Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66932	A little stone, pretended to be out of the mountain, tried, and found to be a counterfeit, or, An examination & refutation of Mr. Lockyers lecture, preached at Edinburgh, anno 1651, concerning the mater of the visible church and afterwards printed with an appendix for popular government of single congregations : together with an examination, in two appendices, of what is said on these same purposes in a letter of some in Aberdene, who lately have departed from the communion and government of this church / by James Wood ...	Wood, James, 1608-1664.	1654 (1654)	Wing W3399; ESTC R206983	330,782	402

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by_o it_o beside_o a_o 〈…〉_o be_v a_o peculiar_a action_n of_o that_o same_o kind_n with_o that_o for_o which_o i●_n i●_n give_v to_o be_v a_o example_n do_v for_o direction_n to_o do_v the_o like_a 〈◊〉_d wash_v of_o foot_n be_v a_o action_n very_o far_o different_a from_o exe●…ise_n of_o government_n but_o be_v it_o not_o evident_a enough_o from_o christ_n own_o ●…pounding_a ●f_n that_o fact_n john_n 13._o 14_o 15._o that_o his_o intention_n thereby_o be_v to_o give_v to_o his_o disciple_n and_o in_o they_o to_o all_o christian_n a_o example_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o charity_n among_o themselves_o and_o that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o the_o mean_a and_o base_a duty_n whereby_o they_o may_v ●e_v serviceable_a and_o helpful_a to_o another_o now_o what_o be_v this_o to_o mr._n lockiers_n purpose_n here_o if_o this_o be_v not_o i_o know_v not_o what_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d section_n 12_o this_o which_o we_o have_v consider_v be_v all_o that_o mr._n locky_a answer_v to_o the_o argument_n for_o prove_v the_o power_n of_o ecclesiastic_a government_n to_o belong_v to_o christ_n officer_n in_o the_o church_n only_o and_o not_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o believer_n or_o professor_n take_v from_o the_o name_n and_o denomination_n import_v power_n and_o authority_n of_o government_n give_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n to_o the_o officer_n but_o never_o to_o the_o people_n then_o to_o they_o in_o contradistinction_n to_o the_o people_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v say_v as_o be_v it_o be_v but_o weak_a in_o itself_o as_o we_o trust_v we_o have_v make_v evident_a so_o he_o have_v therein_o pass_v by_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o argument_n have_v neglect_v sundry_a of_o these_o title_n and_o altogether_o miskenned_a the_o passage_n of_o scripture_n which_o by_o presbyterian_o use_v to_o be_v produce_v for_o they_o and_o be_v urge_v upon_o the_o point_n as_o contain_v much_o ground_n for_o their_o doctrine_n beside_o the_o name_n or_o title_n give_v therein_o to_o the_o officer_n i_o humble_o desire_v the_o reader_n &_o our_o author_n if_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o be_v at_o the_o pain_n to_o consider_v what_o m._n gillespy_n have_v to_o this_o purpose_n aaron_n rod_n book_n 2._o c._n 9_o wherein_o he_o prove_v that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a government_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o church_n officer_n see_v there_o arg._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 10_o 11_o 19_o 20._o but_o now_o be_v these_o objection_n bring_v by_o the_o author_n and_o as_o slight_o propound_v as_o he_o may_v and_o i_o may_v say_v answer_v just_a so_o be_v these_o isay_n all_o the_o material_a argument_n tha●_n