Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	1,645	5	10.1981	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65619	An account of the churches, or places of assembly, of the primitive Christians from the churches of Tyre, Jerusalem, and Constantinople described by Eusebius : and ocular observations of several very ancient edifices of churches yet extant in those parts : with a seasonable application / by Sir George Wheler ...	Wheler, George, Sir, 1650-1723.; Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.	1689 (1689)	Wing W1606; ESTC R34742	41,000	136

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o the_o mercy_n seat._n codinus_n inform_v we_o cod._n that_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n cover_v this_o with_o gold_n tho'_o not_o as_o he_o say_v for_o the_o priest_n to_o stand_v upon_o to_o reverence_n the_o table_n but_o pious_o to_o adorn_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o throne_n as_o the_o chair_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o chair_n of_o moses_n and_o conformable_a to_o that_o glorious_a throne_n or_o mercy-seat_n erect_v in_o the_o temple_n adorn_v with_o cherubim_n on_o each_o hand_n as_o seraphic_a attendant_n thereon_o and_o not_o to_o be_v worship_v as_o the_o late_a rather_o subtle_a than_o ignorant_a bishop_n of_o oxon_n will_v insinuate_v to_o the_o world._n on_o this_o throne_n and_o so_o on_o the_o high_a seat_n be_v place_v the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n or_o bible_n as_o mr._n goar_n by_o the_o connexion_n of_o his_o discourse_n seem_v to_o intimate_v out_o of_o symeon_n thessalonicensis_n temp._n and_o so_o indeed_o it_o be_v place_v in_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o nice_a on_o a_o throne_n intimate_v that_o that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n whence_o all_o true_a judgement_n concern_v either_o faith_n or_o manner_n must_v be_v take_v and_o according_a to_o that_o we_o must_v both_o be_v judge_v by_o christ_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n judge_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o edification_n and_o not_o destruction_n on_o this_o throne_n and_o synthronon_n both_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o presbyter_n use_v to_o sit_v together_o and_o that_o very_o ancient_o as_o s._n ignatius_n intimate_v in_o almost_o all_o his_o epistle_n where_o he_o compare_v the_o bishop_n in_o the_o church_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o presbyter_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o chair_n of_o s._n james_n of_o jerusalem_n wherein_o he_o teach_v the_o people_n be_v keep_v till_o his_o time_n but_o whether_o the_o bishop_n do_v always_o sit_v in_o the_o high_a seat_n 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