Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	day_n	see_v	time_n	2,707	5	3.4442	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51155	An enquiry into the new opinions, chiefly propagated by the Presbyterians of Scotland together with some animadversions on a late book, entitled, A defence of The vindication of the kirk : in a letter to a friend at Edinburgh / by A.M., D.D.	Monro, Alexander, d. 1715?	1696 (1696)	Wing M2439; ESTC R7	25,403	65

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very_o solid_a and_o demonstrative_a to_o this_o purpose_n they_o cite_v act._n 20._o 17._o 28._o philip._n 1.1_o 1_o tim._n 3._o and_o several_a other_o place_n whether_o a_o bishop_n be_v of_o a_o high_a order_n than_o a_o presbyter_n do_v not_o now_o fall_v under_o our_o enquiry_n nor_o be_v it_o in_o itself_o very_o material_a sometime_o they_o may_v be_v consider_v of_o the_o same_o order_n with_o regard_n to_o the_o priesthood_n common_a to_o either_o by_o which_o both_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n and_o other_o subordinate_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n though_o at_o other_o time_n when_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v name_v the_o bishop_n with_o regard_n to_o his_o dignity_n and_o power_n be_v always_o reckon_v above_o a_o presbyter_n here_o we_o be_v careful_o to_o observe_v that_o when_o the_o inspire_a writer_n dichotomize_v the_o clergy_n into_o two_o order_n they_o but_o follow_v the_o dialect_n and_o example_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o thus_o divide_v their_o minister_n also_o into_o priest_n and_o levite_n though_o the_o high_a order_n be_v again_o subdivide_v both_o by_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o christian_n when_o the_o priest_n be_v consider_v with_o regard_n to_o that_o subordination_n establish_v among_o themselves_o and_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n this_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o language_n of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o idiom_n of_o the_o hellenistical_a tribe_n of_o the_o apostolical_a age_n the_o first_o confound_v the_o name_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n with_o that_o of_o a_o priest_n without_o any_o other_o distinguish_v charcteristic_a or_o discrimination_n for_o proof_n of_o this_o see_v levit._fw-la 1._o 7_o 8._o 11._o and_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n the_o priest_n shall_v put_v fire_n upon_o the_o altar_n and_o lay_v the_o wood_n in_o order_n upon_o the_o fire_n v_o 8._o and_o the_o priest_n aaron_n son_n shall_v lay_v the_o part_n the_o head_n and_o the_o fat_a in_o order_n upon_o the_o wood_n that_o be_v on_o the_o fire_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o altar_n here_o we_o plain_o find_v that_o in_o the_o first_o establishment_n of_o the_o mosaic_a oeconomy_n in_o which_o the_o patriarchal_a subordination_n of_o priest_n be_v still_o retain_v the_o high_a priest_n be_v name_v by_o the_o same_o appellative_a without_o any_o distinction_n of_o order_n or_o jurisdiction_n that_o the_o other_o priest_n be_v name_v by_o and_o the_o title_n of_o a_o priest_n be_v promisevous_o apply_v without_o any_o distinction_n or_o mark_n of_o eminence_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o subordinate_a yet_o it_o be_v never_o question_v but_o that_o there_o be_v extraordinary_a privilege_n and_o dignity_n reserve_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n among_o the_o jew_n though_o thus_o place_v among_o the_o other_o priest_n without_o any_o nominal_a distinction_n nor_o do_v we_o find_v the_o title_n of_o high_a priest_n ever_o affix_v to_o the_o particular_a name_n of_o aaron_n or_o eleazar_n in_o all_o the_o pentateuch_n nor_o be_v the_o word_n highpriest_n itself_o mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n but_o either_o twice_o or_o thrice_o and_o that_o only_a with_o regard_n to_o the_o administration_n of_o after_o day_n yet_o this_o homonomy_n of_o name_n can_v not_o be_v reasonable_o plead_v then_o against_o the_o subordination_n of_o other_o priest_n to_o aaron_n nor_o against_o the_o deference_n due_a to_o his_o pontifical_a character_n be_v it_o then_o to_o be_v expect_v that_o the_o apostle_n or_o apostolical_a man_n when_o they_o occasional_o mention_v the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n may_v not_o make_v use_n of_o the_o currant_n language_n and_o pharaseology_n of_o their_o own_o countryman_n who_o divide_v their_o clergy_n into_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o but_o two_o order_n even_o when_o the_o mean_a of_o the_o jew_n know_v that_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v very_o honourable_a and_o distinguish_v from_o all_o subordinate_a priest_n by_o all_o mark_n of_o eminence_n and_o authority_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o hagiographical_a and_o prophetical_a write_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v very_o frequent_o distinguish_v by_o his_o proper_a and_o special_a character_n yet_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o jewish_a oeconomy_n neither_o aaron_n nor_o eleazar_n be_v call_v high-priest_n when_o they_o be_v particular_o name_v and_o if_o in_o those_o day_n any_o have_v be_v so_o mad_a as_o to_o have_v infer_v from_o this_o confusio_fw-la nominum_fw-la a_o equality_n between_o all_o priest_n he_o will_v certain_o have_v be_v expose_v for_o the_o office_n themselves_o be_v sufficient_o distinguish_v by_o those_o special_a ministries_n and_o jurisdiction_n that_o be_v peculiar_o appropriate_v to_o the_o one_o and_o deny_v to_o the_o other_o such_o as_o be_v visible_a to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o mean_a among_o the_o jew_n we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o deny_v but_o that_o bishop_n may_v be_v call_v presbyter_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o just_o so_o too_o though_o they_o have_v other_o presbyter_n under_o their_o government_n and_o inspection_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n presbyter_n be_v another_o thing_n then_o than_o now_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o in_o its_o full_a latitude_n and_o extent_n with_o we_o it_o signify_v such_o priest_n as_o assist_v the_o bishop_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a administration_n and_o be_v accountable_a to_o he_o for_o their_o performance_n and_o though_o all_o presbyter_n be_v not_o bishop_n yet_o all_o bishop_n be_v presbyter_n and_o to_o infer_v a_o equality_n of_o office_n from_o the_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o name_n i_o think_v be_v neither_o good_a logic_n nor_o good_a history_n we_o do_v not_o now_o plead_v as_o some_o ignorant_a people_n may_v pretend_v that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v bishop_n above_o presbyter_n because_o there_o be_v a_o high_a priest_n among_o the_o jew_n but_o rather_o thus_o that_o the_o hierarchy_n that_o obtain_v in_o the_o patriarchal_a and_o jewish_a oeconomy_n be_v never_o abrogate_a in_o the_o new_a and_o though_o we_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o dichotomy_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o be_v frequent_o see_v in_o the_o old_a we_o ought_v not_o to_o conclude_v from_o thence_o that_o there_o be_v a_o equality_n among_o they_o of_o the_o high_a order_n in_o that_o division_n no_o more_o than_o there_o be_v a_o parity_n among_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o old_a testment_n for_o that_o same_o high_a order_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v again_o divide_v into_o two_o viz._n the_o supreme_a and_o subordinate_a and_o not_o only_o they_o but_o the_o jew_n also_o of_o the_o apostolical_a age_n divide_v their_o clergy_n into_o two_o class_n when_o they_o speak_v of_o they_o only_o as_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o people_n they_o make_v no_o other_o distinction_n among_o they_o than_o that_o of_o priest_n and_o levite_n but_o then_o again_o upon_o other_o occasion_n they_o subdivide_v the_o priest_n into_o the_o high_a and_o subordinate_a order_n 205._o when_o they_o consider_v the_o hierarchy_n in_o itself_o and_o distinguish_v every_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o priesthood_n from_o one_o another_o of_o this_o we_o have_v clear_a instance_n from_o philo_n the_o jew_n be_v it_o not_o then_o reasonable_a that_o the_o apostle_n shall_v speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o age_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o that_o of_o their_o predecessor_n whether_o then_o the_o clergy_n be_v divide_v into_o their_o several_a class_n by_o a_o biparite_n or_o triparite_n division_n both_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n if_o they_o compare_v the_o priest_n among_o themselves_o and_o reckon_v up_o their_o distinction_n and_o subordination_n to_o one_o another_o than_o they_o be_v divide_v by_o a_o tipartite_a division_n but_o if_o they_o speak_v of_o they_o with_o regard_n to_o the_o people_n than_o the_o bipartite_a division_n be_v more_o convenient_a so_o that_o the_o community_n of_o name_n be_v very_o observable_a when_o the_o office_n themselves_o be_v as_o true_o separate_v and_o distinguish_v a_o they_o can_v be_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o first_o presbyter_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o apostolical_a age_n he_o that_o be_v vest_v with_o a_o prostasia_fw-la be_v a_o much_o above_o the_o subordinate_a presbyter_n as_o the_o highpriest_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v above_o other_o priest_n with_o who_o nevertheless_o he_o be_v frequent_o subordinate_a presbuyter_n as_o the_o high_a priest_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v above_o other_o priest_n with_o who_o nevertheless_o he_o be_v frequent_o rank_v without_o any_o nominal_a distinction_n or_o discrimination_n nay_o salmasius_n himself_o grant_v that_o even_o when_o the_o pretend_a equality_n