Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	communion_n	guilty_a	schism_n	2,723	5	9.7530	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90062	The duty of such as would walke worthy of the Gospel: to endeavour union, not division nor toleration. Opened, in a sermon at Pauls, upon the Lords Day, Feb. 8. 1646. / By Matthevv Nevvcomen, preacher of the Gospel at Dedham in Essex.	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1646 (1646)	Wing N909; Thomason E329_6; ESTC R200691	35,616	55

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operibus_fw-la cap._n 3._o &_o contra_fw-la crescon_n gram._n lib._n 2._o cap_n 7._o as_o long_o as_o they_o hold_v not_o one_o body_n one_o baptism_n schisma_fw-la say_v augustine_n est_fw-la eadem_fw-la opinantem_fw-la &_o eodem_fw-la ritu_fw-la utentem_fw-la solo_fw-la congregationis_fw-la delectari_fw-la dissidio_fw-la schism_n be_v when_o a_o man_n that_o profess_v the_o same_o faith_n and_o worship_n be_v delight_v only_o with_o the_o difference_n of_o a_o assembly_n or_o congregation_n and_o again_o schismaticos_fw-la facit_fw-la non_fw-la diversa_fw-la fides_fw-la sed_fw-la communion_n be_v disrupta_fw-la societas_fw-la it_o be_v not_o a_o differ_a faith_n but_o break_v the_o fellowship_n of_o communion_n that_o make_v man_n schismatics_n and_o again_o schisma_fw-la est_fw-la recens_fw-la congregationis_fw-la ex_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la sententiarum_fw-la diversitate_fw-la dissensio_fw-la schism_n be_v a_o new_a or_o late_a dissension_n or_o disagreement_n of_o a_o congregation_n 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express_a scripture_n deut._n 12.8_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v after_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o you_o do_v here_o this_o day_n every_o man_n that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n and_o certain_o this_o absolute_a liberty_n or_o rather_o licentiousness_n in_o opinion_n which_o be_v so_o eager_o contend_v for_o by_o some_o be_v not_o to_o be_v indulge_v unto_o man_n magistratu_fw-la gerhard_n in_o loc_n come_v loc_fw-la de_fw-fr magistratu_fw-la libertas_n illa_fw-la quidvis_fw-la credendi_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la libertas_fw-la errandi_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la errandi_fw-la in_o re_fw-la animae_fw-la salutem_fw-la concernente_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la proinde_fw-la error_n est_fw-la longè_fw-la nocentissimus_fw-la &_o periculosissimus_fw-la that_o same_o of_o liberty_n of_o believe_v any_o thing_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o liberty_n of_o err_v and_o of_o err_v in_o matter_n concern_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o the_o soul_n and_o a_o error_n 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you_o then_o what_o you_o have_v receive_v let_v he_o be_v anathema_n revel_v 2.20_o notwithstanding_o i_o have_v a_o few_o thing_n against_o thou_o because_o thou_o suffer_v that_o woman_n jezebel_n who_o call_v herself_o a_o prophetess_n to_o teach_v and_o seduce_v my_o servant_n to_o commit_v fornication_n and_o to_o eat_v thing_n sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n so_o then_o here_o toleration_n be_v abominable_a nor_o three_o be_v there_o liberty_n leave_v in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o our_o judgement_n and_o opinion_n in_o the_o discovery_n and_o practice_n of_o they_o will_v give_v just_a offence_n unto_o other_o 1_o cor._n 10.32_o give_v none_o offence_n neither_o to_o the_o jew_n nor_o to_o the_o gentile_n nor_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n nor_o fourthly_a in_o such_o thing_n as_o wherein_o the_o difference_n of_o judgement_n and_o opinion_n will_v necessary_o and_o avoidable_o ex_fw-la natura_fw-la rei_fw-la produce_v a_o rent_n and_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n 1_o 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