Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	body_n	death_n	soul_n	5,812	5	5.2725	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62668	To receive the Lords Supper, the actual right and duty of all church-members of years not excommunicate made good against Mr. Collins his exceptions against The bar removed, written by the author : and what right the ignorant and scandalous tolerated in the church have to the Lords Supper declared : many thing belonging to that controversie more fully discussed, tending much to the peace and settlement of the church : and also a ful answer to what Mr. Collins hath written in defence of juridical suspension, wherein his pretended arguments from Scripture are examined and confuted : to which is also annexed A brief answer to the Antidiatribe written by Mr. Saunders / by John Timson ...	Timson, John.; Timson, John. Brief answer to the antidiatribe written by Mr. Saunders.	1655 (1655)	Wing T1296; ESTC R1970	185,323	400

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general_a admission_n to_o the_o lord_n supper_n then_o upon_o mistake_n have_v be_v think_v of_o they_o will_v be_v satisfy_v in_o their_o desire_n account_v those_o desire_n irregular_a that_o have_v be_v draw_v out_o without_o scripture_n ground_n better_o such_o desire_n shall_v be_v cross_v then_o attain_v his_o six_o degenerate_v from_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o all_o true_a antiquity_n that_o the_o virgin_n primitive_a time_n in_o the_o apostolical_a church_n admit_v all_o to_o the_o holy_a supper_n that_o come_v under_o baptism_n answ_n and_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n be_v so_o evident_a that_o no_o sober_a man_n will_v deny_v as_o have_v be_v show_v already_o and_o for_o after_o time_n if_o they_o act_v otherwise_o they_o be_v as_o much_o to_o be_v question_v for_o swerve_v from_o the_o first_o precedent_n as_o we_o ●_o ●_o as_o for_o that_o antiquity_n that_o be_v new_a than_o the_o scripture_n this_o author_n be_v no_o adorer_n of_o it_o as_o himself_o 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sacrament_n be_v but_o a_o seal_n to_o a_o blank_a when_o administer_v unto_o they_o these_o erroneous_a principle_n do_v more_o distract_v and_o trouble_v the_o poor_a church_n than_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o understand_v or_o decline_v the_o unnecessary_a stir_n that_o follow_v thereupon_o his_o second_o motive_n contain_v the_o great_a advantage_n get_v by_o act_v in_o some_o course_n of_o discipline_n but_o he_o shall_v have_v tell_v we_o what_o course_n of_o discipline_n he_o mean_v whether_o any_o course_n that_o man_n can_v invent_v or_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n only_o teach_v what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o that_o course_n themselves_o be_v act_v in_o do_v they_o be_v it_o general_o take_v up_o enable_v we_o the_o better_a to_o defend_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o church_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o pag._n 162._o must_v we_o run_v into_o a_o schism_n answ_n and_o become_v like_a unto_o our_o adversary_n in_o unchurch_v our_o parochial_a congregation_n and_o gather_v or_o 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word_n can_v free_v they_o from_o rigid_a and_o absolute_a separation_n that_o which_o follow_v we_o shall_v have_v the_o better_a satisfaction_n in_o our_o conscience_n while_o god_n be_v our_o witness_n that_o we_o have_v take_v pain_n draw_v loss_n upon_o our_o estate_n stir_v up_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o multitude_n for_o his_o service_n sake_n and_o who_o have_v require_v this_o at_o your_o hand_n answ_n where_o be_v it_o write_v that_o you_o shall_v act_v as_o you_o do_v if_o you_o meet_v with_o suffering_n for_o your_o irregular_a act_n what_o thank_v have_v you_o it_o be_v not_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o man_n or_o end_n but_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o make_v a_o martyr_n and_o bring_v solid_a comfort_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o god_n people_n all_o sect_n be_v apt_a to_o bless_v themselves_o in_o what_o they_o suffer_v by_o contrary_a mind_n but_o this_o and_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v be_v but_o weak_a and_o beg_v too_o i_o come_v to_o his_o answer_n of_o 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