Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	bind_v	heaven_n	loose_v	4,825	5	10.6036	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85946	Touching the subject of supremacy in causes ecclesiastical. Diatriba quædam Oxoniensis cujusdam. Tending to peace and setling, by shewing how the powers civil and ecclesiastical may act in their own sphæres without incroachment on one another. July 12. 1647. Imprimatur John Downame.	Geree, John, 1601?-1649.	1647 (1647)	Wing G601; Thomason E398_14; ESTC R201689	3,929	8

touch_v the_o subject_n of_o supremacy_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a diatriba_fw-la quaedam_fw-la oxoniensis_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la tend_v to_o peace_n and_o settle_v by_o show_v how_o the_o power_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a may_v act_v in_o their_o own_o sphere_n without_o encroachment_n on_o one_o another_o 2_o cor._n 13.8_o we_o can_v the_o nothing_o against_o the_o truth_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n 1_o thes_n 5.21_o prove_v all_o thing_n hold_v fast_o that_o which_o be_v good_a imprimatur_fw-la july_n 12._o 1647._o john_n downame_n print_a by_o j.f._n for_o philemon_n stephens_n 1647._o question_n where_o the_o supremacy_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n lie_v answer_n 1._o it_o be_v apparent_a out_o of_o scripture_n that_o spiritual_a censure_n as_o well_o as_o preach_v and_o sacrament_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n institute_v for_o the_o edification_n and_o falvation_n of_o the_o disciple_n and_o follower_n of_o jesus_n christ_n mat._n 16.19_o joh._n 20.23_o 1_o cor._n 5.3_o 4_o 5_o 13._o 2_o thess_n 3.6_o 14._o 1_o tim._n 1.19_o 20._o 2._o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o these_o censure_n be_v formal_o to_o be_v administer_v only_o by_o church_n officer_n appoint_v thereto_o by_o jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o magistrate_n may_v not_o 20._o not_o 2_o chro._n 26.18_o 19_o 20._o preach_v administer_v the_o sacrament_n etc._n etc._n so_o may_v he_o not_o execute_v spiritual_a censure_n the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v not_o give_v to_o state_n but_o church-officer_n mat._n 16.19_o joh._n 20.23_o 3._o as_o none_o can_v excommunicate_v so_o none_o can_v absolve_v formal_o but_o the_o officer_n that_o excommunicate_v he_o only_o that_o bind_v can_v loose_v so_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o supremacy_n of_o power_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n may_v be_v say_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o church-officer_n because_o none_o can_v formal_o undo_v what_o they_o have_v do_v 4._o but_o now_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v a_o true_a and_o useful_a distinction_n of_o a_o church_n in_o regard_n of_o circumstance_n there_o 1._o 9_o 1._o merton_n of_o the_o church_n cap._n 8._o &_o 9_o be_v private_a church_n such_o be_v those_o who_o exercise_n their_o communion_n only_o in_o private_a or_o secret_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o place_n where_o the_o civil_a authority_n do_v not_o countenance_n but_o oppose_v and_o persecute_v true_a religion_n thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n when_o the_o emperor_n and_o chief_a governor_n of_o state_n be_v heathenish_a and_o thus_o it_o be_v now_o where_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v heathenish_a or_o antichristian_a and_o will_v not_o allow_v but_o seek_v to_o exterminate_v true_a religion_n 2._o there_o be_v public_a church_n when_o those_o that_o profess_v tru●_n religion_n may_v and_o with_o the_o leave_n countenance_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o state_n do_v exercise_v their_o church-communion_n open_o in_o place_n allow_v and_o with_o other_o encouragement_n indulge_v by_o the_o magistrate_n 5._o where_o man_n be_v force_v to_o hold_v their_o communion_n in_o private_a and_o so_o have_v only_o private_a church_n there_o they_o practise_v religion_n at_o their_o own_o peril_n which_o they_o choose_v to_o do_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n and_o there_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v supreme_a in_o man●●●●_n of_o censure_n there_o be_v no_o other_o power_n to_o challenge_v any_o thing_n about_o it_o but_o what_o seek_v not_o the_o regulate_v but_o the_o eradication_n of_o the_o true_a church_n and_o church-power_n but_o public_a church_n may_v none_o set_v up_o in_o any_o state_n without_o the_o leave_n of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o protect_v and_o so_o must_v have_v power_n to_o judge_v what_o assembly_n be_v good_a and_o to_o be_v protect_v and_o what_o not_o for_o be_v aught_o to_o act_v in_o his_o place_n rational_o not_o brutish_o and_o in_o reference_n to_o these_o public_a church_n we_o must_v distinguish_v or_o observe_v 6_o that_o the_o power_n about_o church_n matter_n may_v be_v consider_v two_o way_n 1._o either_o primary_o and_o formal_o as_o it_o be_v considerable_a absolute_o in_o itself_o 〈◊〉_d secondary_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v act_v in_o a_o public_a church_n authorize_v and_o protect_v by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n of_o the_o place_n or_o nation_n where_o it_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o former_a sense_n the_o church_n officer_n be_v subordinace_n to_o none_o but_o to_o jesus_n christ_n but_o in_o the_o latter_a sense_n there_o be_v a_o supremacy_n in_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o to_o he_o the_o church-officer_n be_v subordinate_a for_o consider_v 7._o as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o ●●●tect_v and_o countenance_v true_a religion_n it_o be_v the_o improvement_n of_o his_o talon_n and_o he_o be_v to_o serve_v god_n with_o all_o his_o might_n so_o it_o be_v his_o privilege_n and_o indeed_o duty_n too_o to_o do_v it_o in_o a_o intelligent_a way_n that_o be_v by_o judge_v of_o that_o religion_n which_o be_v hold_v forth_o to_o be_v protect_v whether_o it_o be_v the_o right_n or_o no_o for_o his_o duty_n to_o protect_v religion_n engage_v he_o not_o to_o protect_v any_o but_o the_o true_a religion_n only_o which_o he_o be_v first_o to_o discern_v and_o then_o to_o countenance_v 8._o as_o some_o religion_n be_v more_o gross_o false_a so_o some_o part_n of_o a_o religion_n which_o for_o the_o general_n be_v good_a may_v be_v corrupt_a or_o abuse_v in_o which_o case_n a_o magistrate_n be_v to_o provide_v caution_n against_o corruption_n and_o abuse_n as_o well_o as_o inhibit_v religion_n gross_o false_a as_o now_o for_o that_o part_n of_o christian_a religion_n church-censure_n as_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v to_o see_v that_o censure_n as_o well_o as_o word_n and_o sacrament_n be_v dispense_v so_o likewise_o be_v he_o to_o take_v care_n that_o they_o be_v not_o abuse_v beyond_o their_o intention_n either_o to_o spiritual_a prejudice_n by_o too_o much_o rigour_n or_o connivance_n or_o to_o serve_v the_o will_n and_o humour_n of_o man_n in_o act_v private_a spleen_n he_o may_v therefore_o set_v certain_a rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o these_o censure_n or_o appoint_v certain_a person_n to_o overfee_n the_o carriage_n of_o those_o censure_n or_o to_o receive_v the_o appeal_n or_o complaint_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v conceive_v themselves_o unjust_o proceed_v against_o and_o those_o that_o will_v not_o accept_v the_o exercise_n of_o their_o ministry_n with_o those_o caution_n he_o may_v choose_v whether_o he_o will_v afford_v they_o sufferance_n or_o protection_n in_o public_a and_o for_o such_o censure_n as_o be_v pass_v in_o ecclesiastical_a judicature_n contrary_a to_o such_o prescribe_a rule_n and_o caution_n though_o he_o can_v make_v they_o null_a or_o void_a because_o he_o have_v not_o any_o formal_a ecclesiastical_a power_n to_o absolve_v or_o bind_v yet_o he_o may_v require_v the_o revoke_v of_o they_o upon_o pain_n of_o forfeit_v his_o countenance_n or_o toleration_n in_o public_a manner_n or_o place_n to_o execute_v church_n function_n and_o not_o to_o obey_v either_o in_o revoke_v the_o sentence_n or_o relinquish_a the_o use_n of_o public_a church-function_n be_v to_o affront_v magistracy_n and_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o faction_n or_o sedition_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v plain_a as_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o protect_v religion_n so_o only_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v good_a and_o of_o that_o so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o exercise_n of_o his_o own_o power_n he_o be_v to_o be_v judge_n if_o he_o judge_v amiss_o the_o fault_n be_v he_o to_o be_v answer_v to_o god_n but_o we_o can_v hold_v what_o be_v in_o the_o magistrate_n power_n to_o grant_v or_o deny_v viz._n exercise_n of_o our_o religion_n in_o public_a against_o his_o leave_n without_o usurpation_n on_o he_o and_o faction_n against_o he_o 9_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a obligation_n 1._o mortal_n 2._o legal_a the_o one_o in_o foro_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o other_o in_o foro_fw-la humano_fw-la when_o the_o church-officer_n do_v his_o office_n aright_o and_o yet_o observe_v not_o the_o caution_n prescribe_v by_o the_o magistrate_n the_o magistrate_n be_v bind_v to_o ratify_v and_o not_o to_o seek_v to_o revoke_v what_o be_v do_v moral_o but_o not_o legal_o in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n but_o not_o in_o foro_fw-la humane_a that_o be_v the_o thing_n be_v good_a there_o be_v a_o real_a internal_a bond_n upon_o he_o to_o ratify_v it_o and_o he_o can_v neglect_v it_o without_o sin_n against_o god_n but_o he_o be_v not_o formal_o or_o external_o bind_v in_o reference_n to_o man_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o respect_n he_o be_v free_a to_o act_v with_o or_o against_o and_o the_o church-officer_n be_v bind_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o magistrate_n not_o the_o magistrate_n to_o the_o

church-officer_n 10._o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o those_o thing_n which_o a_o magistrate_n do_v by_o way_n of_o usurpation_n beyond_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o power_n and_o those_o which_o he_o do_v by_o corruption_n abuse_v his_o power_n that_o be_v in_o thing_n wherein_o he_o have_v just_a power_n if_o he_o do_v observe_v the_o rule_n set_v he_o of_o god_n in_o thing_n wherein_o he_o have_v no_o power_n his_o command_n be_v null_a a_o christian_a stand_v not_o oblige_v but_o where_o he_o have_v power_n but_o do_v abuse_v it_o there_o a_o christian_a be_v to_o submit_v himself_o by_o do_v or_o suffer_v and_o suffer_v either_o the_o loss_n of_o such_o privilege_n as_o be_v in_o the_o magistrate_n power_n to_o indulge_v or_o deny_v or_o undergo_a such_o pain_n as_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v inflict_v 11._o the_o church-officer_n must_v in_o this_o be_v subject_a and_o subordinate_a to_o the_o magistrate_n or_o the_o magistrate_n to_o the_o church-officer_n or_o else_o there_o must_v be_v two_o supremacy_n act_v in_o the_o same_o kingdom_n to_o make_v the_o magistrate_n subordinate_a to_o the_o church-officer_n to_o confirm_v and_o act_v what_o they_o decree_v be_v to_o usurp_v upon_o he_o and_o debase_v he_o for_o though_o the_o church_n be_v the_o more_o excellent_a society_n or_o man_n be_v under_o a_o more_o excellent_a notion_n as_o christian_n and_o church-member_n then_o as_o man_n and_o member_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n yet_o in_o the_o world_n that_o power_n which_o be_v worldly_a have_v the_o pre-eminence_n and_o the_o other_o be_v a_o stranger_n needs_o the_o protection_n of_o this_o and_o in_o that_o respect_n must_v yield_v precedency_n two_o distinct_a supremacy_n in_o one_o kingdom_n can_v be_v with_o out_o clash_v &_o confusion_n &_o continual_a occasion_n of_o broil_n 17._o defensor_fw-la pacis_fw-la par_fw-fr 1._o cap_n 17._o as_o marsilius_n patavinus_n have_v prove_v against_o the_o papist_n and_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n not_o of_o confusion_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o aforesaid_a external_a respect_n the_o church_n be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o state_n and_o the_o church-officer_n to_o the_o magistrate_n 12._o hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n where_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o abuse_n may_v admit_v a_o church_n government_n though_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la with_o such_o caution_n and_o limitation_n as_o may_v be_v needful_a to_o prevent_v the_o abuse_n of_o it_o either_o to_o the_o spiritual_a or_o civil_a grievance_n of_o the_o people_n and_o may_v deny_v public_a liberty_n to_o those_o that_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o their_o caution_n only_o since_o the_o magistrate_n be_v responsible_a to_o god_n though_o not_o to_o the_o church_n and_o it_o be_v no_o small_a offence_n to_o interrupt_v the_o free_a lawful_a use_n of_o any_o ordinance_n great_a care_n must_v be_v have_v by_o the_o magistrate_n that_o his_o caution_n hinder_v not_o any_o needful_a use_n but_o only_o restrain_v 〈◊〉_d abuse_v of_o church-power_n and_o therefore_o the_o ●●●sure_n of_o this_o limit_v church-power_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v from_o state-interest_n but_o that_o which_o be_v suprem●_n lex_n salus_fw-la populi_fw-la and_o thus_o presbytery_n may_v be_v so_o settle_v that_o those_o scarcrow_v of_o inconvenience_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o it_o foment_v and_o blow_v up_o by_o the_o envious_a enemy_n of_o it_o may_v convince_o appear_v to_o be_v but_o scarcrow_v indeed_o and_o presbytery_n may_v without_o fear_n be_v cheerful_o and_o with_o profit_n embrace_v reader_n perceive_v not_o only_o deep_a jealousy_n but_o mutual_a and_o 〈…〉_o of_o encroachment_n between_o the_o power_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a whereby_o the_o settle_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o of_o the_o state_n have_v be_v much_o retard_v i_o think_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o every_o good_a patriot_n and_o lover_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●o_o c●nttibute_v what_o they_o conceive_v may_v have_v any_o virtue_n to_o care_v this_o blead_a wound_n and_o upon_o mature_a deliberation_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o by_o a_o right_n ●●ating_v of_o the_o question_n the_o right_n of_o both_o estate_n may_v be_v so_o a●●e●ted_v 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church-officer_n in_o its_o kind_n may_v be_v f●ll●_n 〈◊〉_d to_o reside_v in_o they_o and_o yet_o power_n of_o just_a provision_n be_v lef●_n to_o the_o magistrate_n to_o prevent_v the_o abuse_n of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n by_o any_o corrupt_a principle_n or_o affection_n in_o the_o minister_n of_o it_o which_o power_n the_o eccl_n …_o 〈◊〉_d may_v and_o aught_o to_o allow_v to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n it_o be_v no_o increasement_n on_o the_o power_n ecclesiastic_a but_o a_o cautious_a bound_v the_o exercise_n of_o it_o in_o that_o public_a way_n in_o which_o he_o can_v act_v without_o the_o countenance_n protection_n or_o at_o least_o the_o leave_n of_o the_o civil_a magi_n …_o this_o exercise_n i_o submit_v to_o the_o 14.32_o the_o 1_o cor._n 14.32_o judgement_n of_o the_o godly_a learned_a desire_v that_o so_o far_o as_o upon_o trial_n it_o shall_v be_v find_v consonant_n to_o truth_n and_o conducible_a to_o peace_n and_o mutual_a concurrence_n between_o the_o two_o power_n it_o may_v be_v embrace_v or_o if_o otherwise_o yet_o that_o it_o may_v 〈◊〉_d some_o other_o of_o deep_a judgement_n to_o hold_v out_o a_o more_o excellent_a way_n of_o through_o settle_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n by_o remove_v that_o unhappy_a 〈◊〉_d jealousy_n of_o encroachment_n between_o the_o two_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finis_fw-la