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	foot_n	part_n	5,540	5	4.6773	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64633	The true form of church government first instituted by Christ, novv used and practised in all the reformed churches of Germanie, France, and Scotland: humbly presented to the high and honourable court of Parliament, at this time most happily assembled. Plainly proved by Scripture, rectifide reason, and the testimonie of the Church, some hundreds of yeares after the Apostles time, and the generall consent of the Churches rightly reformed in these latter times, contrary to the Romish, and our archiepiscopall government.	Udall, John, 1560?-1592.	1642 (1642)	Wing U16; ESTC R218880	62,509	79

which_o christ_n have_v ordain_v for_o the_o last_o remedy_n against_o sin_n and_o only_o to_o be_v use_v when_o neither_o admonition_n reprehension_n nor_o separation_n from_o the_o external_a communion_n of_o the_o saint_n for_o a_o time_n will_v serve_v that_o same_o be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v but_o upon_o great_a extremity_n but_o such_o be_v excommunication_n as_o appear_v matth._n 18.15_o therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v use_v but_o upon_o most_o weighty_a occasion_n that_o be_v in_o the_o case_n only_o of_o extremity_n when_o no_o other_o mean_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n 2._o that_o which_o cut_v a_o man_n off_o from_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o give_v he_o over_o unto_o satan_n as_o one_o in_o a_o desperate_a case_n that_o same_o may_v not_o be_v use_v but_o in_o great_a extremity_n but_o such_o be_v excommunication_n be_v use_v according_a as_o god_n have_v leave_v it_o unto_o his_o church_n 1_o cor._n 5.5_o therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v use_v but_o in_o great_a extremity_n 3._o that_o which_o a_o man_n will_v do_v in_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o his_o hand_n or_o his_o foot_n that_o same_o must_v the_o church_n do_v in_o excommunication_n for_o it_o be_v the_o cut_n off_o of_o a_o member_n but_o a_o man_n will_v try_v all_o other_o way_n and_o will_v never_o cut_v off_o his_o hand_n or_o his_o foot_n until_o he_o see_v it_o incurable_a and_o ready_a to_o infect_v the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o body_n therefore_o excommunication_n may_v not_o be_v use_v but_o in_o case_n of_o great_a extremity_n 4._o that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o natural_a affection_n and_o work_v that_o which_o a_o love_a heart_n do_v tremble_v to_o think_v of_o that_o same_o may_v not_o be_v do_v but_o in_o great_a extremity_n but_o such_o be_v the_o excommunication_n for_o it_o deprive_v the_o party_n excommunicate_v of_o our_o love_n and_o throw_v he_o into_o the_o most_o wretched_a case_n that_o can_v be_v fall_n unto_o man_n in_o this_o life_n therefore_o it_o may_v 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must_v be_v build_v unto_o the_o end_n but_o they_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o eldership_n act._n 6_o 6._o and_o 13.3_o therefore_o the_o church_n officer_n must_v be_v ordain_v by_o lay_v on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o eldership_n 2._o church_n officer_n must_v be_v ordain_v by_o they_o that_o have_v warrant_v from_o the_o word_n to_o assure_v the_o party_n ordain_v that_o they_o be_v call_v of_o god_n only_o the_o elders●ip_n have_v such_o a_o warrant_n 1_o tim._n 4_o 14._o therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o eldership_n 3._o many_o of_o the_o sentence_n allege_v before_o out_o of_o counsel_n emperor_n law_n history_n and_o 〈◊〉_d writer_n both_o old_a and_o new_a for_o election_n not_o to_o be_v by_o one_o but_o by_o divers_a speak_v also_o of_o ordination_n and_o so_o be_v forcible_a to_o this_o purpose_n 3_o 4._o e●agrius_n come_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o b●sh●p_n unlawful_o because_o only_a paulinus_n ordain_v he_o contrary_a to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o many_o canon_n which_o provide_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v orda●n●d_fw-mi ●ut_o by_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o prou●nce_n or_o at_o the_o least_o ●y_n three_o 23._o 5._o when_o a_o b●shop_n be_v to_o be_v ordai●ed_v etc._o etc._o one_o bishop_n shall_v pronounce_v the_o blessing_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n with_o the_o elder_n pr●sent_a shall_v all_o l●y_n on_o their_o ●ands_n 4._o 6._o when_o a_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v ordain_v the_o bishop_n adjoin_v do_v ordain_v he_o therefore_o if_o church_n officer_n be_v ordain_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n not_o by_o one_o conclusion_n 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o e●dership_n consi●ting_v of_o many_o i●_z they_o be_v to_o ordain_v that_o have_v warrant_v out_o of_o the_o word_n to_o assure_v the_o party_n ordain_v that_o they_o be_v call_v of_o god_n if_o ordination_n by_o one_o b●sh●p_n be_v unlawful_a and_o contrary_a to_o many_o canon_n of_o counsel_n if_o the_o 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community_n then_o for_o they_o that_o think_v otherwise_o be_v in_o that_o point_n anabaptist_n then_o be_v to_o be_v require_v now_o so_o that_o instance_n make_v for_o we_o 3._o ob●ect_a example_n be_v no_o general_a rule_n to_o be_v follow_v answ._n example_n not_o contrary_v any_o rule_n or_o reason_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v as_o if_o they_o be_v commandment_n so_o that_o notwithstanding_o any_o thing_n allege_v to_o the_o contrary_a it_o remain_v upon_o the_o former_a gro●nds_n most_o steadfast_a that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o eldership_n to_o ordain_v those_o church_n officer_n that_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o public_a service_n of_o god_n chap._n viii_o the_o ordain_n of_o church_n officer_n must_v be_v do_v with_o humble_a prayer_n of_o the_o eldersh●p_n

and_o the_o congregation_n discip._n ecclesi_fw-la ●ol_n 50._o their_o unreverent_a beginning_n and_o proceed_v therewith_o i●_z a_o c●rner_n be_v contrary_a to_o this_o which_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o proof_n of_o our_o asser●ion_n by_o these_o reason_n 1._o we_o be_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o in_o these_o action_n as_o they_o by_o who_o we_o have_v direction_n to_o do_v they_o have_v set_v we_o a_o example_n but_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n when_o they_o ordain_v church_n officer_n do_v always_o commend_v the_o action_n to_o god_n by_o prayer_n together_o with_o those_o congregation_n over_o which_o they_o place_v they_o act._n 6_o 6_o and_o 14._o ●3_n therefore_o the_o ordain_n of_o church_n officer_n must_v be_v do_v by_o humble_a prayer_n of_o the_o eldership_n and_o congregation_n 2._o the_o great_a the_o action_n i●_z that_o be_v in_o hand_n the_o more_o careful_a must_v they_o be_v that_o have_v it_o in_o hand_n to_o humble_v themselves_o by_o prayer_n for_o the_o lord_n 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