Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	body_n	particular_a	unite_v	3,071	5	9.8162	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94081	An essay in defence of the good old cause, or A discourse concerning the rise and extent of the power of the civil magistrate in reference to spiritual affairs. With a præface concerning [brace] the name of the good old cause. An equal common-wealth. A co-ordinate synod. The holy common-wealth published lately by Mr. Richard Baxter. And a vindication of the honourable Sir Henry Vane from the false aspersions of Mr. Baxter. / By Henry Stubbe of Ch. Ch. in Oxon.	Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.; Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676. Vindication of that prudent and honourable knight, Sir Henry Vane, from the lyes and calumnies of Mr. Richard Baxter, minister of Kidderminster.	1659 (1659)	Wing S6045; Thomason E1841_1; ESTC R209626	97,955	192

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assembly_n they_o do_v occasional_o conserse_v with_o each_o other_o that_o own_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n nor_o though_o they_o be_v never_o so_o small_a a_o number_n do_v they_o separate_v from_o they_o till_o humane_a policy_n begin_v to_o mould_v a_o catholic_a church_n and_o carnal_a prudence_n accommodate_v all_o to_o civil_a end_n and_o after_o that_o constantine_n have_v make_v a_o edict_n against_o all_o heretic_n that_o they_o shall_v unite_v to_o the_o public_a church_n and_o have_v no_o private_a assembly_n of_o their_o own_o 30._o sozomon_n l._n 2._o c._n 30._o yet_o be_v not_o that_o law_n observe_v or_o make_v with_o a_o intent_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v observe_v as_o i_o prove_v elsewhere_o but_o the_o novatian_o differ_v from_o the_o orthodox_n only_o as_o puritan_n from_o episcoparian_o as_o one_o may_v say_v be_v tolerate_v at_o constantinople_n in_o their_o free_a assembly_n have_v their_o proper_a bishop_n as_o also_o at_o alexandria_n and_o rome_n until_o the_o time_n of_o honorius_n and_o theodosius_n the_o young_a under_o they_o it_o be_v that_o the_o novatian_o be_v at_o rome_n suppress_v and_o their_o church_n which_o be_v many_o take_v from_o they_o and_o their_o bishop_n together_o with_o the_o great_a multitude_n of_o his_o adherent_n force_v into_o corner_n but_o neither_o this_o nor_o the_o like_a act_n at_o alexandria_n be_v do_v by_o imperial_a authority_n but_o by_o the_o grow_a mystery_n of_o iniquity_n in_o pope_n celestinus_fw-la and_o cyrill_a of_o alexandria_n who_o begin_v to_o exercise_v a_o civil_a rather_o then_o ecclesiastical_a power_n socrates_n be_v positive_a in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o constantinople_n they_o be_v not_o molest_v socrates_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 7_o &_o 11._o nor_o be_v the_o novatian_o only_o tolerate_v in_o their_o religion_n and_o way_n of_o worship_n but_o prefer_v unto_o secular_a honour_n for_o chrysanthus_n the_o son_n of_o marcianus_n a_o novatian_a bishop_n who_o be_v himself_o at_o last_o choose_v bishop_n of_o the_o novatian_o be_v at_o first_o a_o commander_n under_o theodosius_n the_o great_a perfect_a of_o italy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o afterward_o vicegerent_n in_o the_o british_a isle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o socrates_n relate_v it_o in_o the_o same_o book_n ch_n 12._o and_o this_o socrates_n do_v live_v in_o those_o time_n whereof_o be_v write_v the_o macedonian_a heretic_n of_o a_o deep_a dye_n for_o they_o admit_v not_o of_o the_o nicene_n faith_n have_v their_o church_n in_o constantinople_n cyzicum_n and_o other_o place_n under_o theodosius_n ii_o and_o valentinianus_n iii_o as_o socrates_n tell_v we_o l._n 7._o c._n 31._o and_o as_o for_o the_o arian_n their_o doctrine_n and_o difference_n be_v not_o only_o look_v upon_o as_o pettite_a quarrel_n for_o which_o the_o peace_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v break_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o constantine_n see_v the_o lord_n faulkland_n of_o infallibility_n but_o after_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o that_o arius_n be_v anathematise_v yea_o and_o