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
A96865	Church-members set in joynt. Or, A discovery of the unwarrantable and disorderly practice of private Christians, in usurping the peculiar office and work of Christs own pastours, namely publike preaching. In way of answer to a book printed under the name of Lieutenant Edmund Chillenden (but indeed none of his) entituled Preaching without ordination. Wherein all the arguments by him produced, are fully answered and disproved, the truth of the contrary evidenced, and the office forementioned, thereby returned into the hands of the right owners. / By Filodexter Transilvanus.	Woodbridge, Benjamin, 1622-1684.	1648 (1648)	Wing W3423; Thomason E422_3; ESTC R204785	29,729	41

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minister_n preach_v the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n answ_n i_o can_v believe_v our_o lieutenant_n read_v this_o scripture_n over_o twice_o the_o text_n say_v express_o that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n preach_v for_o thus_o run_v the_o word_n v._o 8_o 9_o with_o they_o he_o send_v levite_n even_o shemaiah_n etc._n etc._n and_o with_o they_o elisham_n and_o jehoram_n priest_n and_o they_o teach_v in_o judah_n and_o have_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o they_o here_o be_v not_o one_o word_n of_o the_o prince_n preach_v it_o be_v say_v indeed_o for_o 7._o that_o the_o king_n send_v to_o his_o prince_n to_o teach_v in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o pyhell_n ad_fw-la faciendumdiscere_fw-la to_o make_v they_o to_o learn_v or_o to_o see_v they_o teach_v to_o wit_n by_o other_o as_o ashpenaz_n be_v command_v together_o some_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o teach_v they_o the_o language_n of_o caldea_n be_v it_o imaginable_a that_o ashpenaz_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o noble_a man_n in_o the_o kingdom_n do_v teach_v they_o himself_o doubtless_o he_o do_v it_o by_o other_o as_o these_o prince_n also_o do_v and_o so_o rabbi_n solomon_n jarchi_n expound_v it_o it_o be_v proper_a say_v he_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v but_o the_o prince_n go_v with_o they_o lest_o they_o shall_v have_v rebel_v against_o their_o word_n that_o they_o may_v compel_v they_o to_o obey_v etc._n etc._n what_o a_o monstrous_a abuse_n of_o scripture_n be_v this_o to_o interpret_v it_o against_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n chill_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o