Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bishop_n	council_n	patriarch_n	5,362	5	9.9527	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46995	An exact collection of the works of Doctor Jackson ... such as were not published before : Christ exercising his everlasting priesthood ... or, a treatise of that knowledge of Christ which consists in the true estimate or experimental valuation of his death, resurrection, and exercise of his everlasting sacerdotal function ... : this estimate cannot rightly be made without a right understanding of the primeval state of Adam ...; Works. Selections. 1654	Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.; Oley, Barnabas, 1602-1686.	1654 (1654)	Wing J89; ESTC R33614	442,514	358

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viii_o chap._n liv._o three_o error_n disparage_v christ_n priesthood_n 1._o the_o novatian_a deny_v the_o reception_n of_o some_o sort_n of_o sinner_n 2._o a_o late_a contrary_a error_n affirm_v that_o every_o sin_n which_o some_o sort_n of_o man_n commit_v be_v pardon_v before_o it_o be_v commit_v 3._o the_o romish_a doctrine_n of_o the_o mass_n give_v scandal_n to_o the_o jew_n all_o of_o they_o respective_o derogate_a from_o the_o infinite_a value_n or_o continual_a efficacy_n of_o christ_n everlasting_a priesthood_n the_o first_o error_n in_o this_o kind_n which_o do_v grow_v into_o a_o heresy_n be_v that_o of_o novatus_n qui_fw-la negavit_fw-la lapsis_fw-la poenitenti●m_fw-la who_o will_v not_o have_v backslider_n or_o revolter_n from_o christianity_n 23._o of_o novatus_n see_v euseb_n l._n 6._o c._n 42._o &_o socrates_n lib._n 4._o ch_n 23._o to_o be_v upon_o any_o term_n or_o testification_n of_o repentance_n readmit_v into_o the_o church_n or_o make_v partaker_n of_o absolution_n this_o heresy_n as_o all_o other_o take_v its_o original_a from_o a_o plausible_a truth_n or_o practice_n of_o former_a time_n the_o truth_n be_v that_o in_o those_o time_n wherein_o man_n profess_v christianity_n be_v every_o day_n call_v unto_o the_o fiery_a trial_n this_o backslide_n or_o relapse_n unto_o idolatry_n or_o outward_a profession_n of_o idolatry_n even_o after_o baptism_n be_v so_o rife_o that_o the_o church_n will_v not_o admit_v any_o such_o as_o have_v thus_o revolt_v unto_o the_o estate_n or_o condition_n of_o penitentiaries_n nor_o give_v they_o absolution_n upon_o private_a testification_n of_o sorrow_n for_o their_o revolt_n now_o if_o novatus_n do_v only_o deny_v that_o unto_o such_o backssider_v or_o revolter_n which_o the_o church_n in_o her_o pure_a time_n will_v not_o grant_v they_o why_o be_v he_o condemn_v by_o the_o church_n in_o age_n follow_v for_o a_o heretic_n if_o his_o opinion_n be_v a_o heresy_n why_o be_v not_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n heretical_a some_o grave_a and_o learned_a late_a writer_n will_v have_v the_o novatas_fw-la heresy_n not_o precise_o to_o consist_v in_o that_o he_o deny_v absolution_n or_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n unto_o revolter_n but_o in_o that_o he_o maintain_v that_o the_o church_n have_v no_o right_a or_o power_n to_o grant_v absolution_n unto_o such_o backslider_n as_o cornelius_n then_o bishop_n of_o rome_n with_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o his_o clergy_n do_v grant_v unto_o but_o that_o this_o be_v a_o case_n reserve_v to_o god_n himself_o that_o such_o backslider_n or_o revolter_n may_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n be_v absolve_v novatian_n himself_o have_v once_o solemn_o profess_v but_o after_o cornelius_n his_o competitioner_n for_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n be_v prefer_v to_o that_o dignity_n have_v authorize_v this_o practice_n he_o begin_v to_o set_v abroach_o his_o error_n whatsoever_o that_o be_v and_o to_o accuse_v cornelius_n and_o his_o adherent_n as_o author_n of_o heresy_n and_o novelty_n in_o the_o church_n have_v this_o novatian_a be_v constant_a to_o his_o former_a tenet_n and_o profession_n make_v before_o cornelius_n be_v choose_v bishop_n of_o rome_n against_o he_o he_o can_v not_o have_v deny_v either_o of_o these_o two_o point_n of_o truth_n either_o that_o god_n have_v mercy_n in_o store_n for_o revolter_n from_o christianity_n when_o they_o do_v repent_v or_o the_o church_n power_n to_o grant_v absolution_n or_o other_o comfort_n spiritual_a unto_o those_o to_o who_o she_o may_v out_o of_o charitable_a discretion_n presume_v god_n be_v merciful_a or_o to_o who_o god_n have_v not_o forbid_v she_o to_o show_v mercy_n or_o compassion_n for_o christ_n have_v command_v she_o to_o be_v merciful_a as_o her_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a but_o it_o be_v too_o much_o charity_n to_o presume_v that_o a_o man_n of_o such_o a_o proud_a and_o turbulent_a spirit_n as_o novatian_n be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o such_o discontent_n as_o take_v possession_n of_o his_o spirit_n upon_o cornelius_n his_o preferment_n to_o so_o great_a a_o dignity_n as_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n unto_o his_o prejudice_n will_v be_v constant_a to_o his_o former_a principle_n either_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n as_o either_o to_o grant_v that_o god_n have_v mercy_n in_o store_n for_o revolter_n or_o that_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o absolve_v they_o upon_o such_o signification_n of_o repentance_n as_o belong_v unto_o her_o cognizance_n nor_o can_v we_o without_o breach_n of_o charity_n think_v that_o either_o novatian_a or_o any_o other_o heretic_n in_o those_o time_n will_v be_v so_o gross_a as_o to_o deny_v the_o church_n power_n to_o absolve_v man_n from_o any_o sin_n from_o which_o they_o be_v persuade_v god_n have_v or_o will_v absolve_v they_o and_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a case_n that_o the_o novatian_o do_v grind_v their_o error_n or_o contradiction_n to_o the_o church_n wherein_o 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or_o in_o deny_v to_o admit_v the_o revolter_n from_o christianity_n unto_o the_o estate_n or_o condition_n of_o penitentiaries_n in_o the_o church_n or_o in_o refuse_v to_o give_v they_o absolution_n or_o to_o hold_v communion_n with_o they_o after_o they_o have_v voluntary_o or_o otherwise_o observe_v such_o a_o course_n of_o life_n as_o the_o church_n have_v appoint_v for_o penitentiaries_n that_o the_o ancient_a church_n do_v neither_o admit_v open_a revolter_n to_o enter_v into_o this_o course_n or_o rule_n of_o life_n nor_o absolve_v they_o after_o they_o have_v uoluntary_o though_o most_o strict_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n observe_v it_o do_v no_o way_n argue_v that_o the_o church_n in_o which_o cornelius_n live_v or_o which_o live_v after_o he_o do_v err_v much_o less_o incur_v the_o censure_n of_o heresy_n which_o novatian_n object_v unto_o they_o in_o admit_v open_a revolter_n unto_o the_o estate_n and_o condition_n of_o penitentiaries_n or_o in_o absolve_v they_o from_o 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