Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	officer_n	ordain_v	ordination_n	3,414	5	11.2484	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52993	Palæmon, or, The grand reconciler composing the great difference and disputes about church-government and discovering the primitive government of churches, built upon the Word of God, and the practice of the apostles / compiled by one who labours for the peace of the church.	T. N.	1646 (1646)	Wing N77; ESTC R30734	20,310	32

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2_o tim._n 1.6_o by_o imposition_n of_o my_o hand_n so_o likewise_o 1_o tim._n 5.22_o to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v the_o choice_n of_o mathias_n act._n 1.23_o and_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o seven_o deacon_n act._n 6.3_o look_v you_o out_o among_o you_o seven_o man_n of_o honest_a report_n and_o verse_n 5._o and_o 6._o they_o choose_v steven_n and_o the_o rest_n and_o set_v they_o before_o the_o apostle_n and_o when_o they_o have_v pray_v they_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o they_o which_o place_n be_v allege_v by_o st._n cyprian_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o people_n have_v a_o interest_n and_o aught_o to_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o publish_v the_o name_n of_o those_o person_n who_o be_v to_o be_v ordain_v that_o so_o the_o people_n discuss_v their_o life_n and_o manner_n may_v by_o their_o approbation_n ratify_v the_o ordination_n of_o 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without_o their_o consent_n and_o approbation_n by_o this_o we_o may_v collect_v what_o be_v practise_v in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o church_n first_o there_o be_v a_o nomination_n or_o publication_n of_o the_o person_n name_n to_o the_o people_n second_o upon_o their_o knowledge_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o person_n to_o be_v ordain_v there_o follow_v imposition_n of_o hand_n wherein_o consist_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a concern_v the_o ordination_n of_o bishop_n only_o this_o may_v be_v aver_v out_o of_o saint_n hierome_n who_o have_v record_v that_o in_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n the_o presbyter_n be_v wont_a to_o choose_v a_o bishop_n out_o of_o their_o own_o classis_fw-la or_o rank_fw-la yet_o we_o must_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o first_o constitution_n of_o a_o bishop_n there_o who_o be_v hanania_n be_v make_v by_o mark_n the_o evangelist_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o 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autiochia_n this_o last_o thesis_n may_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o saint_n cyprian_n who_o oft_o express_v himself_o in_o this_o particular_a that_o he_o will_v never_o ordain_v any_o without_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o presbyter_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n which_o advice_n imply_v that_o they_o concur_v with_o he_o in_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n and_o as_o for_o imposition_n of_o hand_n that_o the_o presbyter_n also_o conjoin_v with_o the_o bishop_n in_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o 22._o quaerat_fw-la episcopus_fw-la sine_fw-la concilio_n clericorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la clericos_fw-la non_fw-la ordinet_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la civium_fw-la assensum_fw-la &_o testimonium_fw-la quaerat_fw-la canon_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n and_o by_o the_o aforesaid_a epistle_n of_o firmilianus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n cappadocia_n as_o also_o by_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n to_o hero_n by_o all_o these_o authority_n it_o evident_o 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the_o advice_n of_o