Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	according_a	bishop_n	church_n	307	4	3.9146	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20683	A defence of church gouernment Dedicated to the high Court of Parliament. Wherein, the church gouernment established in England, is directly proued to be consonant to the word of God, and that subiects ought of dutie to conforme themselues to the state ecclesiasticall. Together with, a defence of the crosse in baptisme; as it is vsed in our Church, being not repugnant to the word: and by a consequent, the brethren which are silenced, ought to subscribe vnto it, rather then to burie their talents in the ground. By Iohn Doue, Doctour of Diuinity.	Dove, John, 1560 or 61-1618.	1606 (1606)	STC 7081; ESTC S110107	58,733	80

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to_o the_o emperor_n his_o charge_n his_o crime_n which_o he_o commit_v as_o it_o do_v behoove_v he_o thrust_v he_o out_o of_o the_o church_n &_o seclude_v he_o from_o the_o communion_n in_o this_o story_n that_o action_n be_v ascribe_v sole_o unto_o the_o bishop_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o any_o other_o who_o consent_n be_v require_v though_o soon_o after_o we_o doubt_v not_o say_v master_n jacob_n it_o take_v place_n in_o the_o church_n therefore_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n the_o office_n of_o lord_n bishop_n rule_v by_o his_o sole_a authority_n be_v of_o great_a antiquity_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o eldership_n which_o be_v but_o a_o novelty_n and_o never_o prevail_v until_o our_o age_n and_o that_o but_o in_o some_o few_o church_n and_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v something_o for_o the_o justification_n of_o bishop_n rule_v by_o their_o sole_a authority_n timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v such_o bishop_n master_n jacob_n repli_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o ordain_v minister_n nor_o censure_v offender_n by_o their_o sole_a authority_n much_o less_o than_o timothy_n and_o titus_n which_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o apostle_n for_o answer_v to_o his_o reply_n which_o consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o manifest_a untruth_n i_o do_v instance_n in_o s._n peter_n which_o by_o his_o sole_a authority_n censure_v ananias_n &_o suphira_n when_o they_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n smite_v they_o with_o present_a death_n &_o st._n paul_n which_o alone_o censure_v elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n when_o he_o smite_v he_o 11_o acts._n 5._o act._n 13._o 11_o with_o blindness_n for_o seek_v to_o pervert_v the_o deputy_n from_o the_o faith_n and_o both_o these_o censure_n be_v then_o in_o the_o place_n of_o excommunication_n 2._o vide_fw-la bucerum_fw-la dè_fw-la clavibus_fw-la 1._o cor._n 16._o 22._o anathema_n marannatha_fw-mi politiae_fw-la judaicae_n c._n 2._o which_o be_v now_o the_o ordinary_a censure_n of_o 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