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	ordain_v	titus_n	2,698	5	10.8309	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34675	A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cavvdrey written by himselfe not long before his death ; whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cavvdrey about the nature of schisme, by John Owen ...	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Owen, John, 1616-1683. Of schisme.	1658 (1658)	Wing C6427; ESTC R2830	62,631	184

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declare_v to_o the_o full_a and_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o retract_v any_o thing_n from_o what_o be_v then_o speak_v or_o to_o add_v any_o thing_n thereunto_o if_o it_o may_v satisfy_v our_o author_n i_o here_o grant_v they_o be_v schismatic_n with_o what_o aggravation_n he_o please_v and_o wherein_o their_o schism_n consist_v i_o have_v also_o declare_v but_o he_o say_v i_o undertake_v to_o exempt_v some_o other_o from_o schism_n i_o know_v who_o that_o suffer_v with_o they_o in_o former_a and_o after_o age_n under_o the_o same_o imputation_n i_o do_v so_o indeed_o and_o i_o suppose_v our_o author_n may_v guess_v at_o who_o i_o intend_v himself_o among_o other_o i_o hope_v he_o be_v not_o so_o take_v up_o in_o his_o thought_n with_o charge_v schism_n on_o other_o as_o to_o forget_v that_o many_o the_o great_a part_n and_o number_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n do_v condemn_v he_o for_o a_o schismatic_a a_o donatistical_a schismatic_a i_o suppose_v he_o acknowledge_v the_o 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p._n 45._o 14._o in_o act._n 13._o 2_o 3._o there_o be_v no_o ordination_n to_o office_n at_o all_o for_o the_o apostle_n have_v their_o office_n before_o mr._n hooker_n surv._n part._n 2._o p._n 83._o this_o be_v not_o to_o put_v a_o new_a office_n upon_o they_o but_o to_o confirm_v their_o send_n to_o the_o gentile_n ib._n p._n 60._o 14._o this_o be_v do_v in_o a_o particular_a church_n key_n p._n 29._o the_o officer_n of_o one_o church_n do_v what_o be_v do_v in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n surv._n parr_n 2._o p._n 83._o then_o it_o follow_v by_o mr._n c._n his_o doctrine_n that_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v officer_n in_o all_o church_n be_v ordain_v in_o a_o particular_a church_n or_o that_o officer_n of_o a_o church_n may_v be_v ordain_v in_o another_o church_n which_o he_o say_v be_v unwarrantable_a ans._n 1._o when_o i_o say_v in_o the_o way_n that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v ordain_v to_o the_o apostolic_a office_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n of_o some_o officer_n of_o the_o 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