Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	body_n	church_n	mystical_a	1,148	5	10.4023	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45430	Of the power of the keyes, or, Of binding and loosing	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1651 (1651)	Wing H569; ESTC R14534	153,935	168

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extravagance_n which_o upon_o inquiry_n into_o the_o ancient_a church_n record_v he_o true_o say_v he_o can_v not_o find_v avow_v or_o authorize_v then_o to_o his_o own_o ground_n or_o argument_n against_o excommunication_n the_o last_o motive_n which_o he_o confess_v perfect_v the_o work_n and_o sect._n 35_o put_v he_o upon_o the_o press_n be_v the_o contempt_n and_o affront_n of_o his_o friend_n i._n e._n in_o effect_n the_o opinion_n and_o good_a advice_n of_o all_o man_n that_o see_v his_o thesis_n and_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n like_o they_o but_o this_o have_v be_v occasional_o mention_v already_o and_o only_o give_v the_o reader_n occasion_n to_o admire_v and_o bewail_v the_o infelicity_n of_o passionate_a man_n who_o can_v receive_v any_o benefit_n by_o their_o friend_n be_v in_o the_o unlucky_a condition_n of_o all_o man_n live_v beyond_o which_o no_o enemy_n can_v wish_v they_o a_o great_a curse_n sure_a to_o be_v the_o worse_a for_o that_o which_o god_n mean_v we_o for_o the_o most_o inestimable_a blessing_n i_o mean_v th●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o tell_v we_o truth_n and_o out_o of_o desire_n of_o do_v we_o good_a admonish_v we_o of_o our_o miscarriage_n which_o he_o that_o can_v make_v any_o other_o use_n of_o then_o to_o interpret_v those_o huge_a obligation_n for_o affront_n those_o friendship_n for_o rudeness_n and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o publish_v his_o conceit_n because_o all_o his_o friend_n to_o who_o he_o communicate_v they_o advise_v he_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o suppress_v they_o may_v well_o be_v allow_v to_o write_v a_o volume_n against_o all_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n be_v already_o it_o appear_v so_o far_o from_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v such_o strong_a physic_n that_o the_o most_o private_a prudent_a first_o or_o second_o admonition_n of_o single_a person_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o joint_a act_n of_o a_o college_n of_o friend_n and_o physician_n do_v but_o make_v he_o more_o incurable_a i_o come_v now_o to_o my_o three_o undertake_n i._n e._n to_o view_v his_o thesis_n sect._n 36_o of_o excommunication_n and_o follow_v he_o step_v by_o step_n till_o we_o have_v spring_v the_o point_n of_o the_o difficulty_n between_o we_o and_o i_o think_v that_o part_n of_o the_o progress_n will_v sufficient_o discover_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o fabric_n at_o least_o how_o little_a appearance_n of_o advantage_n he_o have_v against_o we_o that_o be_v not_o for_o the_o geneva-presbytery_n how_o well_o soever_o ad_fw-la homines_fw-la he_o may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v dispute_v his_o nominatur_fw-la first_o thesis_n lay_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o discourse_n and_o of_o his_o sect._n 37_o mistake_n the_o word_n excommunication_n he_o will_v have_v take_v from_o 1_o cor._n 10._o which_o be_v false_a and_o not_o endeavour_v to_o be_v prove_v and_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o that_o error_n another_o falsity_n viz._n that_o communion_n be_v there_o call_v corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la the_o body_n of_o christ_n all_o that_o be_v there_o say_v towards_o that_o matter_n be_v that_o the_o wine_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o communication_n not_o communion_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o bestow_v his_o blood_n upon_o we_o a_o mean_n or_o a_o pledge_n of_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o that_o rich_a mercy_n that_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v for_o we_o that_o that_o be_v the_o right_n render_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v undertake_v in_o another_o discourse_n upon_o the_o sacrament_n and_o needs_o no_o further_o to_o be_v repeat_v here_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o word_n excommunication_n be_v most_o clear_a and_o uncontroverted_a that_o it_o be_v the_o sequester_v of_o a_o offender_n from_o the_o ib._n communion_n i._n e._n the_o visible_a society_n of_o christian_n without_o ever_o think_v to_o cut_v he_o off_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_n desire_v to_o engraffe_v he_o the_o more_o firm_o into_o the_o invisible_a and_o then_o also_o again_o into_o the_o church_n the_o visible_a but_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o sect._n 38_o for_o the_o distinction_n of_o that_o communion_n in_o the_o politica_fw-la second_o thesis_n into_o internal_a and_o external_a visible_a and_o invisible_a we_o say_v that_o one_o only_a member_n of_o the_o distinction_n belong_v to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n according_a to_o our_o state_v of_o it_o and_o if_o the_o adversary_n of_o geneva_n do_v press_v the_o other_o we_o do_v not_o defend_v he_o in_o it_o viz._n the_o external_a and_o visible_a society_n of_o believer_n or_o christian_a professor_n from_o which_o only_o we_o affirm_v any_o man_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o act_n of_o excommunication_n and_o if_o he_o that_o be_v so_o cut_v off_o from_o that_o be_v also_o final_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o other_o this_o be_v but_o accidental_a and_o very_o extrinsecall_v to_o that_o act_n and_o distant_a from_o the_o design_n and_o end_n of_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n only_o of_o his_o sin_n which_o before_o he_o be_v excommunicate_v for_o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v conclude_v he_o under_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o contumacy_n which_o will_v not_o permit_v this_o most_o fatherly_a punishment_n of_o the_o church_n to_o work_v any_o good_a upon_o he_o to_o which_o though_o it_o be_v consequent_a indeed_o that_o this_o censure_n obtain_v not_o the_o desire_a effect_n shall_v tend_v to_o his_o great_a condemnation_n yet_o will_v this_o consequent_a no_o more_o be_v chargeable_a on_o that_o censure_n then_o on_o any_o other_o the_o method_n of_o mercy_n or_o chastisement_n by_o god_n use_v on_o purpose_n for_o his_o reformation_n in_o alterâ_fw-la the_o three_o thesis_n it_o be_v by_o we_o acknowledge_v true_a that_o internal_a sect._n 39_o and_o external_a society_n go_v not_o always_o together_o and_o the_o consequent_n which_o erastus_n build_v on_o that_o be_v true_a and_o acknowledge_v in_o a_o unjust_a excommunication_n but_o these_o belong_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o a_o just_a nor_o consequent_o infer_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o institution_n which_o give_v rule_n that_o it_o may_v and_o command_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v always_o exercise_v just_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o suppose_v it_o be_v so_o or_o if_o by_o error_n or_o miscarriage_n it_o be_v not_o it_o do_v not_o exclude_v he_o from_o that_o inward_a communion_n that_o be_v not_o before_o exclude_v suppose_v that_o he_o behave_v himself_o meek_o and_o christianly_o under_o that_o unjust_a censure_n and_o if_o there_o be_v as_o indeed_o there_o be_v great_a difficulty_n to_o judge_v whether_o the_o person_n thus_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v be_v first_o exclude_v from_o the_o inward_a communion_n or_o no_o yet_o will_v not_o this_o conclude_v the_o censure_n unlawful_a because_o if_o he_o be_v not_o quite_o out_o before_o this_o put_v he_o not_o out_o nor_o be_v occasion_n of_o do_v so_o any_o more_o than_o chastisement_n from_o god_n which_o may_v possible_o work_v impatience_n and_o blasphemy_n in_o the_o person_n but_o be_v not_o of_o necessity_n or_o in_o any_o propriety_n of_o causation_n to_o do_v so_o but_o rather_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o keep_v he_o in_o of_o set_v he_o upon_o his_o guard_n of_o awake_v or_o rescue_v he_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o fall_v out_o of_o it_o and_o then_o abundans_fw-la cautela_fw-la non_fw-la nocet_fw-la he_o that_o be_v awake_a already_o will_v be_v never_o the_o worse_o for_o call_v and_o withal_o of_o exercise_v some_o christian_a virtue_n in_o he_o which_o may_v possible_o lie_v useless_a by_o he_o if_o they_o be_v not_o thus_o employ_v and_o call_v out_o to_o practice_v to_o the_o potest_fw-la four_o thesis_n we_o say_v that_o no_o man_n think_v or_o according_a sect._n 40_o to_o our_o principle_n have_v any_o need_n to_o think_v that_o any_o but_o god_n can_v join_v any_o to_o that_o internal_a communion_n of_o