Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	great_a	place_n	10,107	5	4.1120	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53660	A plea for Scripture ordination, or, Ten arguments from Scripture and antiquity proving ordination by presbyters without bishops to be valid by J.O. ... ; to which is prefixt an epistle by the Reverend Mr. Daniel Williams.	Owen, James, 1654-1706.; Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.	1694 (1694)	Wing O708; ESTC R32194	71,514	212

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come_v to_o he_o to_o nicopolis_n tit._n 3._o 12._o from_o his_o suppose_a bishopric_n of_o crect_n and_o be_v he_o to_o receive_v his_o die_a word_n there_o also_o about_o fourteen_o year_n before_o his_o death_n for_o that_o epistle_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 55._o and_o nero_n 1._o vid._n lightf_n harm_n vol._n 1_o p._n 309._o nay_o how_o come_v the_o apostle_n to_o send_v he_o afterward_o to_o dalmatia_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 10._o be_v he_o bishop_n there_o also_o i_o question_v whether_o nonresidency_a be_v allow_v of_o much_o less_o enjoin_v to_o such_o state_v church-officer_n as_o timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v feign_v to_o be_v it_o be_v true_a some_o of_o the_o father_n say_v they_o be_v bishop_n of_o those_o place_n but_o it_o be_v considerable_a that_o eusebius_n say_v no_o more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v report_v that_o timothy_n be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n he_o do_v not_o affirm_v it_o theodoret_n call_v he_o '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o he_o call_v titus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o few_o will_v take_v they_o for_o real_a apostle_n they_o say_v also_o that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n yet_o many_o of_o our_o protestant_a writer_n deny_v it_o so_o do_v 118._o reynolds_n against_o hart_n and_o dr._n barrow_n of_o the_o supremacy_n the_o father_n and_o council_n speak_v of_o the_o officer_n of_o former_a time_n according_a to_o the_o style_n of_o their_o own_o to_o conclude_v if_o timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v not_o bishop_n of_o the_o english_a species_n than_o there_o be_v no_o such_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n that_o timothy_n be_v not_o such_o we_o have_v prove_v and_o if_o timothy_n be_v not_o no_o more_o be_v titus_n who_o power_n and_o work_n be_v the_o same_o with_o timothy_n if_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n invest_v in_o timothy_n at_o ephesus_n do_v not_o prove_v he_o bishop_n there_o no_o more_o do_v the_o same_o power_n give_v to_o titus_n in_o crect_n tit._n 1._o 3._o prove_v he_o bishop_n there_o vii_o but_o suppose_v timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v real_a bishop_n or_o fix_v pastor_n of_o ephesus_n and_o crect_n it_o will_v be_v no_o argument_n for_o diocesan_n bishop_n except_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n and_o that_o of_o crect_n do_v appear_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o extent_n with_o our_o diocesan_n church_n which_o can_v never_o be_v prove_v do_v the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n consist_v of_o one_o hundred_o or_o two_o hundred_o parish_n or_o particular_a congregation_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o their_o proper_a presbyter_n which_o be_v all_o subject_n to_o timothy_n as_o their_o bishop_n this_o must_v be_v prove_v or_o the_o instance_n of_o timothy_n be_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n will_v be_v impertinent_a to_o the_o present_a case_n nay_o there_o be_v strong_a presumption_n that_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n consist_v of_o no_o more_o member_n than_o can_v ordinary_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n that_o church_n have_v but_o one_o altar_n at_o which_o the_o whole_a congregation_n ordinary_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n in_o ignatius_n his_o time_n 25._o which_o be_v many_o year_n after_o timothy_n death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n give_v diligence_n therefore_o to_o assemble_v together_o frequent_o for_o the_o eucharist_n of_o god_n and_o for_o praise_n for_o when_o you_o often_o come_v into_o one_o place_n the_o power_n of_o satan_n be_v destroy_v etc._n etc._n i_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o one_o place_n as_o our_o english_a translator_n do_v act_v 2._o 1._o he_o say_v also_o '_o o_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 20._o he_o therefore_o that_o come_v not_o to_o the_o same_o place_n be_v proud_a and_o condemn_v himself_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o magnesian_o he_o mention_n one_o altar_n which_o further_o explain_v his_o meaning_n 34._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v all_o of_o you_o come_v together_o as_o into_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n as_o unto_o one_o 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what_o it_o be_v in_o timothy_n day_n which_o be_v absurd_a the_o christian_n be_v rather_o more_o numerous_a in_o the_o next_o age_n than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o yet_o we_o find_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o century_n the_o believer_n in_o great_a city_n than_o ephesus_n be_v no_o more_o than_o can_v meet_v in_o one_o place_n or_o in_o two_o at_o the_o most_o for_o constantine_n the_o great_a thought_n two_o temple_n sufficient_a for_o all_o the_o christian_n in_o his_o royal_a city_n of_o constantinople_n the_o one_o he_o call_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o apostle_n 399._o ut_fw-la doceret_fw-la scripturas_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la in_fw-la templis_fw-la praedicandas_fw-la esse_fw-la the_o other_o he_o call_v the_o temple_n of_o peace_n

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church_n have_v several_a minister_n in_o they_o as_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o our_o antagonist_n now_o these_o other_o minister_n be_v include_v either_o under_o the_o name_n of_o candlestick_n and_o so_o reckon_v among_o the_o people_n which_o be_v absurd_a or_o under_o the_o name_n of_o star_n and_o angel_n many_o may_v be_v intend_v by_o one_o angel_n as_o afterward_o by_o one_o beast_n cap._n 13._o and_o one_o head_n cap._n 17._o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o candlestick_n the_o seven_o candlestick_n be_v the_o seven_o church_n but_o of_o the_o star_n it_o be_v say_v indefinite_o 1.20_o the_o seven_o star_n be_v the_o angel_n not_o seven_a angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n iv._o angel_n be_v a_o name_n of_o office_n and_o not_o of_o order_n as_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o learned_a it_o be_v a_o strange_a consequence_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n therefore_o the_o angel_n be_v a_o bishop_n and_o have_v authority_n over_o other_o minister_n st._n john_n place_v the_o presbyter_n next_o the_o throne_n of_o christ_n himself_o 5.11_o and_o the_o angel_n further_o off_o at_o a_o great_a distance_n shall_v we_o therefore_o say_v that_o the_o presbyter_n be_v more_o honourable_a than_o the_o bishop_n the_o inference_n be_v much_o more_o natural_a than_o the_o other_o if_o angel_n be_v bishop_n as_o our_o adversary_n affirm_v 5.17_o st._n paul_n prefer_v the_o preach_n before_o the_o roll_a presbyter_n v._o it_o be_v observe_v by_o many_o chronologer_n that_o timothy_n be_v alive_a when_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v write_v 2.2_o and_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o he_o have_v leave_v his_o first_o love_n who_o paul_n so_o often_o commend_v for_o his_o zeal_n and_o diligence_n in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n vi_o to_o put_v this_o matter_n out_o of_o doubt_n st._n john_n a_o jew_n call_v the_o minister_n of_o particular_a or_o parochial_a church_n the_o angel_n of_o 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