Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	power_n	synod_n	3,603	5	9.6685	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92287	The reasons of the Dissenting Brethren against the third proposition, concerning presbyterial government· Humbly presented.	Westminster Assembly; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Answer of the Assembly of Divines unto the reasons of the seven Dissenting Brethren, against the proposition of divers congregations being united under one Presbyteriall government.	1645 (1645)	Wing R573; Thomason E27_14; ESTC R209981	37,798	45

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church_n and_o must_v become_v with_o they_o a_o new_a body_n to_o all_o the_o church_n these_o other_o elder_n do_v come_v from_o and_o then_o to_o argue_v these_o act_n do_v by_o these_o because_o the_o elder_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v present_a and_o member_n of_o this_o synod_n be_v presbyterial_a act_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o go_v about_o to_o argue_v from_o the_o act_n of_o government_n put_v forth_o by_o a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o burgess_n and_o common_a council_n of_o the_o city_n of_o westminster_n because_o there_o the_o parliament_n sit_v and_o the_o burgess_n of_o that_o city_n be_v part_n and_o member_n of_o that_o parliament_n or_o as_o if_o the_o kingdom_n be_v govern_v by_o county_n court_n and_o out_o of_o those_o county_n court_n knight_n and_o burgess_n shall_v be_v choose_v to_o make_v up_o a_o parliament_n when_o the_o parliament_n be_v meet_v there_o can_v be_v no_o argument_n draw_v 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those_o church_n send_v commissioner_n to_o this_o assembly_n which_o if_o either_o it_o be_v not_o prove_v or_o the_o contrary_a thereunto_o find_v true_a the_o authority_n of_o those_o decree_n as_o from_o those_o elder_n here_o will_v prove_v not_o to_o have_v be_v act_n of_o government_n further_o than_o the_o apostle_n authority_n who_o join_v in_o it_o be_v stamp_v on_o it_o to_o affirm_v that_o commissioner_n from_o they_o all_o be_v present_a because_o the_o decree_n do_v bind_v they_o be_v to_o beg_v what_o be_v deny_v when_o another_o just_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v of_o their_o bind_n if_o any_o such_o authority_n be_v in_o they_o and_o our_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_a be_v these_o first_o we_o find_v a_o deep_a silence_n about_o it_o for_o we_o read_v but_o only_o of_o two_o church_n between_o who_o it_o be_v transact_v they_o of_o antioch_n send_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o their_o elder_n there_o chap._n 14._o 27_o 28._o compare_v with_o chap._n 15._o 2_o 3._o and_o the_o messenger_n which_o be_v send_v from_o this_o assembly_n go_v only_o to_o antioch_n ver._n 30._o 31._o as_o those_o who_o be_v chief_o trouble_v only_o the_o benefit_n redound_v to_o all_o they_o write_v to_o yea_o although_o paul_n come_v through_o phenice_n and_o samaria_n ver._n 3._o yet_o we_o read_v not_o a_o word_n of_o any_o of_o the_o church_n of_o those_o part_n their_o send_n of_o any_o commissioner_n unto_o this_o synod_n as_o have_v it_o be_v intend_v such_o certain_o they_o will_v and_o there_o be_v this_o special_a reason_n why_o those_o of_o this_o church_n be_v thus_o elective_o send_v unto_o because_o they_o be_v the_o mother_n church_n from_o who_o the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v and_o from_o who_o those_o man_n that_o trouble_v they_o have_v go_v forth_o and_o have_v pretend_v to_o teach_v what_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o and_o beside_o they_o be_v in_o a_o especial_a manner_n verse_v in_o this_o question_n it_o be_v about_o the_o observation_n of_o their_o law_n and_o there_o also_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v present_a how_o many_o we_o know_v not_o for_o disperse_v they_o have_v be_v long_o before_o and_o if_o any_o number_n of_o other_o out_o of_o those_o other_o part_n of_o judea_n have_v come_v up_o hither_o it_o will_v have_v be_v say_v as_o act._n 11._o ult._n the_o elder_n of_o judea_n not_o only_o of_o jerusalem_n yea_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o say_v that_o they_o that_o be_v send_v from_o antioch_n be_v of_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o church_n but_o that_o they_o send_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n and_o certain_a other_o of_o they_o and_o second_o the_o contrary_a seem_v clear_a namely_o that_o those_o letter_n and_o decree_n be_v write_v and_o send_v only_o from_o the_o elder_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o from_o all_o those_o church_n for_o first_o the_o decree_n be_v everywhere_o attribute_v to_o the_o elder_n in_o jerusalem_n so_o chap._n 16._o 4._o the_o decree_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n in_o 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again_o second_o in_o the_o four_o verse_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v say_v to_o be_v receive_v of_o the_o church_n and_o apostle_n and_o elder_n namely_o of_o jerusalem_n as_o in_o particular_a relation_n to_o it_o yea_o three_o the_o stand_a elder_n of_o that_o place_n assume_v to_o themselves_o to_o have_v write_v the_o decree_n chap._n 21._o 25._o as_o touch_v the_o gentile_n we_o have_v write_v and_o conclude_v four_o and_o according_o the_o conclusion_n of_o their_o letter_n be_v make_v the_o special_a act_n of_o that_o church_n and_o the_o elder_n thereof_o ver._n 22._o it_o please_v the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n with_o the_o whole_a church_n that_o be_v of_o jerusalem_n as_o verse_n 4._o to_o send_v choose_v man_n and_o the_o letter_n run_v thus_o the_o apostle_n elder_n and_o brethren_n five_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o letter_n argue_v it_o ver._n 24._o forasmuch_o as_o certain_a that_o go_v out_o from_o we_o have_v trouble_v you_o with_o word_n to_o who_o we_o give_v no_o 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