Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	apostle_n	church_n	successor_n	2,614	5	9.1249	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66900	Pulpit-conceptions, popular-deceptions, or, The grand debate resumed, in the point of prayer wherein it appears that those free prayers so earnestly contended for have no advantage above the prescribed liturgie in publick administrations : being an answer to the Presbyterian papers presented to the most reverend the ls. bishops at the Savoy upon that subject.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1662 (1662)	Wing W3347; ESTC R25192	47,855	72

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they_o to_o wit_n that_o general_a decorum_n which_o we_o be_v command_v to_o observe_v be_v divine_a and_o celestial_a the_o four_o principle_n 5._o they_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n to_o determine_v of_o the_o particular_n to_o be_v establish_v according_a to_o these_o rule_n that_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o institute_v external_n rite_n and_o prescribe_v form_n and_o to_o make_v canon_n and_o constitution_n to_o assist_v her_o child_n and_o regulate_v their_o practice_n in_o the_o public_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n be_v the_o confession_n of_o all_o church_n and_o this_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n too_o for_o that_o word_n or_o god_n by_o it_o which_o be_v all_o one_o give_v a_o charge_n to_o the_o church_n as_o have_v be_v say_v to_o do_v all_o thing_n to_o edification_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o to_o this_o end_n it_o enjoin_v she_o to_o perform_v all_o her_o holy_a office_n 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doctrine_n before_o mention_v of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n 6._o that_o all_o subject_n and_o member_n of_o the_o church_n be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o submit_v to_o and_o obey_v such_o determination_n for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a where_o some_o be_v impower_v to_o command_v other_o be_v enjoin_v to_o obey_v else_o the_o power_n give_v to_o superior_n will_v be_v to_o no_o effect_n hereupon_o beza_n acknowledge_v that_o although_o these_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n be_v humane_a and_o mutable_a and_o do_v not_o propriè_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la proper_o by_o themselves_o bind_v the_o conscience_n yet_o si_fw-la quidem_fw-la probae_fw-la &_o justae_fw-la sunt_fw-la if_o they_o be_v just_a and_o honest_a we_o be_v so_o far_o forth_o oblige_v to_o observe_v they_o as_o they_o conduce_v to_o the_o suprá_fw-fr ut_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aedificationi_fw-la cedant_fw-la &_o offendiculum_fw-la vitemus_fw-la beza_n ubi_fw-la suprá_fw-fr edification_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o we_o may_v avoid_v scandal_n thus_o beza_n and_o the_o presbyterian_a divine_n do_v acknowledge_v as_o much_o in_o their_o grand_a debate_n pag._n 92._o the_o subject_n say_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v a_o false_a a_o be_v o._n cromwell_n a_o true_a authority_n you_o think_v yourselves_o bind_v to_o obey_v that_o true_a or_o false_a true_a authority_n in_o such_o imposition_n as_o they_o be_v there_o speak_v of_o where_o the_o matter_n belong_v to_o the_o cognizance_n and_o office_n of_o the_o ruler_n but_o suppose_v i_o shall_v scruple_n my_o obedience_n think_v my_o superiour_n imposition_n to_o be_v against_o the_o command_n of_o god_n why_o even_o in_o this_o case_n i_o be_o oblige_v to_o lay_v aside_o my_o own_o scruple_n and_o to_o bring_v such_o thought_n into_o captivity_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v command_v i_o to_o obey_v those_o 17._o hebr._n 13._o 17._o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o i_o my_o 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caesarea_n and_o gregory_n thaumaturgus_n before_o he_o at_o neocaesarea_n and_o all_o pastor_n in_o justin_n martyr_n be_v and_o tertullian_n be_v day_n what_o all_o pastor_n that_o be_v all_o bishop_n do_v in_o those_o day_n we_o have_v no_o leisure_n neither_o be_v we_o much_o concern_v now_o to_o examine_v indeed_o nicephorus_n tell_v we_o non_fw-la omnes_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la 34._o eccles_n histor_n lib._n 12._o cap._n 34._o opinionis_fw-la essent_fw-la easdem_fw-la traditiones_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la servarunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n do_v not_o hold_v the_o same_o tradition_n and_o they_o which_o maintain_v the_o same_o faith_n do_v not_o observe_v the_o same_o custom_n and_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o first_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n leave_v such_o observance_n free_a to_o every_o one_o choice_n ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la non_fw-la metu_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n aut_fw-la necessitate_v quapiam_fw-la adductus_fw-la quod_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la deligere_fw-la &_o sequi_fw-la posset_n that_o every_o one_o may_v follow_v what_o be_v good_a out_o of_o choice_n and_o not_o be_v lead_v to_o it_o out_o of_o fear_n and_o necessity_n but_o to_o fetch_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o diversity_n from_o the_o very_a first_o original_a we_o may_v consider_v that_o where_o the_o apostle_n plant_v the_o christian_a faith_n they_o likewise_o establish_v such_o a_o order_n such_o rite_n and_o form_n as_o they_o think_v most_o apt_a to_o promote_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o his_o church_n but_o because_o they_o do_v not_o consult_v aforehand_o about_o the_o institution_n of_o these_o rite_n etc._n etc._n as_o they_o have_v do_v about_o the_o faith_n which_o they_o be_v more_o chief_o concern_v to_o plant_v and_o propagate_v evenit_fw-la ut_fw-la statos_fw-la ritus_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la diversos_fw-la suae_fw-la cuique_fw-la provinciae_fw-la servandos_fw-la tradiderit_fw-la hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o deliver_v to_o his_o own_o province_n such_o rite_n to_o be_v observe_v as_o be_v different_a from_o the_o rest_n which_o rite_n so_o diverse_o establish_v by_o they_o be_v out_o of_o a_o reverence_n to_o their_o authority_n and_o memory_n still_o retain_v by_o their_o successor_n for_o so_o nicephorus_n conclude_v dissensiones_fw-la tale_n in_o ecclesiis_fw-la invaluisse_fw-la opinor_fw-la reverentiâ_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la eye_n ab_fw-la initio_fw-la praefuerunt_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la illis_fw-la deinde_fw-la successerunt_fw-la nam_fw-la two_o tanquam_fw-la leges_fw-la quasdam_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la acceptas_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la posteris_fw-la tradidere_fw-la non_fw-la satis_fw-la pium_fw-la neque_fw-la ferendum_fw-la esse_fw-la arbitrati_fw-la si_fw-la traditiones_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la educati_fw-la essent_fw-la non_fw-la honorificè_fw-la colerent_fw-la sed_fw-la contemptim_fw-la rejicerent_fw-la the_o like_a have_v 19_o have_v hist_o eccles_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 19_o sozomen_n before_o he_o but_o there_o be_v beside_o another_o reason_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o diversity_n of_o rite_n and_o usage_n in_o the_o church_n of_o several_a nation_n because_o the_o rage_n of_o tyrant_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n to_o meet_v together_o to_o consult_v and_o by_o their_o common_a suffrage_n to_o establish_v one_o form_n and_o order_n for_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o yet_o what_o be_v do_v by_o basil_n and_o other_o bishop_n in_o their_o several_a diocese_n do_v not_o at_o all_o favour_n the_o pretension_n of_o these_o dissenter_n for_o whatever_o the_o bishop_n be_v allow_v to_o do_v yet_o the_o single_a presbyter_n be_v always_o oblige_v to_o use_v such_o form_n as_o be_v due_o examine_v and_o prescribe_v for_o they_o witness_v that_o ancient_a canon_n which_o we_o find_v though_o with_o some_o small_a variety_n in_o three_o or_o four_o 12._o four_o justell_n codex_fw-la can._n eccl._n afric_n can._n 103._o conc._n carthag_n 3_o can._n 23._o &_o conc._n milevit_fw-la can._n 12._o several_a place_n in_o these_o word_n placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la preces_fw-la vel_fw-la orationes_fw-la seu_fw-la missae_fw-la quae_fw-la probatae_fw-la fuerint_fw-la in_o concilio_n sive_fw-la praefationes_fw-la sive_fw-la commendationes_fw-la seu_fw-la manûs_fw-la impositiones_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la celebrentur_fw-la nec_fw-la aliae_fw-la omnino_fw-la dicantur_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la à_fw-la prudentioribus_fw-la tractatae_fw-la vel_fw-la comprobatae_fw-la in_o synodo_fw-la fuerint_fw-la nè_fw-la fortè_fw-la aliquid_fw-la contra_fw-la fidem_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la minus_fw-la studium_fw-la sit_fw-la compositum_fw-la they_o will_v allow_v no_o prayer_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o church_n but_o such_o as_o be_v compile_v by_o the_o most_o prudent_a or_o approve_v of_o in_o a_o synod_n lest_o through_o ignorance_n or_o carelessness_n any_o thing_n shall_v be_v deliver_v contrary_a to_o the_o faith_n and_o we_o find_v that_o such_o as_o be_v entrust_v with_o cure_n of_o soul_n be_v oblige_v to_o give_v account_n at_o certain_a time_n to_o the_o bishop_n whether_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o that_o church_n to_o which_o they_o be_v subject_n be_v observe_v the_o word_n of_o the_o 2._o the_o franc._n synod_n capitul_n li._n 5._o cap._n 2._o synod_n be_v these_o presbyter_n in_o parochia_fw-la habitans_fw-la in_o quadragesima_fw-la rationem_fw-la &_o ordinem_fw-la ministerii_fw-la svi_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la catholica_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la precibus_fw-la &_o ordine_fw-la missarum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la reddat_fw-la &_o ostendat_fw-la and_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n judge_v most_o reasonable_a by_o etc._n by_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ignatius_n a_o contemporary_a with_o the_o apostle_n let_v there_o be_v nothing_o among_o you_o that_o may_v divide_v you_o say_v he_o but_o be_v unite_v to_o your_o bishop_n by_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o god_n in_o christ_n as_o therefore_o the_o lord_n do_v nothing_o without_o the_o father_n for_o i_o can_v do_v nothing_o 35._o joh._n 5._o 35._o of_o myself_o say_v he_o so_o also_o let_v it_o be_v among_o you_o whether_o priest_n or_o deacon_n or_o lay-person_n let_v he_o do_v nothing_o without_o the_o bishop_n let_v nothing_o seem_v reasonable_a to_o you_o without_o his_o judgement_n for_o that_o thing_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v be_v irregular_a and_o offensive_a to_o god_n come_v unanimous_o together_o to_o your_o devotion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n let_v there_o be_v one_o common_a prayer_n one_o mind_n one_o hope_n etc._n etc._n from_o all_o which_o evidence_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o liberty_n which_o we_o find_v use_v among_o the_o ancient_n of_o vary_v in_o the_o public_a form_n or_o rite_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o single_a presbyter_n but_o be_v the_o peculiar_a privilege_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o their_o several_a diocese_n and_o through_o the_o good_a providence_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o liberty_n be_v at_o last_o restrain_v and_o a_o uniformity_n bring_v into_o the_o church_n for_o so_o pr._n so_o ubi_fw-la suprà_fw-la lib._n 12._o c._n 34._o in_o pr._n nicephorus_n acknowledge_v mores_n say_v he_o qui_fw-la antea_fw-la quidem_fw-la sic_fw-la variè_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la nunc_fw-la autem_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la cum_fw-la tempore_fw-la mutati_fw-la ad_fw-la consentientem_fw-la concordiam_fw-la apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la pervenerunt_fw-la and_o beside_o the_o good_a providence_n of_o god_n concur_v to_o this_o effect_n it_o be_v very_o well_o observe_v by_o a_o very_a worthy_a person_n 398._o person_n mr._n thorndike_n the_o service_n of_o god_n at_o religious_a assembly_n pag._n 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