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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	call_v	government_n	situation_n	4,162	5	12.9976	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90523	A defence of church-government, exercised in presbyteriall, classicall, & synodall assemblies; according to the practise of the reformed churches: touching I. The power of a particular eldership, against those that plead for a meere popular government, specially Mr Ainsvvorth in his Animadversion to Mr Clyft. &c. II. The authority of classes and synods, against the patrons of independencie: answering in this poynt Mr Davenport his Apologeticall reply, &c. and Mr Canne his Churches plea, &c, sent forth first by W. Best, and afterwards for this part of it, under the title of Syons prerogative royall. By Iohn Paget, late able and faithfull pastour of the Reformed English Church in Amsterdam. Hereunto is prefixed an advertisement to the Parliament, wherein are inserted some animadversions on the Cheshire Remonstrance against Presbytery: by T.P.	Paget, John, d. 1640.; Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing P166; Thomason E117_1; ESTC R16734	348,418	298

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bell._n de_fw-fr council_n l._n 2._o c._n 16._o §_o 5._o observe_v judicio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la subjicitur_fw-la atque_fw-la ad_fw-la cam_fw-la remittitur_fw-la voce_fw-la christi_fw-la jubentis_fw-la dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la mat._n 18._o &_o alibi_fw-la that_o be_v he_o be_v subject_v unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n &_o send_v unto_o it_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n command_v tell_v the_o church_n mat._n 18._o &_o elsewhere_o d._n whitaker_n also_o 172._o also_o contro_fw-la de_fw-fr council_n qu._n 5._o c._n 3._o p._n 172._o affirm_v and_o confirm_v the_o same_o thing_n concern_v peter_n and_o why_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v of_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n as_o well_o as_o of_o he_o 2._o see_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v certain_a that_o the_o apostle_n do_v agree_v with_o they_o in_o judgement_n and_o can_v not_o err_v in_o their_o sentence_n they_o know_v that_o the_o same_o shall_v not_o diminish_v the_o authority_n of_o their_o doctrine_n but_o rather_o 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31._o article_n of_o the_o belgic_a confession_n which_o be_v point_a at_o have_v nothing_o that_o serve_v their_o turn_n against_o i_o neither_o do_v they_o show_v what_o clause_n therein_o they_o intend_v for_o their_o purpose_n and_o what_o seem_v most_o to_o accord_n with_o their_o former_a allegation_n i_o have_v answer_v before_o but_o for_o the_o synod_n of_o these_o country_n whereas_o mr_n c._n say_v 91.92_o say_v ch._n pl._n p._n 91.92_o what_o those_o synod_n be_v of_o who_o mr_n paget_n speak_v in_o pag._n 66._o who_o decree_v that_o particular_a congregation_n shall_v not_o practice_v among_o themselves_o all_o god_n ordinance_n i_o do_v not_o yet_o know_v but_o this_o i_o know_v that_o no_o reform_a church_n have_v make_v this_o a_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a if_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v it_o be_v only_o the_o invention_n of_o some_o particular_a man_n it_o be_v here_o to_o be_v observe_v 1._o that_o mr_n can_n falsify_v my_o 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p._n 56.57_o that_o caspar_n coolhaes_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o provincial_n synod_n of_o holland_n hold_v at_o haerlem_n anno_fw-la 1582._o that_o the_o cause_n of_o hermannus_n herbert_n be_v judge_v and_o he_o suspend_v from_o his_o ministry_n by_o a_o particular_a synod_n of_o south-holland_n hold_v in_o the_o hague_n anno_fw-la 1591._o novemb_n 6._o that_o cornelius_n wiggertsz_n be_v also_o judge_v and_o excommunicate_v by_o a_o particular_a synod_n of_o north-holland_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o error_n hold_v by_o he_o that_o 22._o that_o act._n syn._n nat._n dordr_n an._n 1618._o sesse_n 22._o nicolaus_n grevinchovius_n minister_n at_o rotterdam_n be_v remove_v from_o his_o ministry_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o south-holland_n synod_n hold_v at_o delft_n that_o pref_o that_o ib._n pref_o adolphus_n venator_n minister_n at_o alcmaer_n that_o joannes_n valesius_fw-la joannes_n rodingenus_n and_o isaacus_n welsingius_fw-la pastor_n of_o the_o church_n at_o horn_n be_v 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