Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	apostle_n	church_n	time_n	5,907	5	3.9565	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56143	A brief, pithy discourse upon I Corinthians 14. 40. Let all things be done decently and in order. Tending to search out the truth in question: Whether it be lawfull for church-governours to command and impose indifferent decent things (not absolutely necessary) in the administration of Gods worship? Written some years past by a judicious divine, and seasonable for our present times	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1661 (1661)	Wing P3915; ESTC R219594	10,985	16

a_o brief_a pithy_a discourse_n upon_o 1_o corinthian_n 14._o 40._o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n tend_v to_o search_v out_o the_o truth_n in_o this_o question_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o church-governor_n to_o command_n and_o impose_v indifferent_a decent_a thing_n not_o absolute_o necessary_a in_o the_o administration_n of_o god_n worship_n write_a some_o year_n pass_v by_o a_o judicious_a divine_a and_o seasonable_a for_o our_o present_a time_n numb_a 15._o 39_o that_o you_o may_v look_v upon_o it_o and_o remember_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v they_o and_o that_o you_o seek_v not_o after_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o your_o own_o eye_n after_o which_o you_o use_v to_o go_v a_o whore_v gregorius_n magnus_fw-la pastoralium_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o aliter_fw-la admonendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la subditi_fw-la &_o aliter_fw-la praelati_fw-la illi_fw-la ne_fw-la subjectio_fw-la conterat_fw-la illi_fw-la ne-locus_a superior_a extollat_fw-la illi_fw-la ut_fw-la humi●●ter_fw-la subjaceant_fw-la illi_fw-la quoque_fw-la ut_fw-la temperantur_fw-la praesint_fw-la bishop_n pilkingtons_n exposition_n on_o the_o prophet_n aedile_n pag._n ult_n it_o be_v not_o meet_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v king_n and_o the_o pope_n and_o prelate_n to_o make_v law_n for_o he_o to_o rule_v by_o but_o god_n rule_v by_o his_o own_o law_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1661._o they_o a_o brief_a pithy_a discourse_n upon_o 1_o corinthian_n 14._o 40._o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n all_o i_o conceive_v that_o this_o place_n 1_o corinthian_n 14._o 40._o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n hold_v forth_o touch_v the_o point_n of_o decency_n and_o order_n may_v be_v sum_v up_o in_o these_o particular_n first_o that_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o every_o member_n thereof_o be_v to_o perform_v all_o the_o duty_n of_o god_n worship_n in_o a_o decent_a and_o orderly_a manner_n second_o 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