Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	4,517	5	10.4419	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95963	The authours, nature, and danger of hæresie. Laid open in a sermon preached before the Honorable House of Commons at Margarets Westminster, upon Wednesday the tenth of March, 1646. being set apart as a solemne day of publike humiliation to seeke Gods assistance for the suppressing and preventing of the growth and spreading of errours, heresies, and blasphemies. / By Richard Vines. Printed by order of the House of Commons.	Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.	1647 (1647)	Wing V545; Thomason E378_29; ESTC R3304	47,605	81

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necessitas_fw-la quod_fw-la cogit_fw-la defendit_fw-la that_o which_o necessity_n command_v it_o defend_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n hand_n i_o say_v the_o apostle_n act._n 8._o 18._o be_v true_a but_o no_o argument_n against_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n by_o the_o eldership_n in_o ordination_n for_o there_o be_v divers_a reason_n and_o occasion_n of_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n beside_o in_o ordination_n and_o other_o hand_n be_v lay_v on_o in_o ordination_n than_o can_v give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o levite_n have_v imposition_n of_o hand_n locum_fw-la hand_n fagius_n in_o chald._n paraph_n in_o locum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la numb_a 8._o 10_o 11._o as_o upon_o a_o sacrifice_n dedicate_a they_o to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n and_o so_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o be_v use_v for_o separation_n of_o man_n to_o the_o work_n or_o office_n of_o the_o ministry_n but_o there_o be_v no_o miracle_n wrought_v nor_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v nor_o any_o inward_a grace_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grace_n seem_v somewhere_o to_o be_v put_v for_o office_n as_o rom._n 1._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o see_v rom._n 1._o 5_o &_o 15._o 15_o 16_o gal._n 2._o 9_o grotius_n beza_n dieu_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grace_n and_o apostleship_n that_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o apostleship_n &_o in_o this_o sense_n as_o beza_n say_v if_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o grace_n be_v take_v 1_o tim._n 4._o 14._o then_o may_v it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v with_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n as_o for_o election_n by_o the_o people_n which_o be_v by_o some_o cry_v up_o as_o the_o all_o in_o all_o in_o this_o point_n though_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v against_o the_o lawfullnesse_n of_o it_o where_o it_o be_v due_o condition_v yet_o if_o any_o shall_v plead_v the_o necessity_n of_o it_o as_o essential_a to_o the_o call_n of_o a_o minister_n i_o shall_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v clear_a evidence_n in_o scripture_n for_o ordination_n of_o minister_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n then_o for_o election_n by_o the_o people_n that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 14._o 23._o out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v expiscate_v after_o a_o man_n have_v make_v the_o best_a of_o it_o will_v leave_v he_o to_o beg_v the_o question_n for_o there_o appear_v in_o it_o no_o act_n of_o the_o church_n at_o all_o but_o whatsoever_o it_o signify_v it_o refer_v whole_o to_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n who_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordain_v elder_n for_o the_o disciple_n and_o therefore_o without_o endanger_v not_o only_o the_o sense_n but_o the_o grammar_n of_o the_o scripture_n