Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	world_n	worship_n	worship_v	24	3	7.6904	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69491	Gestus Eucharisticvs, or, A discourse concerning the gesture at the receiving of the Holy Eucharist or Sacrament of the Lords Supper by George Ashwell ...	Ashwell, George, 1612-1695.	1663 (1663)	Wing A3998; ESTC R16232	72,577	195

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throughout_o the_o world_n as_o touch_v the_o gesture_n use_v at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n together_o with_o the_o opinion_n and_o testimony_n both_v of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o some_o modern_a divine_n my_o next_o work_n shall_v be_v to_o draw_v some_o observation_n from_o those_o historical_a passage_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o justify_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o this_o particular_a to_o which_o i_o shall_v add_v some_o other_o reason_n draw_v partly_o from_o scripture-ground_n partly_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o duty_n or_o service_n which_o this_o gesture_n do_v accompany_v 1._o though_o it_o be_v not_o clear_a in_o the_o gospel_n what_o gesture_n our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n use_v at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n yet_o that_o which_o they_o use_v at_o the_o eat_v of_o the_o passeover_n be_v express_o set_v down_o viz_o lie_v or_o lean_v on_o couch_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n at_o that_o time_n which_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o conform_v unto_o without_o the_o least_o scruple_n or_o affectation_n of_o singularity_n so_o do_v they_o likewise_o in_o sing_v of_o the_o hymn_n after_o supper_n and_o other_o circumstantial_o which_o be_v then_o general_o practise_v and_o enjoin_v by_o the_o sanedrin_n though_o without_o any_o express_a command_n of_o god_n for_o they_o and_o all_o this_o that_o they_o may_v not_o give_v just_a cause_n of_o offence_n whereof_o our_o saviour_n be_v very_o tender_a where_o the_o thing_n enjoin_v or_o use_v be_v not_o absolute_o sinful_a or_o extreme_o scandalous_a yea_o though_o sometime_o he_o be_v not_o oblige_v thereto_o in_o strict_a justice_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o pay_v the_o tribute-money_n mat._n 17._o 24_o which_o although_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o as_o himself_o protest_v unto_o peter_n yet_o rather_o than_o give_v offence_n in_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n he_o bad_a peter_n discharge_v it_o for_o they_o both_o and_o wrought_v a_o miracle_n to_o that_o purpose_n now_o though_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n use_v that_o gesture_n at_o the_o passover_n which_o be_v then_o general_o practise_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a that_o it_o be_v a_o