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
A91314	A vindication of foure serious questions of grand importance, concerning excommunication and suspention from the sacrament of the Lords Supper, from some misprisions and unjust exceptions lately taken against them; both in the pulpit, by a reverend brother of Scotland, in a sermon at Margarets Church in Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons, at a publike fast there held for Scotland, on the 5th of September last: and in the presse, by three new-printed pamphlets, by way of answer to, and censure of them. Wherein some scripture texts, (commonly reproduced for excommunication, and bare suspention from the Lords Supper onely,) are cleared from false glosses, inferences, conclusions wrested from them; ... / By William Prynne of Lincolns Inne, Esquire.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P4124; Thomason E265_5; ESTC R212424	79,558	71

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reject_v he_o luke_n 7._o 29._o ch._n 15._o 2_o 2_o 3._o ch._n 19_o 2._o to_o 12._o mat._n 21._o 31_o 32._o and_o as_o the_o jew_n then_o avoid_v all_o civil_a familiar_a society_n with_o publican_n g_o 2_o who_o they_o general_o hate_v for_o their_o covetousness_n and_o extortion_n so_o also_o with_o heathen_n with_o who_o they_o may_v not_o inter_v marry_o nor_o familiar_o converse_v deut._n 7._o 2_o 4._o josh._n 24._o 12_o 13_o neh._n 13._o 27._o to_o 31._o ezr._n ch._n 9_o and_o 10._o ps._n 116._o 34_o 35._o act._n 21._o 28_o 29._o whence_o we_o read_v the_o jew_n have_v no_o deal_n or_o conversation_n with_o the_o samaritan_n john_n 4_o 9_o nor_o they_o with_o the_o jew_n luke_n 9_o 52_o 53._o if_o then_o let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n be_v no_o more_o then_o keep_v not_o civil_a company_n fellowship_n or_o familiar_a conversation_n with_o he_o who_o obstinate_o trespass_v against_o thou_o after_o private_a admonition_n and_o public_a 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gen._n 52._o 31._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 28._o now_o the_o puni●hment_n of_o such_o trespass_n belong_v proper_o to_o their_o temporal_a magistrate_n not_o to_o their_o ecclesiastical_a consistory_n as_o the_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 29._o deut._n 10._o 16_o 18_o 19_o 20._o ch._n 25._o 1_o 2._o 2_o chron._n 19_o 9_o 6._o exod._n 21._o 6._o 22._o chap._n 22._o 8_o 9_o prove_v second_o because_o the_o follow_a word_n ver._n 16._o if_o he_o refuse_v to_o hear_v thou_o take_v with_o the●_z one_o or_o two_o more_o that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n every_o word_n may_v be_v establish_v relate_v only_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o try_v civil_a capital_a crime_n as_o murder_n and_o the_o like_a before_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v by_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n num._n 25._o 30._o deut._n 17._o 6_o 7._o chap._n 19_o 5_o 6._o not_o to_o any_o proceed_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n in_o their_o ecclesiastical_a consistory_n of_o which_o we_o find_v no_o precedent_n three_o because_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n the_o assembly_n or_o congregation_n in_o the_o 17._o verse_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o any_o presbyteritall_a or_o ecclesiastical_a classis_fw-la which_o have_v cognizance_n of_o private_a trespass_n there_o be_v no_o such_o among_o the_o jew_n but_o only_o of_o the_o *_o 97._o civil_a court_n of_o justice_n which_o the_o scripture_n common_o call_v the_o council_n which_o have_v power_n which_o no_o mere_a ecclesiastical_a consistory_n can_v do_v to_o scourge_v imprison_v torture_v and_o outlaw_n offender_n if_o not_o to_o condemn●_z put_v to_o death_n but_o not_o proper_o to_o excommunicate_v they_o matth._n 5._o 22._o chap._n 10._o 17._o c._n 5._o 26_o 27_o 59_o 60._o chap._n 27._o 1_o 2._o mark_n 13._o 9_o act_n 4._o 3._o to_o 22._o chap._n 5._o 17._o to_o 40._o chap._n 6._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o chap._n 25._o 15._o to_o 29._o chap._n 24._o 20._o four_o because_o he_o add_v if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n 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