Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	heathen_a	let_v	publican_n	2,742	5	10.9981	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91293	Suspention suspended. Or, The divines of Syon-Colledge late claim of the power of suspending scandalous persons, from the Lords Supper (without sequestring them from any other publicke ordinance, or the society of Christians) and that by the very will and appointment of Jesus Christ (not by vertue of any ordinance of Parliament) from whom they receive both their office and authority; briefly examined, discussed, refuted by the Word of God, and arguments deduced from it; and the contrary objections cleerly answered. Wherein, a bare suspention of persons from the Lords Supper onely, without a seclusion of them from other ordinances, is proved to be no censure or discipline appointed by Jesus Christ in his Word: ... That the Lords Supper is frequently, not rarely to be administred as well to unregenerate Christians to convert them, as to regenerate to confirme them: ... / By William Prynne of Lincolnes Inne, Esq.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1646 (1646)	Wing P4097; Thomason E510_12; ESTC R203299	51,434	45

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god_n shall_v first_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o you_o but_o see_v you_o put_v it_o from_o you_o and_o judge_v yourselves_o unworthy_a of_o everlasting_a life_n lo_o we_o turn_v to_o the_o gentile_n but_o the_o jew_n stir_v up_o devout_a and_o honourable_a woman_n and_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o city_n and_o raise_v persecution_n against_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n and_o expel_v they_o out_o of_o their_o coast_n but_o they_o shake_v off_o the_o dust_n of_o their_o foot_n against_o they_o and_o come_v unto_o iconium_n or_o luke_n 14_o 16_o 17_o 24._o a_o certain_a man_n make_v a_o great_a supper_n and_o bid_v many_o and_o send_v his_o servant_n at_o supper_n time_n say_v to_o they_o that_o be_v bid_v come_v for_o all_o thing_n be_v now_o ready_a but_o they_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n begin_v to_o make_v excuse_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o servant_n come_v and_o show_v his_o lord_n these_o thing_n then_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n be_v angry_a say_v to_o his_o servant_n go_v 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to_o the_o christian_a faith_n though_o the_o gospel_n may_v be_v preach_v to_o they_o be_v not_o because_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o convert_v ordinance_n and_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n only_o a_o confirm_v but_o not_o convert_v ordinance_n as_o be_v pretend_v but_o because_o the_o sacrament_n as_o all_o 212._o all_o calvin_n peter_n martyr_n aretit●_n jewel_n beacon_n paraeus_n willet_n other_o and_o master_n rutherfurd_n himself_o divine_a right_n of_o presbytery_n cap._n 4._o sect_n 5._o p._n 212._o divine_n accord_n be_v badge_n of_o our_o external_a christian_a profession_n yea_o solemn_a covenant_n or_o oath_n to_o oblige_v we_o to_o yield_v all_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n unto_o christ_n and_o distinguish_a sign_n to_o difference_n christian_n from_o all_o infidel_n and_o pagan_n in_o the_o

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for_o his_o conversion_n and_o shall_v a_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v deny_v the_o benefit_n of_o that_o ordinance_n i_o grant_v by_o excommunication_n he_o be_v as_o a_o heathen_a but_o why_o he_o may_v not_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o one_o that_o be_v without_o i_o desire_v master_n prynne_n to_o instruct_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v thank_v he_o for_o it_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o meditation_n of_o christ_n death_n the_o word_n of_o institution_n and_o the_o sacramental_a element_n and_o action_n may_v do_v much_o towards_o conversion_n and_o let_v master_n prynne_n show_v i_o in_o scripture_n why_o either_o a_o excommunicate_a person_n or_o a_o infidel_n may_v not_o be_v present_a at_o all_o these_o yet_o neither_o of_o they_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o partake_v of_o the_o ordinance_n etc._n etc._n rejoinder_n rejoinder_n to_o this_o i_o rejoin_v first_o that_o master_n rutherfurd_n cite_v many_o canonist_n and_o other_o in_o the_o same_o place_n to_o prove_v that_o excommunicate_a person_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v present_a at_o prayer_n preach_v or_o any_o other_o public_a ordinance_n the_o general_a opinion_n of_o antiquity_n and_o the_o school_n nay_o he_o prove_v from_o ezek._n 44._o 7_o 8_o 9_o &_o act_v 21._o 28_o 29._o that_o unconverted_a heathen_n be_v prohibit_v to_o come_v into_o god_n sanctuary_n or_o enter_v into_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o those_o who_o be_v thus_o excommunicate_v as_o heathen_n be_v in_o this_o sense_n person_n quite_o exclude_v the_o church_n and_o commonweal_n of_o israel_n as_o heathen_n be_v ephes_n 2._o 11_o 12._o else_o no_o excommunication_n can_v be_v evince_v from_o matth._n 18._o 17._o let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heath_n therefore_o heathen_n while_o such_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la in_o christian_a church_n and_o congregation_n of_o which_o they_o be_v no_o member_n true_a it_o be_v the_o apostle_n be_v command_v to_o preach_v 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