Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	line_n	page_n	read_v	9,933	5	9.6901	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52993	Palæmon, or, The grand reconciler composing the great difference and disputes about church-government and discovering the primitive government of churches, built upon the Word of God, and the practice of the apostles / compiled by one who labours for the peace of the church.	T. N.	1646 (1646)	Wing N77; ESTC R30734	20,310	32

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corinth_n that_o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n s._n paul_n convert_n be_v bishop_n of_o athens_n in_o alexandria_n 17.34_o act._n 17.34_o from_o mark_n the_o evangelist_n who_o be_v first_o set_v over_o that_o church_n there_o be_v a_o continue_a succession_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n even_o until_o the_o time_n of_o heraclas_n and_o dionysius_n as_o saint_n hierome_n witness_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o euagrius_n sect_n v._o have_v prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v presbyter_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n plant_v by_o their_o care_n and_o pain_n the_o head_n whereof_o after_o their_o departure_n be_v bishop_n from_o this_o proof_n we_o may_v easy_o draw_v this_o influence_n that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n uphold_v in_o common_a by_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n as_o from_o the_o beginning_n the_o presbyter_n govern_v joint_o with_o the_o apostle_n this_o inference_n mr._n th._n confirm_v at_o large_a by_o many_o demonstrative_a and_o undeniable_a argument_n viz._n p._n 69_o 70_o 71._o where_o out_o of_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la tra●●ianos_fw-la and_o the_o commentary_n under_o s._n ambrose_n his_o name_n upon_o 1_o tim._n 5.1_o he_o prove_v what_o have_v be_v assert_v consent_n nothing_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_o the_o bishop_n without_o his_o presbyter_n advice_n and_o consent_n s._n ambrose_n his_o word_n be_v these_o apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la utique_fw-la gentes_fw-la honorabilis_fw-la est_fw-la senectus_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o synagoga_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la seniores_fw-la habuit_fw-la sine_fw-la quorum_fw-la consilio_fw-la nihil_fw-la agebatur_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la this_o likewise_o be_v confirm_v by_o s._n hierome_n upon_o titus_n 1.5_o and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o s._n cyprian_n ep._n 6._o and_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o concurrence_n of_o the_o presbyter_n with_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v that_o the_o most_o ancient_a church_n writer_n comprise_v both_o bishop_n and_o prebyter_n under_o the_o same_o title_n entitle_v the_o bishop_n presbyter_n not_o because_o there_o be_v then_o no_o bishop_n as_o some_o fond_o deem_v but_o because_o both_o concur_v as_o have_v be_v say_v in_o a_o joint_a care_n of_o manage_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n that_o their_o name_n be_v confound_v mr._n th._n prove_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n of_o clemens_n vide_fw-la p._n 54._o and_o out_o of_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n to_o hero_n his_o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d vi._n euseb_n ecc._n hist_o p._n 3._o c._n 23._o where_n one_o and_o the_o same_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o also_o out_o of_o tertul._n the_o praescrip_n c._n 3._o the_o apostle_n s_o peter_n style_v himself_o a_o elder_n 1_o pet._n 1.5_o of_o which_o no_o other_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v but_o this_o that_o he_o so_o term_n himself_o both_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o age_n &_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o office_n which_o be_v common_a in_o the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n with_o the_o presbyter_n to_o evince_v far_o that_o there_o be_v ever_o a_o community_n of_o name_n though_o a_o distinction_n in_o the_o order_n and_o office_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n he_o cite_v a_o place_n out_o of_o tertull_n in_o his_o apol._n c._n 39_o president_n probati_fw-la quicque_n seniores_fw-la etc._n etc._n where_o by_o the_o name_n of_o elder_n or_o presbyter_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o order_n of_o bishop_n with_o this_o of_o tertullian_n accord_v that_o of_o s._n ambrose_n in_o his_o 1._o book_n de_fw-fr offic._n vid._n c._n 20._o and_o of_o irenaeus_n l._n 4._o c._n 43._o both_o which_o authority_n you_o may_v read_v at_o large_a in_o mr._n th._n book_n p._n 77_o 78_o 79._o and_o that_o both_o rank_n or_o order_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v comprise_v under_o the_o name_n of_o praepositi_fw-la and_o praesidentes_fw-la