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power_n	authority_n	bishop_n	presbyter_n	4,112	5	10.2023	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25206	An exercitation on the historical relation, Matth. 15, 1--9, Mark 7, 1--13, concerning eating with unwashen hands by way of appendix or supplement to the discourse concerning indifferencies ...	Alsop, Vincent, 1629 or 30-1703.	1680 (1680)	Wing A2909; ESTC R19152	16,898	44

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heb._n 11._o 2._o and_o so_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matth._n 5._o 21._o and_o thence_o it_o be_v derive_v to_o signify_v most_o common_o both_o dignity_n and_o authority_n and_o so_o we_o find_v both_o in_o hebrew_n greek_a latin_a and_o english_a to_o name_n no_o more_o the_o word_n import_v age_n or_o eldership_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d senatus_n alderman_n do_v denote_v both_o honour_n and_o power_n and_o 1_o this_o sense_n be_v very_o frequent_a both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n i_o shall_v mention_v but_o a_o few_o place_n of_o the_o chief_a as_o deut._n 22._o 15._o the_o elder_n of_o city_n in_o the_o gate_n the_o place_n of_o judicature_n and_o they_o be_v sometime_o call_v elder_n of_o the_o people_n i._n e._n such_o who_o have_v authority_n over_o the_o people_n as_o elder_n of_o a_o city_n be_v they_o that_o be_v in_o power_n in_o that_o city_n thus_o matth._n 26._o 3._o then_o assemble_v together_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o scribes_z and_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n so_o c._n 27._o 1._o when_o the_o morning_n be_v come_v all_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n take_v counsel_n etc._n etc._n hence_o they_o be_v common_o join_v with_o ruler_n as_o 2_o king_n 10._o 1._o jehu_n write_v letter_n to_o the_o ruler_n of_o jezreel_n and_o to_o the_o elder_n act._n 4._o 8._o you_o ruler_n and_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o be_v very_o frequent_o join_v with_o chief_a priest_n and_o scribes_z and_o pharisee_n and_o then_o the_o distinction_n that_o be_v between_o they_o i_o conceive_v may_v be_v state_v thus_o as_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o pricst_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v layman_n as_o we_o call_v they_o and_o as_o distinguish_v from_o scribe_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o bring_v up_o whole_o in_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n or_o at_o least_o do_v not_o make_v that_o their_o profession_n but_o be_v some_o of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n admit_v to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n as_o be_v most_o evident_a from_o these_o place_n follow_v act_v 22._o 5._o the_o high_a priest_n do_v bear_v i_o witness_v with_o all_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o elder_n from_o who_o also_o i_o receive_v letter_n unto_o the_o brethren_n and_o go_v to_o damascus_n to_o bring_v they_o which_o be_v there_o bind_v unto_o jerusalem_n for_o to_o be_v punish_v and_o c._n 24._o 1._o ananias_n the_o high_a priest_n descend_v with_o the_o elder_n who_o inform_v the_o governor_n against_o paul_n matth._n 26._o 59_o now_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n and_o all_o the_o council_n seek_v false_a witness_n against_o jesus_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 15._o 1._o the_o chief_a priest_n hold_v a_o consultation_n with_o the_o elder_n and_o scribe_n and_o the_o whole_a council_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o that_o they_o be_v member_n