Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	keep_v	sabbath_n	4,304	5	9.7303	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92172	A briefe narration of some church courses held in opinion and practise in the churches lately erected in New England. Collected out of sundry of their own printed papers and manuscripts with other good intelligences. Together with some short hints (given by the way) of their correspondence with the like tenents and practises of the separatists churches. And some short animadversions upon some principall passages for the benefit of the vulgar reader. Presented to publike view for the good of the church of God by W. R.	Rathband, William, d. 1695.	1644 (1644)	Wing R298; Thomason E36_11; ESTC R21802	84,830	61

execute_v all_o ecclesiastical_a duty_n and_o office_n infant_n office_n hereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o because_o ofttimes_o their_o church_n be_v long_o without_o minister_n that_o they_o be_v also_o long_o without_o sacrament_n both_o the_o lord_n supper_n for_o the_o elder_a people_n and_o baptism_n for_o their_o infant_n sacrament_n only_o except_v by_o mere_a lay_v man_n that_o neither_o be_v nor_o perhaps_o ever_o shall_v be_v officer_n in_o the_o church_n 5._o this_o church_n be_v thus_o invest_v with_o all_o church-power_n derive_v part_n thereof_o upon_o her_o officer_n viz._n so_o much_o as_o she_o can_v convenient_o execute_v herself_o and_o the_o rest_n she_o keep_v still_o in_o she_o own_o hand_n and_o execute_v according_o ans_fw-fr to_o 32._o q._n p._n 57_o r._n m._n to_o w._n r._n ‑_o r._n m._n to_o e._n b._n p._n 4._o barr._n disc_n p._n 223._o 6._o the_o officer_n have_v no_o power_n in_o church_n matter_n but_o what_o the_o church_n derive_v on_o they_o and_o which_o she_o may_v revoke_v and_o resume_v unto_o herself_o if_o she_o conceive_v they_o do_v not_o use_v it_o well_o ibid._n and_o therefore_o she_o may_v call_v they_o to_o account_v for_o their_o action_n though_o they_o be_v even_o apostle_n themselves_o j._n cott._n on_o 5._o vial_n p._n 10._o 7._o the_o officer_n be_v all_o but_o the_o church_n they_o church_n where_o say_v the_o scripture_n that_o the_o church_n shall_v rule_v her_o officer_n and_o the_o officer_n obey_v the_o church_n we_o find_v that_o officer_n be_v call_v ruler_n and_o people_n be_v command_v to_o obey_v they_o in_o the_o lord_n frequent_o 1_o tim._n 5.19_o heb._n 13.17_o but_o the_o other_o we_o never_o find_v we_o find_v indeed_o the_o apostle_n call_v themselves_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o church_n as_o christ_n also_o make_v himself_o servant_n unto_o all_o but_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v proper_o but_o metaphorical_o and_o by_o way_n of_o some_o similitude_n unto_o servant_n who_o it_o good_a do_v seek_v their_o master_n good_a and_o be_v for_o their_o profit_n not_o their_o own_o so_o do_v christ_n and_o all_o the_o apostle_n seek_v the_o church_n good_a not_o their_o own_o and_o so_o all_o christian_n be_v command_v to_o serve_v each_o other_o in_o love_n but_o we_o may_v not_o thence_o conclude_v that_o therefore_o every_o christian_a be_v in_o peoprietie_n to_o be_v another_o servant_n for_o than_o who_o shall_v be_v master_n much_o less_o that_o the_o apostle_n be_v proper_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o church_n who_o give_v rule_n to_o the_o church_n what_o to_o do_v and_o how_o to_o walk_v but_o receive_v none_o from_o the_o church_n lest_o of_o all_o that_o christ_n be_v so_o who_o both_o be_v and_o be_v the_o head_n of_o that_o body_n and_o king_n of_o that_o kingdom_n we_o read_v also_o that_o minister_n be_v to_o do_v the_o act_n of_o their_o ministry_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o his_o power_n 1_o cor._n 5.4_o matth._n 28.19_o mat._n 7.22_o but_o that_o they_o act_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n or_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n such_o phrase_n we_o do_v not_o read_v they_o and_o therefore_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v they_o servant_n in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n and_o she_o be_v the_o mistress_n the_o queen_n in_o all_o thing_n she_o have_v the_o power_n of_o decree_a and_o they_o with_o she_o as_o other_o the_o mean_a member_n of_o the_o society_n but_o as_o minister_n so_o they_o be_v only_o as_o her_o mouth_n to_o speak_v and_o her_o hand_n to_o act_v what_o she_o decree_v do_v all_o thing_n for_o she_o by_o her_o power_n and_o in_o her_o name_n ibid._n mr_n n._n to_o w._n r._n ‑_o r._n m._n to_o w._n r._n rob._n apol._n p._n 49._o rob._n justif_a p._n 121_o 122_o 138_o 166_o 178_o 180_o 185_o 303_o 322._o 8._o the_o except_v the_o and_o this_o be_v well_o too_o if_o this_o service_n of_o the_o church_n be_v reserve_v only_o and_o entire_o to_o the_o officer_n but_o alas_o this_o be_v but_o 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minister_n admonition_n excommunication_n etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr to_o 32._o q._n p._n 57_o cott._n cat_n p._n 3_o 10._o cott._n on_o vial_n 5._o p._n 9_o 10._o rob._n justif_a p._n 9_o 111_o 114_o 116_o 121._o can_n necess_n of_o separation_n p._n 135._o 9_o rule_v 9_o this_o body_n be_v all_o eye_n and_o all_o tongue_n no_o diversity_n of_o member_n all_o governor_n none_o to_o be_v govern_v all_o teacher_n contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n rule_v be_v all_o teacher_n 1_o cor_fw-la 12._o ●9_n and_o if_o their_o reason_n for_o this_o be_v well_o examine_v it_o will_v appear_v they_o make_v as_o much_o for_o woman_n to_o rule_v as_o man_n no_o marvel_n then_o if_o this_o be_v so_o that_o they_o complain_v in_o print_n and_o otherwise_o that_o minister_n be_v slight_v among_o they_o yea_o trample_v upon_o by_o some_o cott._n on_o vial_n second_o p._n 24._o master_n h._n to_o s._n a._n they_o profess_v to_o condemn_v morellian_n and_o popular_a government_n but_o what_o can_v be_v more_o 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