Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	canon_n	council_n	nice_a	2,852	5	10.4936	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80160	Responsoria bipartita, sive vindiciæ suspensionis ecclesiasticæ ut et presbyterii evangelici. A double reply, containing a vindication of the antient practice of the Church (according to the rule of the word) suspending the ignorant and scandalous from the Lords Supper. As also of ecclesiastical presbyteries ... The first in answer to one M. Boatmans challenge of all the ministers on earth to make suspension of any but Turks, Jews, pagans and excommunicate persons from the Lords Supper, appear from Scriptures. In answer to whom the said censure is justified by several arguments from Scripture, and the universal practice of the Church, the magisterial vanity also of his sermon, Decem. 13. and March 28. in Peters Church in Norwich is discovered, ... In which answer also some objections of Erastus, Mr. Prin, and Mr. Humfry, are coilaterally considered, and answered. The second part in answer to Theophilus Brabourn, who hath talked something in a little pamphlet against the Lord Jesus Christ ... / By John Collings, B.D. and pastor of the church of Christ in Stephens parish in Norwich.	Collinges, John, 1623-1690.	1655 (1655)	Wing C5333; Thomason E832_2; ESTC R207514	201,020	319

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o sacramental_a bit_n to_o this_o opinion_n cyrill_n euthymus_n and_o as_o i_o remember_v austin_n somewhere_o do_v incline_v i_o confess_v it_o startle_v i_o at_o first_o because_o he_o hint_n i_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v signify_v a_o bit_n of_o bread_n and_o so_o do_v dr._n 13._o d._n hammonds_n annotation_n on_o john_n 13._o hammond_n in_o his_o late_a annotation_n on_o the_o gospel_n who_o also_o put_v in_o hesychius_n for_o a_o witness_n shall_v say_v i_o know_v not_o where_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o he_o confident_o conclude_v as_o well_o he_o may_v that_o judas_n be_v at_o the_o sacrament_n i_o must_v confess_v at_o first_o blush_n i_o have_v almost_o begin_v to_o quit_v our_o notion_n of_o the_o sop_n be_v the_o bitter_a herb_n dip_v in_o the_o charosheth_n allow_v the_o dr._n and_o other_o learned_a expositor_n in_o the_o same_o mistake_n a_o great_a 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but_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_o of_o peter_n martyr_n mind_n iste_fw-la augustini_fw-la timor_fw-la nimius_fw-la videtur_fw-la quasi_fw-la debeamus_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la relinquere_fw-la ut_fw-la schismata_fw-la &_o tumult_n we_o evitemus_fw-la sequamur_fw-la quod_fw-la praecipit_fw-la deus_fw-la eventus_fw-la autem_fw-la providentiae_fw-la illius_fw-la committamus_fw-la he_o answer_v all_o which_o augustine_n say_v for_o his_o opinion_n and_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v lesser_a church_n than_o so_o large_a and_o ample_a one_o defile_v but_o i_o shall_v not_o dispute_v that_o business_n 3._o in_o the_o last_o place_n i_o have_v inquire_v what_o have_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o eminent_a servant_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o age_n have_v first_o inquire_v our_o father_n mind_n the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o our_o elder_a brethren_n be_v not_o inconsiderable_a especial_o when_o we_o be_v charge_v with_o innovation_n and_o do_v 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this_o century_n they_o say_v be_v concilium_fw-la neocaesariense_n if_o it_o be_v so_o and_o we_o have_v a_o true_a account_n of_o their_o act_n in_o their_o second_o canon_n they_o decree_v that_o if_o a_o woman_n marry_v two_o brother_n she_o shall_v be_v reject_v to_o her_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o it_o be_v plain_a she_o be_v not_o excommunicate_v so_o long_o for_o in_o the_o same_o canon_n they_o determine_v she_o may_v have_v the_o sacrament_n give_v she_o in_o her_o die_a hour_n in_o the_o same_o century_n be_v concilium_fw-la gangrense_n who_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o their_o act_n do_v plain_o distinguish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o who_o be_v deny_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n and_o one_o who_o be_v quite_o separate_v from_o it_o what_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n determine_v in_o the_o same_o century_n be_v plain_a the_o first_o council_n of_o arles_n can._n 11._o can._n 12._o can._n 23._o plain_o establish_v suspension_n distinct_a from_o excommunication_n the_o second_o council_n of_o arles_n a._n caranza_n p._n 55._o a._n in_o the_o same_o century_n determine_v the_o suspension_n of_o such_o from_o the_o lord_n supper_n for_o five_o year_n as_o have_v through_o fear_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n see_v also_o canon_n 20_o 25._o concilium_fw-la elebertinum_fw-la in_o which_o caranza_n say_v be_v nineteen_o bishop_n do_v plain_o distinguish_v betwixt_o some_o sinner_n to_o who_o the_o sacrament_n at_o death_n shall_v be_v deny_v and_o other_o who_o shall_v be_v suspend_v from_o it_o but_o yet_o may_v have_v it_o at_o their_o death_n desire_v it_o which_o if_o they_o be_v excommunicate_v they_o can_v not_o v._o can._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 14_o 21_o 31_o 40_o etc._n etc._n for_o particular_a man_n in_o this_o century_n 17._o aaron_n rod_n l._n 3._o c._n 17._o the_o opinion_n of_o basil_n thaumaturgus_n chrysostome_n ambrose_n augustine_n be_v evident_a in_o their_o several_a work_n basil_n be_v enough_o for_o all_o in_o his_o canonical_a epistle_n ad_fw-la amphilochium_n see_v canon_n 34_o 38_o 44_o 56_o 57_o 58_o 59_o for_o murder_n he_o determine_v twenty_o year_n suspension_n can._n 36._o for_o manslaughter_n eleven_o year_n can._n 57_o for_o adultery_n fifteen_o can._n 58._o for_o fornication_n eight_o year_n can_v 59_o for_o theft_n though_o the_o thief_n first_o accuse_v himself_o one_o year_n can._n 61._o for_o perjury_n eleven_o year_n can._n 64._o but_o if_o they_o before_o give_v good_a evidence_n of_o their_o repentance_n and_o change_n they_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v soon_o can._n 74._o it_o be_v a_o easy_a but_o tedious_a work_n to_o show_v that_o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o succeed_a council_n and_o father_n but_o if_o we_o can_v not_o these_o be_v the_o most_o pure_a and_o incorrupted_a time_n of_o the_o church_n and_o sure_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n be_v not_o all_o this_o time_n in_o a_o dream_n for_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n prevail_v betwixt_o the_o time_n of_o the_o pure_a church_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o reformation_n by_o luther_n and_o calvin_n we_o shall_v easy_o know_v what_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n by_o the_o schoolman_n and_o by_o their_o decretall_n and_o council_n the_o schoolman_n most_o of_o they_o handle_v this_o question_n an_fw-mi peccatori_fw-la hoc_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la petenti_fw-la sacerdos_n denegare_fw-la debeat_fw-la whether_o if_o a_o sinner_n desire_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n the_o priest_n ought_v to_o deny_v it_o he_o they_o general_o distinguish_v betwixt_o a_o secret_a sinner_n and_o a_o public_a and_o notorious_a sinner_n and_o betwixt_o his_o desire_v it_o in_o private_a and_o in_o public_a ibid._n vasq_fw-la in_o tert_n par_fw-fr thom._n t._n 3._o q._n 80._o disp_n 209._o cap._n 2._o in_o quâ_fw-la re_fw-la scholastici_fw-la omnes_fw-la ut_fw-la dixi_fw-la constant_a affirmant_n publico_fw-la peccatori_fw-la nimirum_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la constat_fw-la ad_fw-la meliorem_fw-la frugem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la conversum_fw-la publicae_fw-la etiam_fw-la eucharistiam_fw-la do_v gandam_fw-la esse_fw-la ibid._n 1._o they_o all_o general_o determine_v that_o if_o the_o sinner_n be_v a_o manifest_a open_a sinner_n the_o priest_n ought_v to_o deny_v it_o to_o he_o though_o not_o excommunicate_v which_o be_v enough_o for_o to_o prove_v suspension_n distinct_a from_o excommunication_n they_o be_v not_o so_o well_o agree_v in_o determine_v who_o shall_v be_v account_v public_a notorious_a sinner_n nor_o whether_o the_o priest_n may_v not_o in_o some_o case_n deny_v the_o lord_n supper_n to_o occulto_fw-la peccatori_fw-la gabriel_n vasquez_n assure_v i_o that_o all_o the_o schoolman_n do_v agree_v that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v to_o a_o open_a sinner_n of_o who_o repentance_n there_o be_v no_o evidence_n i_o say_v before_o they_o be_v not_o so_o well_o agree_v who_o shall_v be_v judge_v a_o scandalous_a sinner_n adrianus_n in_o his_o question_n the_o eucharistia_n say_v he_o be_v a_o public_a scandalous_a sinner_n if_o his_o sin_n be_v know_v to_o ten_o person_n sylvester_n and_o navarrus_n think_v enough_o if_o it_o be_v know_v to_o six_o dominicus_n sotus_n and_o vasquez_n think_v that_o suspicion_n be_v not_o enough_o but_o the_o party_n must_v appear_v scandalous_a either_o 1._o per_fw-la sententiam_fw-la he_o be_v declare_v so_o by_o the_o judge_n or_o 2._o per_fw-la confessionem_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la or_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n in_o court_n or_o 3._o per_fw-la rei_fw-la evidentiam_fw-la when_o the_o thing_n be_v evident_a and_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o though_o they_o disagree_v here_o yet_o they_o plain_o enough_o agree_v as_o to_o the_o grant_v a_o suspension_n distinct_a from_o excommunication_n now_o that_o this_o be_v the_o concurrent_a opinion_n of_o the_o schoolman_n 8._o bonavent_n in_o l._n 4_o scent_n do_v 9_o art_n 2._o q._n 4._o duran_n in_o scent_n d●st_n 9_o q_o 5._o etius_n in_o l._n 4._o scent_n do_v 9_o sect_n 4._o vasq_fw-la in_o 3._o p._n tho●_n 3_o q._n 8._o art_n 6._o alex_n h●len_n in_o 4._o p._n sum_n q._n 11._o art_n 3._o aquin._n sum_n 3._o p._n q._n 80_o art_n 6._o becan_n in_o sum_n scholast_n thcol._n p_o 3_o c._n 5._o q_o 8._o i_o shall_v prove_v by_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o those_o place_n in_o bonaventure_n aquinas_n durandus_fw-la becanus_n halensis_n estius_n vasquez_n where_o they_o profess_o handle_v the_o question_n and_o give_v argument_n for_o it_o vasquez_n as_o i_o say_v before_o tell_v i_o it_o be_v the_o unanimous_a vote_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o school_n i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v the_o determination_n of_o all_o these_o which_o prove_v it_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o schoolman_n in_o all_o age_n bonaventure_n aquinas_n and_o durandus_fw-la be_v all_o betwixt_o 1250._o and_o 1300._o vasquez_n say_v helvicus_n die_v 1604._o and_o estius_n die_v 1613._o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o account_n of_o his_o life_n and_o write_n prefix_v to_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o epistle_n if_o suspension_n distinct_a from_o excommunication_n be_v a_o dream_n these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o learned_a dreamer_n it_o remain_v that_o we_o examine_v the_o judgement_n of_o other_o and_o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n to_o who_o we_o turn_v let_v they_o be_v papist_n lutheran_n or_o calvinist_n we_o shall_v find_v they_o all_o in_o this_o point_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o for_o papist_n i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v my_o reader_n with_o quotation_n out_o of_o they_o though_o it_o be_v a_o very_a facile_a thing_n to_o do_v partly_o because_o the_o ignorance_n of_o some_o may_v judge_v it_o one_o of_o their_o superstitious_a practice_n and_o partly_o because_o their_o schoolman_n have_v speak_v enough_o to_o let_v we_o know_v their_o mind_n to_o which_o salmeron_n may_v be_v add_v who_o have_v speak_v enough_o to_o prove_v it_o in_o a_o place_n i_o have_v before_o quote_v 60._o salmeron_n t_o 5._o tract_n 60._o for_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o swisser_n it_o be_v not_o considerable_a in_o the_o cause_n because_o most_o of_o their_o church_n have_v no_o excommunication_n at_o all_o and_o so_o can_v not_o hold_v suspension_n as_o distinct_a from_o it_o yet_o i_o observe_v that_o none_o of_o they_o plead_v for_o admission_n of_o any_o to_o the_o lord_n table_n but_o such_o as_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o repentance_n so_o brentius_n bullinger_n gualther_n etc._n etc._n philip_n melancthon_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o reformer_n in_o germany_n have_v say_v enough_o as_o it_o be_v record_v by_o christophorus_n pezelius_n 409._o pezelii_n pars_fw-la oct_n argum_fw-la &_o resp_n theol_fw-it contexta_fw-la ex_fw-la scriptis_fw-la melanct._n de_fw-fr excom_n p._n 409._o in_o veteribus_fw-la canonibus_fw-la duo_fw-la gradus_fw-la sunt_fw-la poenarum_fw-la separatio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o

heathen_n placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquanto_fw-la tempore_fw-la à_fw-la communione_fw-la separentur_fw-la their_o fourteen_o canon_n determine_v a_o suspension_n till_o death_n for_o those_o who_o false_o accuse_v their_o brethren_n indeed_o the_o word_n be_v can._n 3._o a_o communione_fw-la abstineri_fw-la can._n 4._o a_o communione_fw-la separari_fw-la so_o can._n 5.11_o but_o by_o communio_fw-la be_v mean_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n only_o as_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o last_o canon_n and_o from_o the_o sin_n mention_v can._n 3_o 4_o 5._o not_o deserve_v absolute_a and_o plenary_a excommunication_n after_o this_o time_n 47._o pag._n 47._o say_v sir_n henry_n spilman_n till_o augustine_n time_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a trouble_n of_o britain_n through_o the_o continual_a inroad_n of_o the_o saxon_n the_o bishop_n themselves_o be_v force_v to_o retire_v into_o wales_n be_v very_o few_o synod_n in_o england_n in_o ireland_n say_v sir_n henry_n spilman_n anno_fw-la 450._o be_v a_o synod_n hold_v he_o have_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o canon_n agree_v upon_o at_o it_o in_o their_o fourteen_o canon_n they_o determine_v a_o year_n for_o repentance_n to_o any_o who_o have_v kill_v any_o commit_v fornication_n or_o consult_v a_o wizard_n can._n 15._o they_o determine_v twenty_o day_n penitence_n in_o case_n of_o theft_n this_o they_o distinguish_v as_o be_v apparent_a from_o their_o other_o canon_n from_o one_o who_o be_v anathematizandus_fw-la can._n 19_o in_o case_n of_o adultery_n they_o determine_v excommunication_n this_o be_v all_o the_o record_n i_o find_v concern_v our_o church_n in_o that_o time_n except_v only_o some_o imperfect_a record_n mention_v some_o single_a act_n of_o censure_n monricus_n be_v excommunicate_v for_o the_o murder_n of_o cynetu_n in_o a_o synod_n at_o landaff_n anno_fw-la 560._o another_o synod_n there_o enjoin_v king_n morcant_a penance_n for_o murder_v his_o uncle_n frioc_n and_o at_o a_o three_o synod_n there_o guidnerth_n be_v excommunicate_v for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o brother_n but_o a_o more_o perfect_a account_n i_o can_v find_v from_o the_o time_n of_o austin_n the_o monk_n come_v over_o till_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o our_o church_n be_v popish_a and_o rule_v by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n who_o we_o know_v allow_v suspension_n as_o i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o their_o schoolman_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n hen._n 8._o reformation_n begin_v to_o dawn_n he_o direct_v a_o commission_n to_o thirty_o two_o person_n to_o draw_v up_o a_o body_n of_o ecclesiastical_a law_n afterward_o king_n edward_n 6._o by_o his_o commission_n date_v november_n 11._o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n revive_v and_o perfect_v the_o work_n cranmer_z peter_z martyr_n dr_n cox_n dr_n may_n dr_n taylor_n of_o hadly_a and_o some_o other_o be_v his_o commissioner_n to_o perfect_v the_o body_n o●_n the_o law_n which_o be_v call_v reformatio_fw-la legum_n eccesiasticarum_fw-la and_o be_v print_v at_o london_n anno_fw-la 1641._o in_o which_o book_n the_o judgement_n of_o those_o eminent_a man_n the_o father_n of_o our_o church_n two_o of_o which_o viz._n cranmer_n and_o taylor_n be_v martyr_n afterward_o be_v evident_a p._n 151_o 152_o 153_o 154._o they_o have_v nine_o chapter_n concern_v suspension_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n they_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o suspension_n among_o which_o this_o they_o allege_v as_o the_o main_a because_o in_o lesser_a offence_n excommunication_n can_v proceed_v communicarent_fw-la quoniam_fw-la magra_fw-la lequeretur_fw-la b●norum_fw-la pertu●hatio_fw-la si_fw-la cum_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la person_n be_v infamibus_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la communicarent_fw-la and_o ofttimes_o suspicion_n of_o gross_a sin_n which_o may_v scandalize_v the_o church_n may_v appear_v where_o the_o fact_n can_v be_v full_o prove_v which_o they_o say_v must_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o church_n for_o it_o will_v cause_v a_o great_a disturbance_n in_o the_o church_n if_o the_o member_n of_o it_o shall_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n with_o infamous_a person_n in_o their_o four_o chapter_n they_o determine_v that_o he_o who_o continue_v a_o whole_a year_n suspend_v shall_v be_v excommunicate_v etc._n etc._n in_o their_o four_o chapter_n they_o determine_v that_o he_o who_o continue_v a_o whole_a year_n suspend_v shall_v be_v excommunicate_v etc._n etc._n soon_o after_o this_o the_o bishop_n prevail_v to_o have_v the_o common_a prayer_n and_o rubric_n confirm_v and_o from_o thence_o as_o to_o this_o we_o may_v know_v the_o judgement_n of_o our_o church_n till_o the_o year_n 1641._o it_o be_v true_a they_o be_v as_o tender_v of_o the_o business_n of_o suspension_n as_o they_o be_v free_a of_o their_o excommunication_n but_o yet_o we_o have_v thus_o much_o in_o the_o rubric_n prefix_v to_o the_o form_n for_o administer_a the_o lord_n supper_n if_o any_o be_v a_o open_a and_o notorious_a 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choose_v and_o join_v with_o the_o pastor_n 652._o

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