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	doctrine_n	teach_v	2,953	5	5.8574	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62960	An exhortation unto reformation amplified, by a discourse concerning the parts and progress of that work, according to the word of God, delivered in a sermon preached in the audience of the General Assembly of the Massachusets colony, at Boston in New-England, May 27, 1674, being the day of election there / by Samvel Torrey ...	Torrey, Samuel, 1632-1707.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.	1674 (1674)	Wing T1916; ESTC R13732	47,259	54

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both_o the_o power_n subject_a and_o order_n of_o administration_n preserve_v pure_a and_o holy_a order_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o every_o ordinance_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o this_o holy_a order_n be_v the_o beauty_n of_o church_n col._n 2.5_o disorder_n it_o be_v a_o general_a corruption_n in_o worship_n it_o corrupt_v both_o church_n ordinance_n and_o administration_n and_o so_o it_o make_v the_o house_n of_o god_n like_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n mat._n 20.13_o o_fw-la christian_n this_o purity_n of_o worship_n it_o have_v be_v the_o eminency_n and_o excellency_n of_o these_o church_n not_o yet_o lose_v as_o to_o the_o external_a form_n of_o it_o it_o be_v god_n design_n and_o work_v not_o only_o to_o set_v up_o his_o worship_n in_o new-england_n but_o to_o set_v it_o up_o in_o the_o purity_n of_o it_o by_o a_o purge_n refine_n reformation_n god_n do_v therefore_o qualify_v his_o reformer_n with_o extraordinary_a humility_n sincerity_n and_o holy_a zeal_n for_o purity_n of_o worship_n and_o make_v extraordinary_a discovery_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n concern_v his_o worship_n unto_o they_o he_o do_v show_v they_o the_o pattern_n the_o platform_n as_o i_o may_v say_v of_o his_o house_n that_o they_o may_v show_v it_o unto_o we_o ezek._n 43.11_o o_o how_o much_o than_o be_v we_o engage_v to_o preserve_v purity_n of_o worship_n purity_n it_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o worship_n it_o be_v the_o beauty_n and_o glory_n of_o church_n it_o be_v that_o which_o make_v church_n shine_v as_o golden_a candlestick_n it_o make_v church_n the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n psal_n 29.2_o &_o 110.3_o it_o make_v the_o church_n to_o appear_v in_o her_o spiritual_a beauty_n in_o her_o ornament_n as_o a_o spiritual_a bride_n adorn_v and_o trim_v for_o her_o heavenly_a bridegroom_n that_o purity_n of_o worship_n which_o shall_v be_v after_o the_o destruction_n of_o antichrist_n will_v be_v the_o chief_a perfection_n if_o not_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o gospel_n dispensation_n rev._n 21.2.3_o &_o 22.11_o then_o let_v we_o be_v move_v to_o prize_n and_o preserve_v purity_n of_o worship_n and_o to_o this_o end_n we_o must_v subject_v ourselves_o our_o very_a soul_n free_o full_o &_o most_o sincere_o unto_o the_o power_n authority_n rule_n and_o government_n of_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v regular_o ministerial_o exercise_v and_o administer_v in_o his_o church_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o all_o his_o o_o dinance_n exalt_v christ_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o kingly_a office_n in_o his_o church_n whilst_o christ_n be_v walk_v amid_o the_o church_n hold_v the_o star_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n they_o will_v remain_v golden_a candlestick_n if_o we_o do_v debase_v christ_n and_o set_v up_o our_o own_o wisdom_n and_o will_n in_o and_o about_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n then_o farewell_n to_o purity_n of_o worship_n again_o if_o we_o will_v preserve_v purity_n of_o worship_n we_o must_v keep_v up_o internal_a spiritual_a purity_n and_o