Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	apostle_n	call_v	creed_n	2,700	5	10.1197	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59963	A hind let loose, or, An historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the interest of Christ with the true state thereof in all its periods : together with a vindication of the present testimonie, against the Popish, prelatical, & malignant enemies of that church ... : wherein several controversies of greatest consequence are enquired into, and in some measure cleared, concerning hearing of the curats, owning of the present tyrannie, taking of ensnaring oaths & bonds, frequenting of field meetings, defensive resistence of tyrannical violence ... / by a lover of true liberty.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1687 (1687)	Wing S3431; ESTC R24531	567,672	774

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legal_a authority_n &_o due_a obedience_n a_o rational_a ground_n to_o infer_v that_o tyranny_n be_v thereby_o either_o allow_v or_o privilege_v napth_n pag._n 60._o prio_fw-la edition_n 2._o though_o infidelity_n or_o difference_n of_o religion_n do_v not_o make_v void_a authority_n where_o it_o be_v lawful_o invest_v yet_o it_o may_v incapacitate_v a_o person_n and_o lawful_o seclude_v he_o from_o authority_n both_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o express_o forbid_v to_o set_v a_o stranger_n over_o we_o who_o be_v not_o our_o brother_n deut._n 17._o 15._o which_o include_v as_o well_o a_o stranger_n of_o a_o strange_a religion_n as_o one_o of_o a_o strange_a country_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n which_o do_v incapitate_v a_o papist_n of_o all_o authority_n supreme_a or_o subordinate_a and_o so_o if_o this_o jame_v the_o 7_o 2_o have_v be_v king_n before_o he_o be_v a_o roman_n catholic_n if_o we_o have_v no_o more_o to_o object_n we_o shall_v not_o have_v quarrel_v 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of_o god_n be_v convocate_v by_o a_o parliament_n of_o the_o wise_a &_o worthy_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o england_n who_o they_o do_v encourage_v by_o write_v &_o preach_v &_o every_o way_n to_o stand_v fast_o in_o their_o opposition_n to_o the_o then_o king_n display_v a_o banner_n for_o his_o prerogative_n a_o court_n dream_n against_o religion_n &_o liberty_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o leave_v as_o to_o drop_v that_o as_o a_o principle_n &_o part_n of_o our_o religion_n which_o will_v sacrifice_v religion_n itself_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o a_o rage_a tyrant_n must_v we_o believe_v that_o a_o religion-destroying_a tyrant_n be_v a_o righteous_a ruler_n and_o must_v we_o onne_v he_o to_o be_v a_o nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n shall_v we_o conclude_v that_o the_o common_a bound_n &_o limit_n whereby_o the_o almighty_a have_v bound_v &_o limit_a mankind_n be_v remove_v by_o a_o article_n of_o our_o confession_n of_o faith_n which_o hereby_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o court_n creed_n 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half_a civil_a half_a ecclesiastic_a which_o have_v no_o warrant_n in_o the_o word_n 3_o by_o this_o many_o palpable_a &_o intolerable_a encroachment_n make_v upon_o the_o liberty_n &_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v yield_v unto_o as_o that_o there_o must_v be_v no_o church_n judicatories_n or_o assembly_n without_o the_o magistrate_n consent_n but_o that_o the_o power_n of_o convocate_a &_o indict_v assembly_n do_v belong_v only_o to_o he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o delegate_a &_o constitute_v the_o member_n thereof_o that_o he_o may_v dissolve_v they_o when_o he_o please_v that_o his_o presence_n or_o his_o commissioner_n be_v necessary_a unto_o each_o national_n assembly_n that_o minister_n have_v no_o proper_a decisive_a suffrage_n in_o synod_n but_o only_o of_o advice_n that_o the_o church_n judicatories_n be_v prelimited_a and_o nothing_o mus●_n be_v treat_v there_o which_o may_v be_v interpret_v grate_v upon_o the_o prerogative_n nor_o any_o thing_n 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