Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	day_n	great_a	see_v	5,499	4	3.3677	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52063	A vindication of the answer to the humble remonstrance from the unjust imputation of frivolousnesse and falshood Wherein, the cause of liturgy and episcopacy is further debated. By the same Smectymnuus.	Smectymnuus.; Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655. aut; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666. aut; Young, Thomas, 1587-1655. aut; Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669. aut; Spurstowe, William, 1605?-1666. aut	1654 (1654)	Wing M799; ESTC R217369	134,306	232

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say_v in_o the_o postscript_n about_o the_o popish_a prelate_n be_v true_a celari_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la negari_fw-la non_fw-la debuit_fw-la and_o for_o what_o we_o say_v of_o the_o protestant_a bishop_n he_o deny_v not_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o only_o he_o chide_v for_o tax_v all_o for_o the_o fault_n of_o some_o and_o in_o these_o thing_n wherein_o he_o do_v diametrical_o oppose_v we_o he_o do_v frequent_o contradict_v himself_o and_o his_o best_a friend_n in_o his_o epistle_n dedicatory_a he_o profess_v that_o he_o tax_v not_o our_o ability_n yet_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o call_v we_o impotent_a assailant_n and_o afterward_o man_n of_o weak_a judgement_n and_o strong_a malice_n and_o man_n that_o will_v seem_v to_o have_v see_v a_o father_n and_o that_o all_o that_o we_o say_v be_v nothing_o but_o bold_a ignorance_n pag._n 94._o he_o say_v that_o to_o acknowledge_v a_o ordinary_a evangelist_n be_v a_o fancy_n and_o a_o dream_n and_o yet_o elsewhere_o he_o make_v every_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v a_o evangelist_n in_o his_o remonstrant_a and_o in_o his_o defence_n he_o say_v that_o bishop_n have_v be_v every_o where_o throughout_o all_o the_o region_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o that_o all_o church_n throughout_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n have_v uniform_o and_o constant_o maintain_v episcopacy_n and_o yet_o elsewhere_o he_o deny_v that_o ever_o he_o say_v that_o bishop_n be_v every_o where_o and_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v less_o noble_a church_n that_o do_v not_o confer_v to_o episcopal_a government_n pag._n 161._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o for_o 1600_o year_n the_o name_n of_o bishop_n have_v be_v appropriate_v in_o a_o plain_a contradistinction_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n but_o in_o other_o place_n he_o often_o grant_v that_o the_o name_n be_v confound_v and_o ascribe_v to_o presbyter_n be_v well_o as_o bishop_n in_o his_o 36._o pag._n he_o say_v that_o in_o

20._o of_o act_n presbyter_n and_o bishop_n to_o be_v all_o one_o do_v we_o prove_v the_o bishop_n describe_v in_o timothy_n and_o titus_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o name_n and_o office_n with_o a_o presbyter_n do_v we_o prove_v that_o their_o church_n be_v all_o govern_v communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la all_o shall_v be_v grant_v we_o and_o yet_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o episcopacy_n be_v still_o hold_v up_o by_o this_o sleight_n by_o tell_v we_o that_o before_o the_o apostle_n leave_v the_o earth_n they_o make_v over_o their_o authority_n to_o some_o prime_a man_n demand_v where_o this_o be_v extant_a the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n be_v plead_v present_o and_o partly_o because_o we_o have_v no_o other_o scripture_n of_o latter_a inspiration_n and_o edition_n whereby_o to_o prove_v the_o contrary_n another_o inducement_n be_v because_o the_o writer_n near_o the_o apostle_n time_n make_v frequent_a mention_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o as_o they_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v some_o way_n distinguish_v from_o a_o presbyter_n some_o of_o they_o mention_v the_o very_a man_n that_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o these_o church_n as_o polycarpus_n of_o smyrna_n &_o ignatius_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v martyr_v within_o twelve_o year_n after_o the_o revelation_n be_v write_v write_v letter_n to_o the_o several_a church_n wherein_o he_o mention_v their_o bishop_n distinct_a from_o their_o presbyter_n 35._o now_o say_v the_o author_n of_o episcopacy_n by_o divine_a right_n the_o apostle_n immediate_a successor_n can_v best_a tell_v what_o they_o next_o before_o they_o do_v who_o can_v better_a tell_v a_o man_n pace_n then_o he_o that_o follow_v he_o close_o at_o heel_n and_o this_o have_v so_o plausible_a a_o show_n that_o all_o be_v condemn_v as_o blind_v or_o wilful_a who_o will_v either_o doubt_v that_o episcopacy_n be_v of_o apostolical_a institution_n or_o think_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n shall_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n deviate_v from_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o now_o how_o insufficient_a a_o ground_n this_o be_v for_o the_o raise_n up_o of_o so_o mighty_a a_o fabric_n as_o episcopacy_n by_o divine_a right_n or_o apostolical_a institution_n we_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o judge_v by_o that_o that_o follow_v first_o the_o thing_n they_o lie_v as_o their_o foundation_n be_v a_o mere_a metaphorical_a word_n and_o such_o as_o be_v ordinary_o apply_v to_o presbyter_n in_o common_a second_o the_o penman_n of_o those_o seven_o epistle_n do_v never_o in_o they_o nor_o in_o any_o of_o his_o other_o write_n so_o much_o as_o use_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n he_o name_v presbyter_n frequent_o especial_o in_o this_o book_n yea_o where_o he_o will_v set_v out_o the_o office_n of_o those_o that_o be_v near_a to_o the_o throne_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n revel_v 4._o and_o whereas_o in_o saint_n johns_n day_n some_o new_a expression_n be_v use_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o be_v not_o in_o scripture_n as_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n begin_v to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o christ_n himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o both_o these_o be_v find_v in_o the_o write_n of_o s._n john_n and_o it_o be_v strange_a to_o we_o that_o the_o apostle_n shall_v mention_v a_o new_a phrase_n and_o not_o mention_v a_o new_a office_n erect_v in_o the_o church_n as_o you_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v neither_o three_o in_o any_o of_o his_o write_n the_o least_o intimation_n of_o superiority_n of_o one_o presbyter_n over_o another_o save_v only_o where_o he_o name_v diotrephes_n as_o one_o ambitious_o affect_v such_o a_o primacy_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o one_o word_n in_o these_o epistle_n whence_o a_o episcopal_a authority_n may_v be_v collect_v so_o that_o do_v not_o the_o testimony_n that_o live_v soon_o after_o make_v the_o argument_n plausible_a it_o will_v appear_v ridiculous_a but_o alas_o the_o suffrage_n of_o all_o the_o writer_n in_o the_o world_n be_v infinite_o unable_a to_o command_v a_o act_n of_o divine_a faith_n without_o which_o divine_a right_n can_v be_v apprehend_v suppose_v we_o be_v as_o very_o persuade_v that_o ignatius_n write_v the_o epistle_n which_o go_v under_o his_o name_n which_o yet_o we_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o doubt_v of_o as_o know_v that_o many_o learned_a man_n reject_v a_o great_a part_n of_o they_o and_o some_o all_o as_o we_o can_v be_v persuade_v that_o tully_n write_v his_o all_o this_o can_v persuade_v no_o further_o that_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v and_o appoint_v bishop_n as_o their_o successor_n but_o only_o by_o a_o humane_a faith_n but_o neither_o be_v that_o so_o the_o most_o immediate_a and_o unquestionable_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n give_v clear_a evidence_n to_o the_o contrary_n it_o be_v grant_v on_o all_o side_n that_o there_o be_v no_o piece_n of_o antiquity_n that_o deserve_v more_o esteem_n than_o the_o epistle_n of_o clement_n quotation_n late_o bring_v to_o light_v by_o the_o industry_n and_o labour_n of_o that_o learned_a gentleman_n master_n patrick_n young_a and_o in_o that_o epistle_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v all_o one_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v the_o occasion_n of_o that_o epistle_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o new_a sedition_n raise_v by_o the_o corinthian_n against_o their_o presbyter_n page_n 57_o 58._o not_o as_o bishop_n hall_n say_v the_o continuation_n of_o the_o schism_n among_o they_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n clemens_n to_o remove_v their_o present_a sedition_n tell_v they_o how_o god_n have_v always_o appoint_v several_a order_n in_o his_o church_n which_o must_v not_o be_v confound_v first_o tell_v they_o how_o it_o be_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n then_o for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n tell_v they_o that_o christ_n send_v his_o apostle_n through_o country_n and_o city_n in_o which_o they_o constitute_v the_o first_o fruit_n or_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o unto_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n for_o they_o who_o shall_v believe_v afterward_o p._n 54._o 55._o those_o who_o he_o call_v there_o bishop_n afterward_o throughout_o the_o epistle_n he_o call_v presbyter_n pa._n 58_o 62_o 69._o all_o which_o place_n do_v evident_o convince_v that_o in_o clement_n his_o judgement_n the_o apostle_n appoint_v but_o two_o officer_n that_o be_v bishop_n and_o deacon_n to_o bring_v man_n to_o believe_v because_o when_o he_o have_v reckon_v up_o three_o order_n appoint_v by_o god_n among_o the_o jew_n high-priest_n priest_n and_o levite_n come_v to_o recite_v order_n appoint_v by_o the_o apostle_n under_o the_o gospel_n he_o do_v mention_v only_a bishop_n and_o deacon_n and_o those_o bishop_n which_o at_o first_o he_o oppose_v to_o deacon_n ever_o after_o he_o call_v presbyter_n and_o here_o we_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o the_o strange_a boldness_n of_o the_o author_n of_o epis._n by_o divine_a right_n who_o have_v endeavour_v to_o wiredraw_v this_o author_n so_o much_o magnify_v by_o he_o to_o maintain_v his_o prelatical_a episcopacy_n and_o that_o both_o by_o foist_v in_o the_o word_n withal_o into_o this_o translation_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o text_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v seduce_v to_o believe_v that_o the_o office_n of_o episcopacy_n and_o presbytery_n be_v two_o different_a office_n and_o also_o by_o willing_o misunderstand_v clement_n his_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v have_v we_o understand_v episcopacy_n as_o distinct_a from_o presbytery_n whereas_o the_o whole_a series_n of_o the_o epistle_n evident_o prove_v that_o the_o word_n episcopus_fw-la &_o presbyter_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o also_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o contention_n then_o in_o corinth_n be_v only_o about_o the_o name_n whereas_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o epistle_n itself_o that_o the_o controversy_n be_v not_o about_o the_o name_n but_o dignity_n of_o episcopacy_n for_o it_o be_v about_o the_o deposition_n of_o their_o godly_a presbyter_n p._n 57_o 58._o and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thus_o interpret_v by_o beza_n eph._n 1._o 21._o phil._n 2._o 9_o &_o heb._n 1._o 4._o and_o mead_n in_o apoc._n 11._o p._n 156._o in_o which_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v render_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o all_o this_o we_o see_v that_o the_o most_o genuine_a and_o near_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n know_v no_o such_o difference_n last_o it_o be_v worth_a our_o observation_n that_o the_o same_o writer_n who_o as_o they_o say_v testify_v that_o these_o 7._o angel_n be_v in_o a_o superior_a degree_n to_o presbyter_n do_v likewise_o affirm_v