Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bind_v	earth_n	loose_v	5,255	5	10.5190	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93702	Rome ruin'd by VVhite Hall, or, The papall crown demolisht: containing a confutation of the three degrees of popery, viz. papacy, prelacy, and presbitery; answerable to the triple crowne of the three-headed Cerberus the Pope, with his three fold hierarchies aforesaid. With a dispelling of all other dispersed clouds of errour, which doth interpose the clear sun-shine of the Gospel in our horrizon. Wherein the chiefe arguments each of them have, for the vindication of their erronious tenents are incerted, and refuted; with a description of such whem [sic] the true Church of Christ doth consist of: as also how, and by whom, they may be gathered, and governed, according to the will, and appointment of Jesus Christ, and his apostles, in the primative purity thereof. / By Iohn Spittlehouse, assistant to the Marshall Generall of the Army, under the command of his Excellency, the Lord Generall Fairfax. Imprimated by Theod. Jennings, and entred in the Stationers Hall.	Spittlehouse, John.	1649 (1649)	Wing S5013; Thomason E586_2; ESTC R203633	304,213	396

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the_o king_n and_o his_o privy_a counsel_n to_o do_v it_o themselves_o and_o so_o the_o commoner_n will_v lose_v their_o privilege_n the_o like_a instance_n may_v also_o be_v make_v in_o lay_v of_o a_o tax_n or_o sessement_n for_o a_o town_n etc._n etc._n where_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n aught_o to_o have_v public_a notice_n give_v they_o of_o the_o time_n when_o and_o place_n where_o such_o a_o tax_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v yet_o be_v not_o every_o one_o absolute_o bind_v by_o this_o summons_n to_o appear_v at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n but_o if_o he_o or_o they_o do_v not_o appear_v such_o as_o do_v appear_v may_v lay_v the_o tax_n and_o the_o other_o not_o appear_v be_v bind_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o conclusion_n of_o they_o who_o do_v appear_v whether_o for_o they_o or_o against_o they_o obj._n but_o if_o none_o make_v their_o appearance_n what_o will_v follow_v ans_fw-fr upon_o such_o neglect_n the_o pastor_n and_o church_n officer_n may_v do_v it_o themselves_o according_a to_o my_o former_a instance_n obj._n what_o will_v you_o infer_v from_o hence_o ans_fw-fr that_o in_o any_o act_n of_o judicature_n which_o may_v concern_v the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n if_o the_o real_a body_n thereof_o have_v public_a notice_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n where_o a_o controversy_n betwixt_o the_o controversy_n part_v of_o the_o church_n may_v decide_v controversy_n member_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v decide_v and_o most_o of_o they_o forbear_v come_v thereunto_o that_o then_o the_o party_n which_o shall_v so_o come_v albeit_o inconsiderable_a to_o the_o other_o may_v decide_v the_o controversy_n and_o be_v so_o do_v the_o re●●_n be_v not_o to_o gainsay_v it_o obj._n but_o if_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v appear_v upon_o the_o summons_n what_o will_v follow_v ans_fw-fr then_o the_o pastor_n and_o church_n officer_n have_v power_n to_o do_v it_o themselves_o according_a to_o my_o former_a instance_n sect_n 3._o obj._n will_v you_o have_v every_o ●particular_a 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which_o you_o so_o wilful_o or_o ignorant_o oppose_v sect_n 4._o obj._n where_o be_v those_o spectacle_n you_o speak_v of_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o i_o may_v put_v they_o on_o to_o discern_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n ans_fw-fr you_o may_v find_v they_o even_o before_o your_o nose_n in_o the_o two_o verse_n when_o you_o read_v the_o text_n mat._n 18._o 17._o tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n which_o sentence_n you_o so_o much_o wonder_n at_o use_v it_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o amaze_v we_o as_o the_o intricatenesse_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o be_v impossible_a that_o every_o trivial_a thing_n shall_v be_v dispute_v on_o by_o the_o real_a body_n of_o the_o church_n when_o as_o the_o weight_n of_o every_o business_n be_v church_n ●_o caveat_n t●_n he_o church_n take_v off_o before_o it_o come_v at_o the_o church_n for_o in_o case_n any_o difference_n shall_v happen_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v seldom_o or_o never_o 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