Selected quad for the lemma: diversity_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
diversity_n	apostle_n	church_n	teacher_n	555	5	9.5793	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47573	The vvorld that now is; and the vvorld that is to come: or The first and second coming of Jesus Christ Wherein several prophecies not yet fulfilled are expounded. By Han. Knollys, a servant of Jesus Christ. Rev. I. 19.	Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.	1681 (1681)	Wing K726; ESTC R217229	58,589	161

the_o unity_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o those_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n be_v call_v elder_n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o elder_n be_v a_o name_n of_o office_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n elder_n be_v indeed_o fix_v officer_n for_o rule_n and_o government_n who_o be_v to_o be_v count_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n 1_o tim._n 5.17_o they_o be_v also_o call_v bishop_n phil._n 1.1_o and_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n act._n 20.17_o be_v call_v bishop_n act._n 20.28_o 〈◊〉_d 20.28_o act._n 20.17_o 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over_o which_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v make_v you_o overseer_n or_o bishop_n the_o office_n of_o a_o pastor_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n or_o elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v to_o take_v the_o charge_n oversight_n and_o care_n of_o those_o soul_n which_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v commit_v to_o they_o to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n to_o watch_v for_o their_o soul_n 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set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o for_o there_o be_v many_o unruly_a and_o vain_a talker_n and_o deceiver_n especial_o they_o of_o the_o circumcision_n who_o mouth_n must_v be_v stop_v who_o subvert_v whole_a house_n teach_v thing_n which_o they_o ought_v not_o for_o filthy_a lucre_n sake_n this_o witness_n be_v true_a wherefore_o rebuke_v they_o sharp_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n these_o thing_n speak_v and_o exhort_v and_o rebuke_v with_o all_o authority_n let_v no_o man_n despise_v thou_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o heretic_n after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n reject_v know_v that_o he_o that_o be_v such_o be_v subvert_v and_o sin_v be_v condemn_v of_o himself_o §_o 6._o and_o the_o consonant_a testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n with_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o modern_a divine_n and_o protestant_a writer_n of_o good_a esteem_n and_o approbation_n 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every_o several_a epistle_n he_o that_o have_v a_o ear_n let_v he_o hear_v etc._n etc._n rev._n 2.7_o 11_o 17_o 29._o &_o chap._n 3.6_o 13_o