Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	christian_a	church_n	union_n	2,115	5	10.0071	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26958	A moral prognostication I. what shall befall the churches on Earth, till their concord, by the restitution of their primitive purity, simplicity, and charity, II. how that restitution is like to be made, (if ever) and what shall befall them thence-forth unto the end, in that golden-age of love / written by Richard Baxter ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1680 (1680)	Wing B1311; ESTC R5743	36,590	70

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ordainer_n shall_v try_v their_o understanding_n together_o with_o their_o utterance_n and_o ministerial_a readiness_n of_o part_n yet_o shall_v the_o teacher_n themselves_o be_v ordinary_o force_v to_o no_o other_o subscription_n profession_n or_o oath_n beside_o their_o civil_a allegiance_n than_o to_o assent_v and_o consent_v to_o all_o aforesaid_a and_o to_o promise_v ministerial_a fidelity_n in_o their_o place_n all_o council_n call_v general_n or_o provincial_a canon_n decretal_n article_n formula_n rubric_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v reserve_v to_o their_o proper_a use_n but_o be_v no_o more_o use_v for_o ensnare_a and_o divide_v subscription_n profession_n or_o oath_n or_o make_v the_o engine_n to_o tear_v the_o church_n 11._o when_o all_o those_o superfluity_n and_o foot_n ball_n of_o contention_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o way_n the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n or_o pastoral_a government_n shall_v come_v to_o be_v better_o know_v and_o exercise_v and_o the_o primitive_a 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secure_n of_o a_o faithful_a ministry_n and_o other_o good_a effect_n will_v countervail_v many_o such_o inconvenience_n 22._o no_o one_o church_n shall_v have_v the_o government_n of_o another_o church_n and_o the_o secular_a difference_n of_o metropolitan_o patriarck_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v set_v up_o in_o one_o empire_n upon_o secular_a account_n and_o from_o secular_a reason_n shall_v all_o cease_v and_o no_o difference_n shall_v be_v make_v necessary_a among_o they_o which_o christ_n have_v not_o make_v necessary_a but_o christian_a prince_n shall_v take_v warning_n by_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n and_o by_o all_o the_o calamity_n and_o ruin_n which_o have_v be_v cause_v in_o the_o christian_a world_n by_o bishop_n strive_v who_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a when_o christ_n decide_v the_o controversy_n long_o ago_o luk._n 22._o 23._o as_o christian_n hold_v personal_a christian_a communion_n in_o their_o several_a particular_a church_n so_o church_n shall_v hold_v a_o communion_n of_o church_n by_o necessary_a correspondency_n and_o association_n not_o make_v a_o major_a vote_n of_o bishop_n in_o synod_n to_o have_v a_o proper_a government_n over_o the_o minor_a part._n but_o that_o by_o counsel_n and_o concord_n they_o may_v help_v and_o strengthen_v one_o another_o and_o secure_v the_o common_a interest_n of_o christianity_n and_o that_o he_o that_o be_v a_o member_n of_o one_o church_n may_v be_v receive_v of_o the_o rest_n and_o he_o that_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o one_o may_v not_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o rest_n unless_o he_o be_v wrong_v so_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v one_o politic_a church_n but_o a_o communion_n of_o church_n 24._o the_o mean_n of_o this_o communion_n shall_v be_v 1._o by_o messenger_n 2._o by_o letter_n and_o certificate_n communicatory_a 3._o by_o synod_n 25._o these_o synod_n shall_v as_o to_o a_o few_o neighbour_n church_n be_v ordinary_a and_o state_v and_o the_o meeting_n of_o minister_n in_o they_o shall_v be_v improve_v 1._o to_o the_o direct_v and_o counsel_v of_o one_o another_o in_o matter_n doubtful_a especial_o of_o discipline_n 2._o to_o edify_v each_o other_o by_o conference_n prayer_n and_o disputation_n 3._o that_o the_o young_a may_v be_v educate_v under_o the_o grave_a advice_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o elder_n 4._o that_o the_o concord_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o church_n under_o they_o may_v be_v preserve_v but_o if_o they_o will_v grow_v imperious_a tyrannical_a heretical_a or_o contentious_a the_o magistrate_n shall_v hinder_v their_o state_v ordinary_a meeting_n that_o it_o be_v not_o account_v a_o thing_n simple_o necessary_a nor_o use_v to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o church_n or_o state_n and_o all_o provincial_n national_a and_o large_a counsel_n shall_v be_v hold_v by_o the_o magistrate_n consent_v 26._o he_o that_o take_v himself_o to_o be_v wrongful_o excommunicate_v in_o one_o church_n shall_v have_v a_o treble_a remedy_n 1._o to_o have_v his_o cause_n hear_v by_o the_o associate_v pastor_n of_o the_o neighbour-churche_n though_o not_o as_o ruler_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o pastor_n of_o that_o particular_a church_n yet_o as_o counsellor_n and_o such_o who_o judgement_n bind_v to_o concord_n in_o lawful_a thing_n 2._o to_o be_v admit_v by_o another_o church_n if_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v wrong_v and_o 3._o to_o appeal_v to_o the_o magistrate_n as_o the_o preserver_n of_o justice_n and_o order_n in_o all_o society_n 27._o the_o magistrate_n shall_v appoint_v some_o of_o the_o most_o grave_a and_o wise_a and_o godly_a and_o moderate_a of_o the_o minister_n to_o have_v a_o general_a inspection_n over_o many_o church_n and_o to_o see_v that_o they_o be_v well_o teach_v and_o order_v and_o that_o pastor_n and_o people_n do_v their_o duty_n who_o shall_v therefore_o oft_o visit_v they_o and_o shall_v instruct_v and_o exhort_v the_o young_a minister_n and_o with_o the_o countenance_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o their_o own_o seigniority_n and_o ability_n shall_v rebuke_v the_o slothful_a and_o faulty_a minister_n and_o persuade_v they_o to_o diligence_n and_o fidelity_n but_o shall_v exercise_n no_o outward_a force_n by_o the_o sword_n nor_o any_o excommunication_n by_o themselves_o alone_o or_o otherwise_o than_o in_o the_o foresaid_a regular_a way_n 28._o all_o ordination_n shall_v be_v perform_v except_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n either_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o associate_v pastor_n with_o their_o precedent_n or_o in_o the_o vacant_a church_n by_o some_o of_o they_o appoint_v by_o the_o rest_n or_o by_o the_o general_n visitor_n last_o mention_v with_o a_o competent_a number_n of_o assistant_n but_o still_o a_o ordination_n to_o the_o ministry_n in_o general_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v to_o be_v formal_o the_o same_o as_o the_o affix_v he_o to_o this_o or_o that_o church_n in_o particular_a no_o more_o than_o the_o licens_v of_o a_o physician_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o affix_v he_o to_o a_o particular_a hospital_n 29._o a_o catalogue_n shall_v be_v draw_v up_o of_o some_o of_o the_o great_a verity_n which_o be_v not_o express_o find_v in_o the_o creed_n lord_n prayer_n or_o decalogue_n which_o as_o the_o article_n of_o confession_n of_o the_o associate_v church_n of_o the_o nation_n shall_v serve_v for_o these_o three_o use_v 1._o to_o satisfy_v all_o foreign_a church_n against_o any_o accusation_n that_o they_o be_v orthodox_n 2._o to_o examine_v the_o knowledge_n of_o such_o as_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o ministry_n by_o but_o not_o to_o be_v subscribe_v unless_o only_o as_o to_o a_o general_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o soundness_n of_o their_o doctrine_n without_o say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o faulty_a in_o they_o 3._o to_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o restraint_n to_o minister_n in_o their_o preach_a that_o none_o be_v allow_v public_o after_o admonition_n to_o preach_v against_o any_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o they_o 30._o the_o usurp_v ecclesiastical_a power_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbytery_n and_o council_n which_o be_v co-ercive_a or_o imitate_v secular_a court_n or_o bind_v the_o magistrate_n to_o execute_v their_o decree_n be_v cast_v out_o and_o all_o pastor_n restrain_v from_o play_v the_o bishop_n in_o other_o church_n out_o of_o their_o own_o charge_n the_o magistrate_n shall_v exercise_n all_o co-ercive_a church-government_n himself_o and_o no_o more_o trust_v the_o sword_n direct_o or_o indirect_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o clergy_n who_o have_v long_o use_v it_o so_o unhappy_o to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o the_o shed_n of_o so_o much_o innocent_a blood_n where_o it_o may_v be_v have_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o church-justice_n or_o magistrate_n in_o every_o considerable_a parish_n who_o be_v present_a shall_v himself_o hear_v how_o minister_n preach_v and_o behave_v themselves_o among_o their_o people_n and_o all_o minister_n and_o church_n shall_v be_v responsible_a to_o the_o magistrate_n for_o all_o 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question_n who_o shall_v be_v judge_n of_o heresy_n schism_n or_o church-sin_n shall_v be_v thus_o decide_v 1._o the_o bishop_n or_o pastor_n of_o the_o particular_a church_n shall_v be_v the_o judge_n who_o be_v to_o be_v deny_v communion_n in_o their_o church_n as_o heretic_n schismatic_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o associated_n church_n shall_v be_v judge_n in_o their_o synod_n or_o by_o other_o correspondence_n who_o be_v to_o be_v common_o deny_v communion_n in_o all_o their_o church_n and_o what_o pastor_n and_o church_n shall_v have_v the_o dextram_fw-la communionis_fw-la and_o who_o not_o 3._o the_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v the_o only_a judge_n who_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v for_o heresy_n or_o schism_n etc._n etc._n with_o fines_n or_o any_o outward_a corporal_a penalty_n and_o no_o one_o shall_v usurp_v the_o other_o right_o 32._o the_o magistrate_n shall_v silence_v all_o preacher_n that_o after_o due_a admonition_n so_o gross_o mis-behave_a themselves_o in_o doctrine_n 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