Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	time_n	write_v	year_n	7,404	5	4.7660	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80157	Provocator provocatus. Or, An answer made to an open challenge made by one M. Boatman in Peters Parish in Norwich, the 13th of December, 1654. in a sermon preached there at a fast, in which answer these questions are spoke to. 1. Whether juridicall suspension of some persons from the Lords Supper be deducible from Scripture; the affirmative is proved. : 2. Whether ministeriall or privative suspension be justifiable; the affirmative also is maintained. : 3. Whether the suspension of the ignorant and scandalous be a pharisaicall invention; a thing which wiser ages never thought of, as Mr Boatman falsly affirmed. In opposition to which is proved, that it hath been the judgment and practice of the eminent saints and servants of Christ, in all ages, of all other reformed churches in all times ... / By John Collings ...	Collinges, John, 1623-1690.; Boatman, Mr.	1654 (1654)	Wing C5329A; ESTC R232871	174,209	280

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just_a mart._n apol._n 2._o ex_fw-la edit_fw-la lutet_fw-la paris_n 1615._o p._n 97_o 98._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o how_o in_o those_o day_n they_o administer_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o supper_n and_o have_v these_o word_n this_o nourishment_n say_v he_o be_v with_o we_o call_v the_o eucharist_n of_o which_o none_o may_v partake_v with_o we_o but_o he_o 1._o that_o believe_v our_o doctrine_n to_o be_v true_a 2._o he_o that_o be_v wash_v with_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n 3._o he_o that_o live_v so_o as_o christ_n have_v command_v we_o desire_v no_o more_o than_o the_o recovery_n of_o this_o ancient_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n viz._n that_o none_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n but_o such_o as_o first_o be_v baptize_v second_o such_o as_o believe_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o they_o must_v know_v before_o they_o can_v believe_v 3._o such_o as_o do_v not_o live_v according_a 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synod_n hold_v at_o london_n anno_fw-la 1603._o where_o it_o be_v decree_v canon_n 26_o 27._o 27._o constitut_n &_o canon_n print_v 1628._o can._n 26_o 27._o that_o no_o minister_n shall_v in_o any_o wise_a admit_v to_o the_o communion_n any_o of_o his_o cure_n or_o flock_v which_o be_v open_o know_v to_o live_v in_o sin_n notorious_a without_o repentance_n nor_o malicious_a person_n nor_o unfaithful_a churchwarden_n nor_o such_o as_o refuse_v to_o be_v present_a at_o public_a prayer_n nor_o to_o any_o that_o deprave_a the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n nor_o who_o speak_v against_o the_o king_n authority_n let_v reverend_a deane_n nowell_n speak_v 647._o d._n nowel_n catechism_n p._n 647._o who_o in_o his_o catechism_n creeke-latine_a print_v london_n 1573._o tell_v we_o that_o if_o it_o do_v appear_v open_o that_o one_o be_v unworthy_a the_o pastor_n must_v not_o admit_v he_o because_o he_o can_v do_v it_o without_o the_o profanation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o keep_n of_o they_o away_o the_o dean_n tell_v we_o in_o well_o order_v church_n elder_n be_v choose_v and_o join_v with_o the_o pastor_n 652._o ibid_fw-la p._n 652._o &c_n &c_n from_o all_o this_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o all_o time_n ever_o since_o it_o be_v a_o church_n have_v be_v to_o suspend_v some_o from_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o yet_o be_v not_o excommunicate_v let_v we_o look_v now_o into_o other_o church_n the_o reform_a church_n be_v either_o those_o in_o germany_n or_o in_o holland_n or_o in_o france_n or_o in_o scotland_n for_o the_o church_n of_o the_o swisser_n they_o indeed_o practise_v no_o discipline_n but_o we_o shall_v find_v all_o other_o church_n concur_v with_o we_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n may_v be_v know_v not_o only_o by_o the_o particular_a write_n of_o their_o eminent_a gillespy_n and_o rutherford_n but_o by_o their_o form_n of_o church-government_n print_v 1641._o where_o they_o tell_v we_o p._n 39_o all_o baptize_v person_n when_o they_o come_v to_o age_n and_o discretion_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n etc._n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n p._n 39_o 40_o etc._n etc._n but_o such_o only_a as_o upon_o examination_n be_v find_v to_o have_v a_o competent_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n in_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n and_o do_v profess_v that_o they_o be_v believer_n and_o do_v live_v unblamable_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o not-admission_n to_o the_o communion_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o excommunication_n of_o heinous_a or_o obstinate_a offender_n be_v another_o thing_n very_o different_a etc._n etc._n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o holland_n be_v clear_a from_o their_o corpus_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la print_v here_o anno_fw-la 1645._o chap._n 4._o concern_v ecclesiastical_a discipline_n art_n 8._o he_o that_o shall_v obstinate_o reject_v the_o admonition_n of_o the_o consistory_n shall_v be_v suspend_v from_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o thes_n 3.14_o that_o be_v in_o case_n of_o private_a offence_n art_n 10._o he_o that_o have_v commit_v a_o public_a 14._o corpus_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la engl._n pr._n 1645._o cap._n 4._o art_n 8_o 10_o 11_o 14._o or_o otherwise_o heinous_a offence_n shall_v also_o be_v suspend_v from_o the_o lord_n supper_n though_o he_o shall_v give_v sign_n of_o repentance_n according_a as_o the_o consistory_n shall_v judge_v most_o fit_v art_n 11._o he_o that_o have_v be_v suspend_v if_o after_o divers_a admonition_n he_o shall_v show_v no_o sign_n of_o repentance_n he_o shall_v be_v publish_v to_o the_o congregation_n art_n 14._o and_o at_o length_n if_o he_o do_v not_o repent_v follow_v the_o excommunication_n etc._n etc._n i_o think_v here_o be_v suspension_n before_o excommunication_n and_o distinct_a from_o it_o i_o hear_v mr_n boatman_n have_v quote_v the_o church_n in_o france_n for_o he_o how_o true_o now_o my_o reader_n shall_v see_v when_o i_o have_v quote_v they_o against_o he_o a_o friend_n of_o my_o tell_v he_o of_o it_o he_o bid_v he_o ask_v dr_n delawne_n and_o he_o can_v satisfy_v he_o of_o the_o untruth_n of_o my_o quotation_n i_o do_v not_o quote_v they_o by_o hearsay_n but_o from_o reverend_a beza_n account_n which_o i_o quote_v before_o i_o conceive_v they_o have_v not_o alter_v their_o mind_n yet_o i_o send_v to_o my_o reverend_a friend_n dr_n lawn_n for_o satisfaction_n he_o come_v to_o i_o april_n 9_o and_o 1._o assure_v i_o it_o be_v the_o daily_a practice_n of_o their_o church_n to_o suspend_v the_o scandalous_a 2._o promise_a i_o to_o send_v i_o all_o the_o book_n he_o have_v concern_v the_o discipline_n of_o their_o church_n to_o confirm_v i_o this_o day_n he_o send_v i_o two_o have_v leave_v one_o with_o i_o the_o first_o be_v call_v the_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n print_v london_n 1642._o they_o say_v so_o much_o for_o it_o that_o i_o can_v transcribe_v all_o let_v he_o who_o doubt_v read_v the_o 19_o 20_o 21._o p._n n._n 15._o if_o it_o say_v they_o befall_v that_o beside_o the_o admonition_n usual_o make_v by_o the_o consistory_n to_o such_o as_o have_v do_v amiss_o 21._o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n p._n 19_o 20_o 21._o there_o be_v some_o other_o punishment_n or_o more_o rigorous_a censure_n to_o be_v use_v it_o shall_v then_o be_v do_v either_o by_o suspension_n or_o privation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n for_o a_o time_n or_o by_o excommunication_n etc._n etc._n so_o they_o go_v on_o direct_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o either_o etc._n etc._n another_o book_n be_v call_v 15._o ibid._n p._n 42_o 43._o art_n 15._o the_o general_a and_o particular_a act_n and_o article_n of_o the_o late_a nationall_n synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n at_o charenton_n 26._o decem._n 1644._o print_a at_o london_n 1646._o they_o plain_o and_o large_o determine_v suspension_n and_o charge_v their_o consistory_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o excommunication_n the_o passage_n be_v too_o large_a to_o transcribe_v let_v the_o reader_n view_v that_o book_n at_o his_o leisure_n p._n 42_o 43._o there_o be_v yet_o one_o book_n more_o contain_v a_o extract_n of_o the_o four_o nationall_n synod_n of_o the_o belgic_a church_n viz_o that_o of_o embda_n 1571._o dort_n 1578._o middleburgh_n 1581._o the_o hague_n 1586._o the_o book_n be_v write_v in_o latin_a and_o call_v harmonia_n synodorum_n belgicarum_n in_o the_o 36_o page_n have_v before_o speak_v of_o private_a and_o public_a admonition_n they_o determine_v n._n 8._o let_v he_o who_o have_v pertinacious_o reject_v the_o admonition_n of_o the_o consistory_n be_v suspend_v from_o the_o lord_n supper_n ibid._n qui_fw-la pertinaciter_fw-la consistorii_fw-la admonitiones_fw-la rejecerit_fw-la à_fw-la sacrae_fw-la coenae_fw-la communione_fw-la suspendetur_fw-la harm_n syn._n belgic_a si_fw-mi suspensus_fw-la post_fw-la iteratas_fw-la admonitiones_fw-la nullum_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la signum_fw-la dederit_fw-la ad_fw-la excommunicationem_fw-la procedet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ibid._n and_o again_o art_n 9_o if_o he_o who_o be_v suspend_v after_o iterate_a admonition_n show_v no_o sign_n of_o repentance_n then_o let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_v i_o think_v here_o be_v suspension_n again_o distinct_a from_o excommunication_n as_o for_o our_o dissent_v brethren_n i_o speak_v something_o before_o to_o prove_v it_o their_o practice_n let_v i_o add_v one_o thing_n more_o our_o brethren_n of_o new_a england_n be_v the_o most_o pure_a and_o sober_a and_o considerable_a church_n in_o the_o world_n of_o that_o persuasion_n and_o those_o who_o alone_o will_v ever_o give_v we_o a_o joint_a account_n of_o their_o say_v as_o to_o church-discipline_n let_v we_o hear_v what_o they_o say_v in_o their_o fourteen_o chupter_n have_v speak_v concern_v public_a admonition_n they_o add_v 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