Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	bishop_n	church_n	rome_n	9,289	5	7.3911	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53688	The doctrine of the saints perseverance, explained and confirmed, or, The certain permanency of their 1. acceptation with God & 2. sanctification from God manifested & proved from the 1. eternal principles 2. effectuall causes 3. externall meanes thereof ... vindicated in a full answer to the discourse of Mr. John Goodwin against it, in his book entituled Redemption redeemed : with some degressions concerning 1. the immediate effects of the death of Christ ... : with a discourse touching the epistles of Ignatius, the Episcopacy in them asserted, and some animadversions on Dr. H.H. his dissertations on that subject / by John Owen ...	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1654 (1654)	Wing O740; ESTC R21647	722,229	498

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be_v send_v out_o by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n more_o eminent_o &_o peculiarly_a then_o former_o for_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n act_n 13._o 1_o 2_o 3_o in_o this_o undertake_n in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n or_o two_o he_o preach_v &_o gather_a church_n whereof_o express_a mention_n be_v make_v at_o salamis_n act_n 13._o 5_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o paphosv_n 6_o at_o perga_n in_o pamphilia_n 13_o at_o antioch_n in_o pisidia_n 14_o at_o iconium_n chap_n 14._o 1_o at_o lystra_n and_o derbe_n v_o 6_o and_o at_o perga_n 26_o in_o all_o these_o place_n gather_v some_o believer_n to_o christ_n who_o before_o they_o return_v to_o antioch_n he_o visit_v all_o over_o the_o second_o time_n and_o settle_a elder_n in_o the_o several_a congregation_n chap_n 14._o 21_o 22_o 23_o in_o this_o journey_n and_o travel_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n he_o seem_v in_o all_o place_n to_o have_v be_v follow_v almost_o at_o the_o heel_n by_o the_o profess_v 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pamphilia_n pisidia_n derbe_n lystra_n iconium_n etc._n etc._n chap_n 16._o five_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o and_o all_o the_o church_n which_o he_o have_v gather_v and_o plant_v in_o his_o travel_n through_o asia_n whereunto_o he_o be_v command_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_n 13._o 1._o 2._o thing_n be_v thus_o state_v it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v institute_v diocesan_n and_o metropolitan_a bishop_n for_o though_o the_o church_n be_v so_o small_a and_o thin_a and_o few_o in_o number_n that_o 7_o year_n after_o this_o may_v we_o believe_v our_o doctor_n the_o apostle_n have_v not_o institute_v or_o appoint_v any_o elder_n or_o presbyter_n in_o they_o viz_o when_o paul_n write_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n which_o be_v when_o he_o be_v prisoner_n in_o rome_n as_o appear_v cap_n 1_o 7_o 13_o 14_o chap_n 4_o 22_o about_o the_o three_o year_n of_o nero_n yet_o that_o he_o have_v full_o build_v and_o settle_v the_o hierarchical_a fabric_n contend_v for_o who_o 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〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la concludit_fw-la but_o yet_o i_o fear_v the_o doctor_n will_v find_v he_o have_v need_n of_o other_o weapon_n and_o other_o manner_n of_o assistance_n to_o make_v good_a the_o cause_n he_o have_v undertake_v the_o word_n of_o ignatius_n in_o that_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o recommend_v to_o they_o that_o particular_a church_n in_o syria_n which_o by_o his_o imprisonment_n be_v deprive_v of_o its_o pastor_n therefore_o without_o doubt_n he_o be_v a_o metropolitical_a archbishop_n tytere_o tu_fw-la patulae_fw-la &c_n &c_n but_o the_o doctor_n be_v resolve_v to_o carry_v his_o cause_n and_o therefore_o be_v forsake_v of_o all_o fair_a and_o honest_a mean_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v hope_v for_o assistance_n or_o success_n he_o try_v as_o saul_n the_o witch_n of_o endor_n the_o counterfeit_a spurious_a title_n of_o a_o counterfeit_a epistle_n to_o the_o antiochian_o to_o see_v if_o that_o will_v speak_v any_o comfortable_a word_n for_o his_o relief_n or_o no._n and_o to_o make_v sure_a work_n he_o cause_v this_o gentleman_n so_o to_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o syria_n be_v in_o antioch_n not_o antioch_n in_o syria_n as_o in_o some_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o world_n they_o say_v they_o inquire_v whether_o london_n be_v in_o england_n or_o england_n in_o londan_n what_o other_o sense_n can_v be_v make_v of_o the_o word_n as_o by_o the_o doctor_n transcribe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o syria_n which_o be_v in_o antioch_n now_o if_o this_o be_v so_o i_o shall_v confess_v it_o be_v possible_a we_o may_v be_v in_o more_o error_n than_o one_o and_o that_o we_o much_o want_v the_o learned_a doctour_n assistance_n for_o our_o information_n the_o word_n themselves_o as_o they_o be_v use_v by_o the_o worshipful_a writer_n of_o that_o epistle_n will_v scarce_o furnish_v we_o with_o this_o learned_a and_o rare_a notion_n they_o be_v at_o length_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o he_o first_o open_v his_o mouth_n with_o a_o lie_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v here_o more_o express_v then_o that_o the_o latter_a passage_n in_o antioch_n be_v restrictive_a of_o what_o go_v &_o before_o be_v speak_v of_o its_o residence_n in_o syria_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o name_n of_o christian_a first_o give_v to_o the_o disciple_n in_o that_o place_n i_o know_v not_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o apostle_n institute_v metropolitan_a arch-bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o make_v all_o sure_a the_o learned_a doctor_n will_v not_o so_o give_v over_o but_o sect_n 11_o he_o add_v that_o the_o epigraphe_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n grant_v he_o the_o whole_a case_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la quâ_fw-la say_v he_o ecclesiae_fw-la romanoe_n eiusque_fw-la episcopo_fw-la super_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la in_o urbicariâ_fw-la region_fw-la aut_fw-la provinciae_fw-la romana_fw-la contentis_fw-la praefecturam_fw-la competiisse_fw-la videmus_fw-la although_o i_o have_v spend_v some_o time_n in_o the_o consideration_n of_o man_n conjecture_n of_o those_o suburbicarian_a church_n that_o as_o be_v pretend_v be_v here_o point_v to_o and_o the_o rise_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rom_n jurisdiction_n over_o those_o church_n in_o a_o correspondency_n to_o the_o civil_a government_n of_o the_o perfect_a of_o the_o city_n yet_o so_o great_a a_o critic_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n as_o casaubon_n exerc_n 16._o ad_fw-la a_o 150_o have_v profess_v that_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v barbarous_a and_o unintelligible_a i_o shall_v not_o contend_v about_o it_o for_o the_o presidency_n mention_v of_o the_o church_n in_o or_o at_o rome_n that_o it_o be_v a_o presidency_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o not_o only_o a_o eminency_n of_o faith_n and_o holiness_n that_o be_v intend_v the_o doctor_n think_v it_o