Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	authority_n	church_n	particular_a	1,635	5	6.7687	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

be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n or_o practise_v any_o adoration_n to_o the_o outward_a sign_n that_o too_o many_o have_v run_v into_o the_o contrary_a extreme_a of_o slight_v &_o profane_v it_o either_o by_o think_v there_o be_v no_o virtue_n or_o presence_n of_o christ_n in_o it_o or_o by_o carry_v themselves_o in_o that_o careless_a manner_n at_o it_o as_o if_o they_o believe_v none_o 4._o musculus_fw-la loc_fw-la com_n de_fw-fr coenà_fw-fr domini_fw-la non_fw-la sic_fw-la pueriliter_fw-la desipimus_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la mensae_fw-la accubitu_fw-la per_fw-la occasionem_fw-la veteris_fw-la paschatis_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la est_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la istius_fw-la institutione_n usus_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la esse_fw-la factum_fw-la existimemus_fw-la ut_fw-la normam_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o exemplum_fw-la ad_fw-la novi_fw-la paschatis_fw-la communicationem_fw-la accumbendi_fw-la praescriberet_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la nobis_fw-la posita_fw-la lex_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la sequamur_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la manè_fw-la sed_fw-la vesperi_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la hoc_fw-la instituit_fw-la deinde_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la est_fw-la commodum_fw-la ut_fw-la ingens_fw-la communicantium_fw-la mulritudo_fw-la ad_fw-la mensas_fw-la accumbat_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la quàm_fw-la er_fw-mi a●_n domino_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la paucis_fw-la duodecim_fw-la viz_o discipulis_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la mensam_fw-la accumberet_fw-la that_o be_v we_o be_v not_o so_o childish_o foolish_a as_o to_o think_v because_o the_o lord_n sit_v or_o lean_v at_o the_o table_n at_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o old_a passeover_n therefore_o it_o be_v do_v to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v prescribe_v we_o a_o rule_n and_o pattern_n of_o sit_v at_o the_o partake_v of_o the_o new_a passover_n as_o he_o appoint_v not_o we_o a_o law_n to_o follow_v in_o that_o he_o institute_v not_o the_o sacrament_n in_o the_o morning_n but_o in_o the_o evening_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a that_o a_o great_a company_n of_o communicant_n shall_v sit_v at_o table_n in_o the_o church_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o lord_n to_o sit_v at_o one_o table_n with_o a_o few_o viz_o with_o twelve_o disciple_n 5._o daniel_n chamier_n de_fw-fr euchar_n l._n 7._o c._n 11_o §_o 10._o ipsa_fw-la illa_fw-la celebratio_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la religiosus_fw-la ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la separari_fw-la nequit_fw-la ab_fw-la adoratione_n christi_fw-la the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v a_o religious_a act_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o adoration_n of_o christ_n again_o cap._n 2._o §_o 9_o adoramus_fw-la in_o eucharistia_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la adoramus_fw-la eucharistiam_fw-la that_o be_v we_o do_v not_o adore_v the_o eucharist_n but_o we_o adore_v at_o the_o euchacharist_n or_o in_o the_o receive_n of_o it_o now_o what_o fit_a gesture_n to_o express_v this_o adoration_n by_o than_o kneel_v sure_o sit_v be_v never_o count_v proper_a for_o worship_n the_o same_o author_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 2._o §_o 22._o nemo_fw-la unquam_fw-la sic_fw-la insaniit_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la actionum_fw-la christi_fw-la dixerit_fw-la observandas_fw-la si_fw-la sumpsisset_fw-la panem_fw-la nec_fw-la addidisset_fw-la accipite_fw-la edite_fw-la tam_fw-la certè_fw-la importunum_fw-la esset_fw-la urgere_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la esum_fw-la quàm_fw-la accubitum_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la accubuisset_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la dixisset_fw-la accumbite_fw-la tam_fw-la seriò_fw-la accumbendum_fw-la esset_fw-la quàm_fw-la edendum_fw-la sed_fw-la neutrum_fw-la est_fw-la accubuit_fw-la non_fw-la jussit_fw-la accumbere_fw-la dedit_fw-la panem_fw-la &_o jussit_fw-la edere_fw-la that_o be_v no_o man_n be_v ever_o so_o mad_a as_o to_o affirm_v that_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o christ_n action_n be_v to_o be_v imitate_v and_o observe_v if_o he_o have_v take_v bread_n and_o not_o add_v take_v eat_v it_o have_v be_v as_o absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a to_o press_v a_o perpetual_a eat_v as_o a_o perpetual_a sit_v and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o only_o sit_v but_o say_v also_o sit_v you_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v as_o serious_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o sit_v as_o to_o eat_v but_o it_o be_v neither_o so_o nor_o so_o he_o sit_v he_o command_v not_o we_o to_o fit_v he_o give_v bread_n and_o command_v we_o to_o eat_v let_v i_o add_v he_o bid_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v it_o in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o and_o his_o passion_n which_o remembrance_n or_o memorial_n be_v to_o last_o till_o christ_n come_v again_o as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 26._o and_o consequently_n the_o command_n bind_v the_o church_n until_o his_o second_o come_v at_o the_o world_n end_n 6._o to_o these_o i_o shall_v add_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o noble_a frenchmam_fw-la a_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o superstition_n of_o rome_n and_o as_o famous_a for_o his_o pen_n as_o he_o be_v for_o his_o sword_n it_o be_v philip_n mornay_n du_fw-fr plessis_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o mass_n write_v on_o purpose_n to_o confute_v the_o popish_a error_n in_o this_o point_n viz_o lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o pag._n 732_o where_o we_o find_v he_o easy_o distinguish_v thus_o upon_o saint_n ambrose_n word_n adoramus_fw-la in_o mysteriis_fw-la non_fw-la mysteria_fw-la in_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la non_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la creatorem_fw-la in_o creaturâ_fw-la sanctificatâ_fw-la non_fw-la ipsam_fw-la creaturam_fw-la that_o be_v we_o adore_v at_o the_o mystery_n not_o the_o mystery_n themselves_o at_o the_o sacrament_n not_o the_o sacrament_n themselves_o the_o creator_n in_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v sanctify_v not_o the_o creature_n itself_o 7._o yea_o mr._n cartwright_n himself_o the_o first_o great_a champion_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n in_o his_o first_o reply_n pag._n 131_o 132_o acknowlege_v again_o and_o again_o that_o sit_v at_o the_o communion_n be_v not_o necessary_a and_o though_o he_o say_v that_o kneel_v be_v dangerous_a he_o say_v not_o it_o be_v unlawful_a now_o if_o it_o be_v confess_o lawful_a even_o in_o his_o judgement_n who_o be_v the_o first_o great_a stickler_n against_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n methinks_v all_o shall_v conform_v to_o that_o practice_n which_o have_v be_v so_o general_o receive_v among_o we_o since_o the_o reformation_n and_o obey_v lawful_a authority_n when_o it_o be_v thereby_o command_v as_o for_o the_o danger_n pretend_v to_o be_v fear_v may_v not_o it_o be_v just_o esteem_v a_o fear_n where_o no_o fear_n be_v when_o the_o very_a same_o authority_n which_o command_v kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n forbid_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o outward_a sign_n or_o element_n and_o open_o declare_v itself_o against_o the_o romish_a doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n have_v thus_o show_v the_o judgement_n and_o practise_v of_o most_o christian_a church_n 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 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knock_v our_o breast_n and_o say_v lord_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n luk._n 18._o 13_o 14._o so_o shall_v we_o be_v justify_v with_o the_o one_o and_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o child_n with_o the_o other_o 5._o the_o nonconformist_n refuse_v not_o to_o kneel_v in_o prayer_n wherein_o yet_o they_o profess_v to_o speak_v with_o a_o humble_a confidence_n &_o familiarity_n unto_o god_n as_o to_o a_o father_n and_o that_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n rom._n 8._o 15._o gal._n 4._o 6._o why_o be_v not_o the_o same_o gesture_n as_o suitable_a at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o communion_n notwithstanding_o they_o there_o put_v on_o the_o person_n of_o child_n and_o coheir_n or_o why_o can_v they_o not_o bend_v their_o knee_n as_o well_o as_o bare_v their_o head_n when_o they_o receive_v it_o they_o use_v not_o to_o fit_v bare_a when_o invite_v to_o the_o table_n of_o their_o superior_n why_o use_v they_o this_o reverence_n when_o invite_v to_o their_o elder_a brother_n and_o 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in_o the_o church_n triumphant_a rev._n 19_o 9_o and_o that_o we_o be_v therein_o to_o act_v the_o person_n of_o coheir_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o from_o thence_o that_o we_o shall_v sit_v thereat_o as_o companion_n and_o familiar_n of_o christ_n see_v the_o triumphant_a saint_n themselves_o who_o be_v admit_v into_o that_o fellowship_n and_o be_v christ_n guest_n at_o that_o supper_n be_v represent_v to_o we_o by_o s._n john_n in_o a_o quite_o contrary_a posture_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n on_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v do_v by_o these_o saint_n in_o heaven_n we_o must_v imitate_v they_o in_o this_o also_o by_o use_v the_o like_a gesture_n for_o saint_n john_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o 24._o elder_n who_o represent_v the_o chief_a head_n or_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n fall_v down_o before_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o worship_v he_o that_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o cast_v their_o crown_n before_o the_o throne_n revel_v 4._o 10._o nor_o only_o so_o but_o before_o the_o lamb_n also_o who_o appear_v before_o the_o throne_n as_o he_o have_v be_v slay_v as_o he_o be_v also_o represent_v when_o we_o worship_v he_o in_o the_o eucharist_n revel_v 5._o 6_o 8_o 14._o the_o people_n join_v with_o their_o pastor_n in_o the_o same_o humble_a gesture_n and_o have_v the_o angel_n for_o their_o fellow-worshipper_n cap._n 7._o 9_o 11._o who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o lamb_n and_o to_o be_v lead_v unto_o live_a fountain_n of_o water_n have_v late_o come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n and_o wash_v their_o robe_n white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n v._o 14._o now_o in_o the_o sacrament_n we_o be_v not_o only_o feed_v by_o this_o lamb_n but_o feed_v upon_o he_o we_o have_v our_o spiritual_a thirst_n allay_v by_o this_o fountain_n of_o life_n be_v thereby_o make_v to_o drink_v into_o one_o spirit_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 13._o therein_o also_o we_o be_v cleanse_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o many_o for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n mat._n 26._o 27_o 28._o the_o same_o gesture_n be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o 24._o elder_n and_o to_o the_o 4._o beast_n when_o god_n have_v judge_v the_o great_a whore_n and_o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o saint_n revel_v 19_o 4_o 7_o 9_o be_v not_o the_o practice_n of_o these_o heavenly_a inhabitant_n a_o good_a warrant_n and_o pattern_n to_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n to_o use_v the_o like_a prostration_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n especial_o at_o the_o eucharist_n wherein_o we_o offer_v up_o the_o same_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n for_o the_o favour_n bestow_v on_o we_o through_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o lamb_n slay_v and_o the_o judge_n of_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n who_o be_v conquer_v and_o condemn_v when_o he_o suffer_v on_o the_o cross_n but_o if_o any_o shall_v reply_v that_o s._n john_n in_o these_o vision_n describe_v the_o church-militant_a under_o the_o name_n 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