Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	according_a	bishop_n	rome_n	3,853	5	6.3333	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13216	Redde debitum. Or, A discourse in defence of three chiefe fatherhoods grounded upon a text dilated to the latitude of the fift Commandement; and is therfore grounded thereupon, because 'twas first intended for the pulpit, and should have beene concluded in one or two sermons, but is extended since to a larger tract; and written chiefely in confutation of all disobedient and factious kinde of people, who are enemies both to the Church and state. By John Svvan.	Swan, John, d. 1671.	1640 (1640)	STC 23514; ESTC S118031	127,775	278

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against_o he_o some_o say_v that_o damasus_n the_o second_o be_v set_v

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above_o their_o minister_n be_v more_o than_o can_v may_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v grant_v the_o subordination_n rest_v in_o they_o and_o not_o in_o he_o at_o who_o hand_n i_o dare_v say_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o do_v and_o to_o take_v advice_n as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v for_o although_o no_o private_a pastor_n be_v a_o prelate_n yet_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v without_o doubt_n that_o he_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o rectour_n in_o his_o own_o parish_n by_o way_n of_o reference_n to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o not_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a cypher_n among_o his_o people_n ignatius_n i_o suppose_v know_v it_o well_o enough_o in_o the_o subordination_n before_o mention_v and_o yet_o now_o adays_o there_o be_v a_o generation_n to_o be_v find_v who_o will_v be_v very_o glad_a for_o the_o disrespect_n they_o bear_v to_o the_o clergy_n to_o see_v the_o churchwarden_n make_v superior_a to_o their_o priest_n and_o he_o to_o be_v but_o a_o dull_a spectator_n in_o all_o 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the_o seventy_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o twelve_o some_o express_v it_o thus_o that_o the_o seventy_o in_o stead_n of_o aaron_n son_n shall_v be_v among_o we_o as_o inferior_a priest_n other_o thus_o that_o the_o twelve_o be_v as_o the_o chief_a captain_n and_o commander_n in_o the_o church_n and_o although_o in_o these_o ordinance_n it_o be_v as_o if_o christ_n take_v pattern_n from_o the_o law_n wherein_o all_o priest_n be_v not_o equal_a yet_o be_v it_o nothing_o against_o the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o law_n for_o the_o ceremony_n both_o may_v be_v and_o be_v abolish_v although_o the_o form_n of_o the_o old_a government_n be_v still_o retain_v see_v that_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o pertain_v not_o so_o much_o to_o type_n and_o figure_n as_o to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rule_v of_o do_v thing_n decent_o and_o in_o order_n for_o parity_n be_v the_o next_o way_n to_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o a_o anarchy_n and_o so_o no_o order_n unless_o there_o be_v a_o order_n in_o confusion_n and_o without_o doubt_n when_o our_o saviour_n say_v dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n he_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o those_o who_o he_o have_v make_v chief_a in_o authority_n above_o the_o rest_n and_o all_o this_o whilst_o christ_n live_v next_o if_o we_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o saint_n paul_n though_o last_o call_v 11.5_o 2_o cor._n 11.5_o yet_o not_o a_o whit_n inferior_a to_o the_o chief_a aposle_n by_o warrant_n from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n appoint_v timothy_n to_o be_v a_o bishop_n over_o all_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n say_v i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o abide_v still_o at_o ephesus_n when_o i_o go_v into_o maced●nia_n 3._o 1_o tim._n 1_o 3._o to_o charge_v some_o that_o they_o teach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n at_o the_o end_n therefore_o of_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v write_v from_o rome_n to_o timotheus_n the_o first_o elect_v bishop_n 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that_o anianus_n do_v immediate_o succeed_v mark_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o say_a church_n of_o alexandria_n and_o again_o julian_n the_o ten_o have_v the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o same_o church_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 5._o c_o 9_o and_o in_o his_o three_o book_n and_o 20._o chapter_n speak_v of_o saint_n john_n when_o he_o return_v say_v he_o out_o of_o pathmos_n to_o ephesus_n at_o the_o request_n of_o other_o he_o visit_v the_o place_n border_v thereupon_o that_o he_o may_v ordain_v bishop_n constitute_v church_n and_o elect_a clergy_n man_n by_o lot_n who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v assign_v and_o come_v to_o a_o city_n not_o far_o of_o he_o cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o that_o bishop_n which_o be_v set_v over_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o unto_o he_o he_o commit_v the_o tuition_n of_o a_o young_a gentleman_n say_v i_o do_v earnest_o commend_v this_o young_a man_n unto_o thou_o witness_n christ_n and_o his_o church_n nay_o before_o this_o allege_a of_o these_o apostle_n we_o read_v in_o 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