Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	believe_v	faith_n	propound_v	3,192	5	10.4974	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90750	A platform of church-discipline: Gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the Churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in Nevv-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord.	Congregational Churches in New England. Cambridge Synod.; Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.	1653 (1653)	Wing P2398; Thomason E692_7; ESTC R206993	39,996	45

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and_o endue_v with_o such_o other_o qualification_n as_o be_v lay_v down_o 1_o tim._n 3._o and_o 2._o tit._n 1.6_o to_o 9_o deacon_n to_o be_v fit_v as_o be_v direct_v a_v 6.3_o 1_o tim._n 3.8_o to_o 11._o 5._o 5._o act_n 14_o 23_o c._n 1_o 23._o c._n 6_o 3_o 4_o 5._o officer_n be_v to_o be_v call_v by_o such_o church_n whereunto_o they_o be_v to_o minister_v of_o such_o moment_n be_v the_o preservation_n of_o this_o power_n that_o the_o church_n exercise_v it_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o apostle_n 6._o 5.13_o gal._n 5.13_o a_o church_n be_v free_a can_v become_v subject_a to_o any_o but_o by_o a_o free_a

isay_n 49.23_o and_o nurse_v mother_n and_o stand_v charge_v with_o the_o custody_n of_o both_o table_n because_o it_o be_v better_a to_o prevent_v a_o scandal_n that_o it_o may_v not_o come_v and_o easy_a also_o than_o to_o remove_v it_o when_o it_o be_v give_v 14._o 2_o cor._n 8.13_o 14._o it_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o rule_v that_o by_o the_o church_n care_v each_o man_n shall_v know_v his_o proportion_n according_a to_o rule_n wha1t_v he_o shall_v do_v before_o he_o do_v it_o that_o so_o his_o judgement_n and_o heart_n may_v be_v satisfy_v in_o what_o he_o do_v and_o just_a offence_n prevent_v in_o what_o be_v do_v chap._n xii_o of_o admission_n of_o member_n into_o the_o church_n the_o door_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n 22.12_o 2_o chron._n 23_o 19_o mat._n 13.25_o &_o 22.12_o do_v not_o by_o god_n appointment_n stand_v so_o wide_o open_a that_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n good_a or_o bad_a may_v free_o enter_v therein_o at_o their_o pleasure_n but_o such_o 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be_v ready_a to_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o we_o to_o every_o one_o that_o ask_v we_o therefore_o we_o must_v be_v able_a and_o ready_a upon_o any_o occasion_n to_o declare_v and_o show_v our_o repentance_n for_o sin_n faith_n unfeigned_a and_o effectual_a call_n 1.18_o heb._n 11.1_o ephes_n 1.18_o because_o these_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o a_o well_o ground_a hope_n i_o have_v not_o hide_v thy_o righteousness_n from_o the_o great_a congregaaion_n psal_n 40.10_o 6._o this_o profession_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n as_o it_o must_v be_v make_v by_o such_o at_o their_o admission_n that_o be_v never_o in_o church-society_n before_o so_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o the_o same_o may_v also_o be_v perform_v by_o such_o as_o have_v former_o be_v member_n of_o some_o other_o church_n and_o the_o church_n to_o which_o they_o now_o join_v themselves_o as_o member_n may_v lawful_o require_v the_o same_o those_o three_o thousand_o act_v 2._o which_o make_v their_o confession_n 5.24_o mat._n 3.5_o 6._o galat._n 2.4_o 1_o tim._n 5.24_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n before_o so_o be_v they_o that_o be_v baptize_v by_o john_n church_n may_v err_v in_o their_o admission_n and_o person_n regular_o admit_v may_v fall_v into_o offence_n otherwise_o if_o church_n may_v obtrude_v their_o member_n or_o if_o church-member_n may_v obtrude_v themselves_o upon_o other_o church_n without_o due_a trial_n the_o matter_n so_o require_v both_o the_o liberty_n of_o church_n will_v hereby_o be_v infringe_v in_o that_o they_o may_v not_o examine_v those_o concern_v who_o fitness_n for_o communion_n they_o be_v unsatisfied_a and_o beside_o the_o infringe_n of_o their_o liberty_n 8.8_o cant._n 8.8_o the_o church_n themselves_o will_v unavoidable_o be_v corrupt_v and_o the_o ordinance_n defile_v whilst_o they_o may_v not_o refuse_v but_o must_v receive_v the_o unworthy_a which_o be_v contrary_a unto_o the_o scripture_n teach_v that_o all_o church_n be_v sister_n and_o therefore_o equal_a 7._o the_o like_a trial_n be_v to_o be_v require_v from_o such_o member_n of_o the_o church_n as_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o or_o receive_v their_o membership_n and_o be_v baptize_v in_o their_o infancy_n or_o minority_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o their_o parent_n when_o be_v grow_v up_o unto_o year_n of_o discretion_n they_o shall_v desire_v to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n unto_o which_o because_o holy_a thing_n must_v not_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o unworthy_a 11.27_o matth._n 7.6_o 1_o cor._n 11.27_o therefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o these_o as_o well_o as_o other_o shall_v come_v to_o their_o trial_n and_o examination_n and_o manifest_v their_o faith_n and_o repentance_n by_o a_o open_a profession_n thereof_o before_o they_o be_v receive_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o otherwise_o not_o to_o be_v admit_v thereunto_o yet_o these_o church-member_n that_o be_v so_o bear_v or_o receive_v in_o their_o childhood_n before_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o full_a communion_n have_v many_o privilege_n which_o other_o not_o church-member_n have_v not_o they_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n have_v the_o seal_n thereof_o upon_o they_o viz._n baptism_n and_o so_o if_o not_o regenerate_v yet_o be_v in_o a_o more_o hopeful_a way_n of_o attain_v regenerate_a grace_n and_o all_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n both_o of_o the_o covenant_n and_o seal_n they_o be_v also_o under_o church-watch_n and_o consequent_o subject_a to_o the_o reprehension_n admonition_n and_o censure_n thereof_o for_o their_o heal_n and_o amendment_n as_o need_n shall_v require_v chap._n xiii_o of_o church-member_n their_o removal_n from_o one_o church_n to_o another_o and_o of_o letter_n of_o recommendation_n and_o dismission_n church-member_n may_v not_o remove_v or_o depart_v from_o the_o church_n 10.25_o heb._n 10.25_o and_o so_o one_o