Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	church_n	elder_n	ordain_v	4,165	4	9.3414	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20215	Answeres to certaine novations desired by some to be embraced by the reformed church some defend one part, others another part of these novations : in this treatise their chief objections are turned into questions.		1638 (1638)	STC 664.7; ESTC S1042	60,919	98

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meet_v together_o and_o the_o consent_n and_o authority_n be_v great_a when_o manye_v vote_n agree_v together_o though_o paul_n be_v a_o apostle_n and_o barnabas_n a_o disciple_n yet_o the_o church_n of_o antiochía_n send_v they_o with_o other_o disciple_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n at_o jerusalem_n they_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o qualify_a man_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o thing_n question_v at_o that_o time_n act_n 15._o quest_n see_v a_o congregation_n be_v a_o perfect_a church_n and_o have_v all_o thing_n pertain_v to_o a_o church_n may_v they_o not_o choose_v to_o themselves_o a_o pastor_n without_o consent_n of_o a_o presbytery_n answ_n the_o foresay_a independancie_n do_v not_o warrant_v it_o more_o than_o that_o a_o presbytery_n shall_v appoint_v a_o pastor_n unto_o a_o parish_n without_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n 2._o every_o family_n and_o every_o member_n of_o christ_n have_v the_o same_o independency_n than_o every_o family_n by_o itself_o alone_o and_o 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