Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	ceremony_n	church_n	rite_n	2,845	5	10.3412	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30879	Leitourgia theiotera ergia, or, Liturgie a most divine service in answer to a late pamphlet stiled, Common-prayer-book no divine service : wherein that authors XXVII reasons against liturgies are wholly and clean taken away, his LXIX objections against our most venerable service-book are fully satisfied : as also his XII arguments against bishops are clearly answered ... so that this tract may well passe for a replie to the most of the great and little exceptions any where made to our liturgie and politie ... / by John Barbon ...	Barbon, John.	1662 (1662)	Wing B703; ESTC R37060	239,616	210

etc._n etc._n 62._o etc._n see_v grot_n annot_n in_o cassandr_n de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la ecclesiastied_a potestas_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praepositis_fw-la ut_fw-la quaedam_fw-la constituant_fw-la pacis_fw-la &_o ordin_fw-fr be_v &_o majoris_fw-la utili●atis_fw-la causa_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la obligent_fw-la negari_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la id_fw-la animadv_n i●_n animadv_n etc._n etc._n p._n 62._o 6._o the_o xx._n article_n of_o the_o ch_z of_o eng_n say_v express_o that_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o decree_v rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o authority_n in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n 7_o paul_n command_v bishop_n to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o order_n of_o god_n public_a service_n 1_o s._n tim_n 2._o 1._o where_o the_o word_n refer_v not_o to_o the_o private_a devotion_n of_o particular_a person_n but_o to_o the_o divine_a public_a service_n of_o the_o church_n as_o s._n chrysostome_n theophylact_fw-mi oecumenius_n among_o the_o ancient_n estius_n the_o romanist_n for_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o also_o calvin_n for_o the_o protestant_n have_v interpret_v 8._o for_o what_o he_o add_v about_o exercise_v dominion_n or_o as_o he_o put_v it_o in_o mark_fw-mi lordship_n over_o the_o faith_n of_o christian_n which_o say_v he_o paul_n a_o apostle_n and_o timothy_n a_o bishop_n will_v not_o do_v we_o have_v consider_v the_o place_n 24._o place_n 2_o cor_fw-la 1._o 24._o as_o also_o the_o matter_n here_o charge_v already_o and_o show_v that_o our_o bishop_n lie_v not_o under_o that_o guilt_n to_o be_v sure_a they_o be_v not_o necessitate_v by_o their_o function_n so_o to_o do_v to_o his_o twelve_o and_o last_o argument_n fetch_v from_o a_o comparison_n institute_v between_o they_o and_o the_o bishop_n mention_v in_o scripture_n particular_o timothy_n and_o titus_n whereupon_o we_o be_v present_v with_o xv._o positive_a character_n of_o those_o holy_a bishop_n together_o with_o xxiv_o disparallel_n betwixt_o they_o and_o our_o bishop_n answ_n 1._o to_o argue_v from_o the_o personal_a abuse_n of_o the_o office_n to_o the_o non-use_a vnwarrantablenesse_n un-scripturalnesse_a or_o necessity_n of_o the_o abolition_n of_o the_o office_n be_v a_o most_o irrational_a process_n 2._o the_o fault_n possible_o of_o some_o few_o man_n of_o a_o order_n or_o function_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v diffuse_v upon_o all_o of_o that_o call_v even_o by_o congruity_n of_o pure-natural_a reason_n parcito_fw-la paucorum_fw-la diffundere_fw-la crimen_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la 3._o in_o his_o several_a head_n of_o description_n of_o bishop_n timothy_n and_o titus_n we_o shall_v show_v some_o particular_n to_o be_v either_o false_o assign_v or_o peculiar_a and_o restrain_v to_o those_o first_o time_n and_o then_o demonstrate_v the_o other_o characterism_n to_o belong_v to_o our_o bishop_n also_o 1_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o person_n be_v never_o in_o the_o people_n as_o appear_v by_o cl_n romanus_n testimony_n above-cited_n which_o exhibit_n that_o the_o bishop_n be_v make_v before_o there_o be_v any_o believer_n to_o choose_v so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o imaginable_a how_o the_o examination_n and_o approbation_n can_v belong_v to_o the_o people_n or_o the_o whole_a church_n when_o those_o over_o who_o they_o be_v constitute_v be_v not_o yet_o come-in_a but_o they_o be_v make_v bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o which_o shall_v after_o come_v into_o the_o faith_n 88_o faith_n see_v doctor_n hammond_n answer_n to_o owen_n animedversion_n etc._n etc._n p._n 88_o the_o people_n choice_n therefore_o be_v nor_o be_v no_o way_n require_v to_o nor_o constitutive_a of_o the_o be_v or_o constitution_n of_o bishop_n which_o be_v complete_a and_o stand_v valid_a without_o it_o though_o it_o be_v most_o happy_a when_o the_o people_n acceptation_n follow_v and_o for_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o episcopi_fw-la gregis_fw-la as_o some_o will_v call_v they_o as_o contradistinct_a to_o episcopi_fw-la pastorum_fw-la they_o be_v indeed_o choose_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n but_o that_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o faction_n and_o tumult_n 701_o tumult_n add_v and_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o those_o lord_n of_o such_o country_n town_n where_o be_v title_n or_o church_n endow_v with_o maintenance_n out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n etc._n etc._n who_o it_o be_v think_v fit_a shall_v therefore_o have_v great_a interest_n in_o the_o choose_n of_o clerk_n in_o such_o place_n which_o purpose_n be_v justinian_n decree_n to_o novel_a constit_fw-la 123._o c._n 18._o &_o canon_n conc._n toletan_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o call_v lord_n of_o such_o place_n after_o dedication_n to_o god_n but_o patron_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a be_v say_v of_o emperor_n and_o king_n in_o reference_n to_o both_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n see_v dr_n field_n of_o the_o church_n l._n 5._o ●_o 54._o p._n 695._o ib._n c._n 55._o p._n 701_o etc._n etc._n incident_a to_o popular_a election_n transfer_v upon_o the_o king_n and_o the_o respective_a patron_n 2_o of_o his_o text_n refer_v unto_o the_o first_o act_n 6._o 3._o import_v it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o nomination_n or_o choice_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o deacon_n there_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o community_n or_o society_n of_o christian_n but_o that_o 1_o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o apostle_n declare_v to_o they_o v._o 2_o 3._o 2_o they_o have_v by_o the_o apostle_n these_o bound_n set_v they_o first_o to_o take_v seven_o the_o number_n not_o leave_v arbitrarie_a secondlie_o to_o pitch_v on_o man_n general_o know_v and_o well_o repute_v of_o three_o with_o these_o qualification_n 1_o faith_n suppose_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o of_o you_o that_o be_v believer_n christian_n 2_o fullness_n of_o the_o h._n ghost_n extrordinarie_a gift_n 3_o fullness_n of_o wisdom_n fit_v by_o all_o these_o for_o this_o employment_n and_o when_o by_o the_o apostle_n appointment_n together_o with_o the_o observation_n of_o these_o prescribe_a rule_n the_o multitude_n have_v sought-out_a the_o person_n then_o still_o the_o apostle_n reserve_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ordination_n or_o constitution_n of_o they_o to_o themselves_o v._o 3._o and_o so_o in_o other_o church_n the_o testimony_n concern_v the_o qualification_n of_o the_o person_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o church_n now_o as_o this_o be_v all_o we_o can_v grant_v he_o so_o it_o be_v not_o that_o he_o design_n of_o his_o other_o place_n though_o i_o discern_v not_o so_o easy_o the_o pertinencie_n of_o it_o to_o this_o matter_n yet_o i_o set_v for_o the_o sum_n of_o it_o that_o the_o whole_a church_n indeed_o join_v in_o the_o choose_n and_o send_v messenger_n to_o antioch_n with_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n or_o bishop_n of_o judea_n but_o that_o with_o a_o discernible_a distinction_n the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n as_o they_o who_o decree_n or_o appointment_n it_o be_v it_o please_v or_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n to_o send_v choose_v man_n the_o choice_n and_o mission_n belong_v to_o they_o and_o the_o person_n send_v man_n of_o they_o bishop_n of_o the_o council_n but_z this_o with_o the_o knowledge_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n join_v with_o they_o as_o those_o that_o be_v accessory_n not_o principal_n in_o the_o send_n neither_o v._o 23._o be_v the_o brethren_n member_n of_o the_o council_n nor_o have_v voice_n in_o it_o they_o only_o join_v with_o the_o apostle_n and_o bishop_n show_v their_o consent_n and_o approbation_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n *_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o timothy_n and_o titus_n travel_v about_o preach_v and_o in_o that_o respect_n they_o may_v be_v style_v itinerant_a preacher_n but_o then_o 1_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v yield_v and_o account_v extraordinary_a in_o those_o first_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n viz._n the_o extent_n of_o their_o precinct_n or_o diocese_n which_o of_o the_o evangelist_n also_o be_v the_o whole_a world_n or_o those_o special_a part_n of_o it_o which_o the_o apostle_n have_v allot_v to_o one_o another_o whither_o when_o they_o can_v not_o go_v themselves_o the_o evangelist_n be_v send_v so_o that_o they_o then_o be_v to_o make_v great_a and_o often_o journey_n and_o be_v much_o upon_o remove_n in_o those_o time_n and_o 2_o become_v resiant_a or_o fix●_n also_o at_o length_n as_o be_v or_o will_v be_v manifest_a *_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v attendants_z and_o minister_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o be_v messenger_n of_o the_o church_n but_o this_o visible_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a unless_o the_o apostle_n shall_v revive_v again_o upon_o earth_n and_o the_o bishop_n attend_v they_o and_o be_v send_v by_o they_o etc._n etc._n why_o therefore_o do_v he_o not_o say_v also_o that_o s._n timothy_n be_v circumcise_v and_o then_o exact_a that_o our_o bishop_n that_o they_o may_v be_v like_o timothy_n etc._n etc._n be_v circumcise_v also_o for_o this_o