.4_o and_o thence_o my_o office-relation_n and_o power_n can_v be_v extend_v to_o other_o than_o my_o member-relation_n touch_v and_o clasp_v hold_v upon_o but_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n be_v no_o fellow-member_n with_o the_o member_n of_o any_o church_n but_o that_o at_o corinth_n for_o by_o they_o only_o can_v he_o be_v censure_v second_o office-power_n correspond_v to_o the_o relation_n and_o be_v limit_v according_a to_o it_o as_o to_o the_o act_n in_o which_o as_o well_o as_o the_o person_n over_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v exert_v a_o pastor_n of_o a_o church_n have_v no_o authority_n at_o all_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o his_o office_n to_o fine_a or_o imprison_v or_o the_o like_a these_o be_v act_n of_o civil_a authority_n his_o be_v spiritual_a for_o such_o be_v his_o relation_n and_o thence_o his_o power_n be_v limit_v to_o spiritual_a act_n therefore_o to_o imagine_v office_n power_n where_o there_o be_v no_o office_n relation_n or_o to_o allow_v act_n of_o office_n and_o yet_o to_o deny_v office-power_n be_v to_o build_v castle_n in_o the_o air_n and_o frame_v a_o imagination_n that_o overthrow_v itself_o again_o all_o church_n office_n be_v alike_o as_o to_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o power_n for_o their_o power_n arise_v from_o their_o office-relation_n to_o the_o church_n 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none_o by_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o none_o from_o christ_n he_o have_v none_o by_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n for_o they_o can_v give_v he_o no_o power_n for_o any_o action_n in_o another_o church_n he_o have_v none_o by_o the_o church_n of_o cenchrea_n for_o they_o do_v not_o call_v he_o to_o office_n among_o they_o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v none_o at_o all_o for_o these_o be_v the_o two_o only_a church_n from_o who_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v pretend_v in_o this_o case_n arg._n vii_o if_o he_o may_v administer_v the_o supper_n to_o and_o in_o the_o church_n of_o cenchrea_n he_o must_v also_o fulfil_v his_o ministry_n towards_o that_o church_n in_o all_o the_o other_o act_n of_o his_o ministry_n wherein_o the_o church_n need_v his_o help_n for_o right_a to_o administer_v the_o supper_n suppose_v office_n but_o office-relation_n infer_v office-bond_n office_n be_v not_o a_o power_n or_o licence_n only_o but_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o charge_n command_n and_o duty_n but_o 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