Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	england_n	see_v	2,412	5	3.9599	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88109	Yperaspistes or a buckler for the Church of England against certaine queries propounded by Mr Pendarvis (late lecturer of Wanting) called Arrowes against Babylon. By way of reply to the most remarkable passages contained in them, and an addition of severall anti-queries in the close. / By William Ley Minister of the Gospell at Wanting in Bark-shire.	Ley, William, b. 1620 or 21.	1656 (1656)	Wing L1888; Thomason E882_1; ESTC R207277	27,478	28

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&_o alicubi_fw-la per_fw-la seditionem_fw-la pepulere_fw-la legitimos_fw-la magistratus_fw-la melanct._n loc._n com._n p_o 188._o in_o 80._o this_o mav_v induce_v the_o judicious_a reader_n wary_o to_o observe_v that_o remarkable_a passage_n discover_v by_o m._n tickell_n antiq_fw-la 4._o concern_v m._n d._n anabaptist_n or_o catabaptist_n if_o we_o believe_v the_o common_a opinion_n ergo_fw-la they_o be_v to_o be_v desert_v i_o leave_v you_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o german_a and_o britain_n anabaptist_n and_o time_n to_o verify_v the_o premise_n q._n 9_o whether_o a_o bare_a forsake_v of_o the_o nationall_n church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o verbal_a declare_v against_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a witness_n bear_v for_o christ_n and_o whether_o god_n people_n ought_v not_o to_o hold_v forth_o a_o true_a baptism_n and_o church_n worship_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v non_fw-la sumus_fw-la milites_fw-la sed_fw-la piscatores_fw-la what_o we_o embrace_v not_o by_o our_o gather_n be_v for_o the_o present_a repute_v as_o a_o refuse_n no_o other_o power_n be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n beside_o the_o key_n of_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n such_o as_o be_v unworthy_a be_v they_o not_o exclude_v by_o these_o where_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v pure_o teach_v the_o sacrament_n pure_o administer_v a_o people_n that_o honour_n god_n by_o public_a profession_n and_o dishonour_v he_o not_o by_o their_o conversation_n there_o be_v the_o church_n say_v luther_n whether_o they_o be_v few_o in_o number_n or_o many_o and_o from_o such_o in_o regard_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a presence_n and_o residence_n it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o separate_v trouble_v not_o yourself_o any_o more_o with_o a_o notionall_a nationall_n church_n already_o answer_v q._n 3._o zancheus_n be_v content_v to_o 78._o to_o non_fw-la inficiamur_fw-la multa_fw-la esse_fw-la vitia_fw-la in_o nostris_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la avaritiam_fw-la superbiam_fw-la inhospitalitatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n neque_fw-la magistratus_fw-la admodum_fw-la solliciti_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la vitia_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la christi_fw-la tollantur_fw-la sed_fw-la omnes_fw-la quae_fw-la sva_fw-la sunt_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la zanch._n t._n 2._o p._n 78._o confess_v and_o so_o the_o prophet_n what_o they_o can_v remedy_v there_o be_v many_o vice_n say_v that_o good_a man_n in_o our_o church_n covetousness_n pride_n inhospitality_n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a grief_n unto_o we_o but_o above_o all_o the_o remissness_n of_o inferior_a orb_n in_o the_o state_n fabric_n refuse_v to_o redress_v sundry_a enormity_n such_o be_v card_v chronolog_n card_v lex_fw-la sine_fw-la executione_fw-la est_fw-la campana_n sine_fw-la pistillo_n buc._n chronolog_n dice_a drunkenness_n swear_v sabbath_n break_v act_n of_o hostility_n to_o religion_n while_o all_o seek_v their_o own_o few_o or_o none_o the_o thing_n of_o christ_n thus_o far_o zancheus_n hold_v forth_o a_o true_a baptism_n what_o be_v that_o anabaptism_n a_o unscripturall_a unwholesome_a ceremony_n erroneous_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o form_n and_o subject_a first_o of_o the_o form_n for_o sundry_a be_v rebaptise_v with_o a_o threefold_a demersion_n which_o be_v popish_a as_o be_v relate_v by_o sleiden_n bap._n sleiden_n baptizant_fw-la eutychiani_n non_fw-la in_o nomen_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la christi_fw-la solum_fw-la euseb_n ecc._n hist_o l._n 7._o p._n 376._o arriani_n baptizant_fw-la in_o nomen_fw-la genitoris_fw-la geniti_fw-la &_o spirantis_fw-la voice_fw-la pater_fw-la natus_fw-la corpore_fw-la flamen_fw-la ave_fw-la tota_fw-la trivitas_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la christi_fw-la se_fw-la vid._n praebuit_fw-la til._n p._n 884._o de_fw-fr bap._n other_o be_v rebaptise_v only_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n contrary_a to_o his_o sacred_a institution_n who_o command_v to_o baptise_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o though_o you_o may_v tell_v i_o of_o some_o in_o the_o act_n that_o be_v baptise_a only_a in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n act_v 19_o 5._o these_o place_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o

have_v not_o bow_v to_o baal_n every_o mouth_n that_o have_v not_o kiss_v he_o fly_v out_o privation_n presuppose_v a_o habit_n will_v you_o have_v those_o fly_v out_o that_o be_v not_o in_o q._n 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whether_o the_o antichristian_a ministry_n in_o the_o nation_n which_o derive_v their_o church_n state_n from_o rome_n be_v not_o find_v commit_v fornication_n with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n a._n christ_n signify_v anoint_a those_o that_o will_v pull_v down_o magistracy_n and_o ministry_n be_v antichrist_n because_o they_o oppose_v the_o lord_n anoint_v not_o with_o a_o material_a but_o with_o a_o spiritual_a unction_n i_o seldom_o find_v any_o person_n murmur_v against_o aaron_n but_o they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n also_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o quote_v here_o a_o passage_n of_o buxtorfes_n epistle_n before_o his_o hebrew_a 〈◊〉_d hebrew_a substraxit_fw-la judaeis_n immorigeris_fw-la pastotes_n prophetas_fw-la animarum_fw-la sustulit_fw-la reges_fw-la tutores_fw-la corporum_fw-la &_o conservatores_fw-la tran_n villitatis_fw-la publicae_fw-la jude_n res_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la magis_fw-la magisque_fw-la pessum_fw-la ire_fw-la religio_fw-la concidere_fw-la sectae_fw-la irrumpere_fw-la tunc_fw-la nulla_fw-la pax_fw-la domi_fw-la sed_fw-la horribilis_fw-la vastatio_fw-la etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lexicon_n when_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n say_v he_o be_v refractory_a and_o perfidious_a god_n resolve_v to_o cast_v they_o off_o and_o to_o engraph_v the_o gentile_n he_o than_o take_v from_o the_o disobedient_a jew_n the_o prophet_n who_o be_v the_o pastor_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o king_n the_o protector_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n and_o conservator_n of_o public_a tranquillity_n after_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v worse_o with_o they_o religion_n fall_v and_o sect_n and_o schism_n break_v in_o upon_o they_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n at_o home_n but_o horrible_a confusion_n etc._n etc._n q._n 22._o many_o find_v wilful_a apostate_n a._n apostasy_n be_v a_o retrograde_a motion_n from_o religion_n it_o be_v either_o totall_n or_o partial_a of_o malice_n with_o julian_n or_o of_o infirmity_n who_o these_o be_v i_o leave_v to_o you_o to_o determine_v i_o think_v many_o anabaptist_n persecute_v that_o light_n which_o first_o they_o profess_v and_o oppose_v that_o ministry_n that_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n if_o they_o have_v any_o more_o than_o the_o graceless_a commonalty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qu_n 23._o in_o babylon_n be_v find_v all_o the_o blood_n of_o saint_n a._n i_o be_o sure_a if_o anabaptist_n be_v saint_n there_o be_v not_o a_o drop_n of_o their_o blood_n yet_o spill_v among_o we_o there_o be_v as_o yet_o no_o violent_a persecution_n thanks_o to_o the_o power_n above_o austin_n tell_v we_o of_o three_o sort_n of_o persecution_n that_o shall_v befall_v the_o church_n the_o first_o violent_a the_o second_o fraudulent_a the_o three_o both_o violent_a and_o fraudulent_a man_n will_v sow_v the_o lion_n skin_n and_o the_o fox_n tail_n together_o to_o act_v their_o part_n against_o christ_n and_o his_o cause_n but_o then_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n shall_v as_o luther_n say_v be_v either_o in_o heaven_n or_o under_o heaven_n in_o which_o place_n i_o will_v willing_o leave_v you_o and_o sublimate_v your_o thought_n as_o christ_n do_v the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n from_o puzzle_v themselves_o about_o a_o temporal_a kingdom_n thus_o sir_n as_o multiplicity_n of_o business_n will_v allow_v i_o beside_o personal_a infirmity_n i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o your_o query_n if_o hence_o either_o you_o or_o other_o may_v be_v admonish_v i_o be_o sufficient_o reward_v true_a friendship_n say_v cicero_n say_v vera_fw-la amicitia_fw-la monet_fw-la &_o monetur_fw-la cujus_fw-la aures_fw-la clausae_fw-la sunt_fw-la veritati_fw-la ejus_fw-la desperanda_fw-la salus_fw-la cicero_n cicero_n do_v admonish_v and_o be_v admonish_v if_o we_o will_v be_v the_o son_n of_o truth_n we_o must_v consider_v what_o it_o speak_v and_o trample_v upon_o our_o own_o credit_n yea_o and_o other_o man_n too_o if_o either_o be_v any_o way_n a_o impediment_n unto_o it_o have_v i_o not_o fear_v the_o insolency_n of_o some_o of_o your_o own_o party_n and_o the_o proximity_n of_o the_o danger_n to_o some_o of_o my_o own_o flock_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v put_v forth_o this_o defensive_a armour_n and_o as_o for_o the_o end_n i_o propose_v to_o myself_o in_o enter_v the_o list_n of_o controversy_n with_o you_o i_o solemn_o profess_v i_o never_o aim_v at_o victory_n but_o the_o truth_n and_o rather_o at_o the_o conversion_n of_o your_o person_n than_o the_o subversion_n of_o your_o query_n τελος_n anti_fw-la query_n propose_v to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o query_n q._n 1._o whether_o you_o do_v not_o revive_v old_a heresy_n special_o those_o of_o the_o donatist_n in_o several_a branch_n which_o they_o hold_v 1._o that_o the_o church_n be_v only_o in_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o nation_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o rebaptize_v such_o as_o be_v orthodox_o baptise_a 3._o that_o they_o have_v a_o church_n without_o spot_n or_o blemish_n 4._o that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o sacrament_n depend_v upon_o the_o minister_n 5._o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v no_o authority_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 6._o that_o all_o other_o assembly_n be_v profane_a except_o their_o own_o q._n 2._o whether_o you_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o those_o that_o follow_v the_o lamb_n not_o in_o your_o feign_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o regard_n of_o your_o bitter_a expression_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n call_v it_o antichristian_a babylon_n jezabell_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o you_o have_v make_v your_o arrow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 6.16_o q._n 3._o whether_o you_o have_v not_o please_v the_o papist_n in_o this_o book_n as_o much_o as_o displease_v the_o orthodox_n and_o so_o make_v sad_a the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a who_o god_n have_v not_o make_v sad_a and_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o turn_v from_o their_o wickedness_n q._n 4._o whether_o m._n lat_n mer_fw-fr in_o his_o four_o sermon_n do_v know_v what_o a_o heretic_n be_v when_o he_o call_v the_o anabaptist_n by_o that_o name_n as_o such_o that_o oppose_v verity_n as_o well_o as_o unity_n and_o whether_o also_o the_o martyr_n philpot_n do_v well_o to_o say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o martyr_n that_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n stir_v up_o to_o hinder_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o if_o so_o whether_o god_n will_v not_o remove_v every_o prick_a briar_n as_o well_o as_o every_o grieve_v thorn_n from_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n q._n 5._o whether_o have_v the_o anabaptist_n enjoy_v the_o same_o liberty_n in_o the_o king_n time_n as_o they_o do_v now_o it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o unspeakable_a favour_n q._n 6._o whether_o auxentius_n one_o of_o the_o arrian_n sect_n be_v not_o the_o first_o that_o oppose_a poedobaptisme_n and_o whether_o agrippine_n of_o carthage_n be_v the_o first_o of_o mortal_n that_o bring_v in_o rebaptisation_n q._n 7._o whether_o it_o become_v anabaptist_n to_o pull_v down_o public_a place_n of_o worship_n and_o to_o disturb_v a_o godly_a ministry_n and_o so_o to_o draw_v upon_o themselves_o the_o guilt_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n q._n 8._o whether_o disputation_n be_v a_o convenient_a way_n to_o determine_v difference_n of_o this_o nature_n except_o authorize_v and_o manage_v by_o the_o public_a magistrate_n for_o faith_n luther_n heresy_n be_v the_o scourage_n of_o divine_a wrath_n as_o a_o carnal_a sword_n in_o their_o coast_n be_v the_o plague_n of_o a_o carnal_a people_n so_o be_v the_o spiritual_a sword_n among_o christian_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v overcome_v say_v he_o by_o wit_n and_o learning_n but_o by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v q._n 9_o whether_o christ_n do_v ever_o authorise_v any_o to_o baptise_v but_o a_o minister_n or_o one_o extraordinary_o qualify_v and_o whether_o you_o concur_v not_o with_o the_o papist_n in_o suffer_v other_o to_o baptise_v q._n 10._o what_o shall_v become_v of_o infant_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n see_v according_a to_o your_o tenet_n they_o neither_o believe_v nor_o be_v to_o be_v baptise_a mark_n 16.16_o q._n 11._o whether_o you_o hold_v it_o unfit_a that_o such_o pious_a minister_n as_o preach_v the_o gospel_n shall_v live_v of_o the_o gospel_n q._n 12._o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o pastor_n to_o be_v circumforaneous_a and_o to_o take_v care_n of_o several_a church_n at_o a_o remote_a distance_n except_o he_o can_v show_v apostolical_a institution_n and_o whether_o this_o do_v not_o justify_v the_o popish_a and_o prelatical_a clergy_n in_o their_o large_a commenda_n of_o one_o man_n to_o plurality_n of_o benefice_n q._n 13._o whether_o davenant_n question_n mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la a_o jesuit_n pontificii_fw-la possunt_fw-la esse_fw-la boni_fw-la subditi_fw-la may_v not_o as_o pertinent_o be_v demand_v concern_v some_o other_o of_o your_o party_n that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o bitter_a subtle_a and_o implacable_a spirit_n q._n 15._o whether_o those_o that_o seem_v to_o desire_v the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o only_o err_v in_o politic_n but_o also_o in_o piety_n the_o ear_n of_o some_o man_n be_v more_o open_a to_o novelty_n then_o truth_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n more_o prone_a in_o this_o present_a juncture_n of_o time_n to_o sedition_n then_o subjection_n q._n 15._o whether_o saint_n austin_n be_v not_o a_o man_n of_o incomparable_a meekness_n &_o of_o a_o lamblike_a spirit_n indeed_o who_o do_v often_o intercede_v with_o the_o magistrate_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o donatist_n though_o bitter_a enemy_n to_o he_o and_o the_o truth_n q._n 16._o whether_o those_o man_n that_o talk_v so_o much_o against_o babylon_n will_v not_o do_v well_o to_o fight_v against_o it_o i_o mean_v babylon_n mystical_a not_o fantastical_a and_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o madness_n for_o we_o that_o have_v so_o many_o enemy_n abroad_o to_o spend_v our_o time_n in_o dart_v one_o against_o another_o at_o home_n the_o word_n of_o lucan_n be_v not_o impertinent_a to_o unfold_v our_o case_n cumque_fw-la superba_fw-la foret_fw-la babylon_n spolianda_fw-la trophy_n bella_fw-la geri_fw-la placuit_fw-la nullos_fw-la habitura_fw-la triumphos_fw-la finis_fw-la reader_n take_v notice_n that_o in_o p._n 9_o l._n 27_o 28._o the_o heart_n of_o cyrus_n etc._n etc._n be_v m._n p_n word_n l._n 30._o for_o rhetoric_n read_v rhetorius_n