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	doctrine_n	exposition_n	3,180	5	10.8188	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91415	The Jewes synagogue: or, A treatise concerning the ancient orders and manner of worship used by the Jewes in their synagogue-assemblies. Gathered out of the sacred scriptures, the Jewish Rabines, and such modern authors, which have been most conversant in the study of Jewish customes. Wherein, by comparing the scriptures in the Old and New Testament together, many truths are fully opened, and sundry controversies about church-government truly and plainly stated. By William Pinchion of Springfeild [sic] in N. England.	Pynchon, William, 1590-1662.	1652 (1652)	Wing P4309; Thomason E802_4; ESTC R207368	80,705	99

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damnation_n to_o the_o unrepentent_a they_o do_v not_o personate_v man_n as_o they_o do_v when_o they_o excommunicate_a person_n they_o only_o deliver_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o person_n in_o general_a if_o any_o of_o their_o hearer_n can_v find_v themselves_o so_o and_o so_o qualify_v than_o they_o preach_v remission_n of_o sin_n to_o such_o as_o do_v true_o repent_v or_o turn_v to_o god_n act._n 26._o 20_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o they_o preach_v damnation_n also_o to_o they_o that_o do_v not_o turn_v to_o god_n that_o be_v to_o the_o unrepentent_a but_o a_o particular_a church_n have_v need_v a_o of_o infallible_a judgement_n in_o man_n personal_a condition_n before_o she_o can_v conclude_v that_o all_o her_o personal_a censure_n be_v ratify_v in_o heaven_n scholar_n sir_n i_o must_v confess_v that_o your_o exposition_n of_o this_o verse_n 18_o do_v set_v i_o at_o a_o gaze_n what_o to_o think_v of_o other_o man_n interpretation_n but_o 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but_o of_o such_o sin_n as_o a_o brother_n may_v forgive_v by_o pass_v by_o it_o and_o not_o revenge_v it_o in_o case_n his_o brother_n testify_v his_o sorrow_n and_o repentance_n for_o it_o in_o this_o sense_n josephs_n brethren_n sin_v against_o joseph_n as_o reuben_n do_v explain_v the_o nature_n of_o their_o sin_n gen._n 42._o 22._o with_o gen._n 37._o 21_o 22._o and_o therefore_o after_o jacob_n be_v dead_a all_o joseph_n brethren_n come_v to_o he_o and_o confess_v their_o sin_n many_o year_n after_o and_o they_o pray_v joseph_n to_o forgive_v their_o trespass_n and_o their_o sin_n gen._n 50._o 17._o they_o do_v not_o pray_v he_o to_o forgive_v their_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o god_n for_o in_o that_o sense_n they_o know_v that_o joseph_n can_v not_o forgive_v it_o but_o

exclude_v from_o the_o church_n at_o large_a he_o be_v only_o exclude_v from_o bear_v special_a office_n in_o the_o church_n as_o a_o priest_n complete_a and_o as_o a_o magistrate_n for_o this_o phrase_n he_o shall_v not_o enter_v in_o or_o come_v in_o be_v expound_v to_o bear_v office_n as_o a_o magistrate_n 1_n king_n 3._o 9_o 9_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o god_n psal_n 82._o 1._o be_v translate_v by_o the_o seventy_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o god_n it_o may_v be_v as_o well_o translate_v the_o church_n of_o the_o god_n for_o the_o seventy_o do_v often_o put_v the_o term_n synagogue_n for_o the_o term_n church_n and_o for_o the_o term_n congregation_n vid._n ain_n exod._n 21._o 6._o 10._o the_o congregation_n before_o who_o the_o manslayer_n must_v stand_v in_o judgement_n numb_a 35._o 12._o etc._n etc._n and_o jos_n 20._o 6._o be_v term_v by_o the_o seventy_o the_o synagogue_n or_o church_n of_o elder_n for_o i_o find_v these_o three_o term_n congregation_n synagogue_n and_o church_n often_o put_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o as_o term_n synonimon_n 11._o solomon_n describe_v the_o course_n of_o justice_n against_o a_o impenitent_a person_n much_o like_a to_o that_o course_n of_o justice_n which_o christ_n do_v direct_v we_o to_o in_o matth._n 18._o 15_o 16_o 17._o he_o say_v that_o he_o who_o hatred_n be_v cover_v by_o deceit_n his_o wickedness_n shall_v be_v show_v before_o the_o whole_a church_n prov._n 26._o 26._o the_o hebrew_n word_n in_o this_o place_n be_v kahal_n but_o the_o seventy_o translate_v it_o the_o synedrion_fw-mi or_o the_o session_n of_o elder_n solomon_n by_o this_o phrase_n his_o hatred_n be_v cover_v by_o deceit_n do_v imply_v that_o he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v his_o fault_n to_o his_o neighbour_n but_o do_v labour_n to_o cover_v his_o hatred_n to_o his_o brother_n by_o deceit_n thereupon_o the_o matter_n must_v be_v bring_v before_o the_o church_n or_o court_n of_o elder_n call_v the_o synedrion_fw-mi and_o our_o saviour_n 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the_o elder_n of_o their_o inferior_a sanhedrin_n in_o each_o session_n may_v well_o be_v call_v a_o church_n as_o in_o psal_n 107._o 32._o let_v they_o exalt_v he_o in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o people_n and_o praise_v he_o in_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o elder_n the_o term_n church_n and_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o elder_n be_v term_n synonimon_n in_o this_o text._n the_o manner_n how_o the_o jew_n do_v exalt_v god_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o people_n and_o praise_v he_o in_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o elder_n be_v thus_o record_v by_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n man_n make_v confession_n unto_o god_n for_o four_o sort_n of_o deliverance_n before_o ten_o man_n whereof_o two_o of_o they_o must_v be_v wise_a man_n after_o this_o manner_n they_o exalt_v god_n before_o the_o church_n of_o the_o people_n because_o it_o be_v do_v before_o some_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n who_o may_v be_v call_v a_o church_n for_o so_o they_o be_v call_v representative_o and_o marvel_v not_o that_o 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