Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	church_n	ordain_v	ordination_n	3,255	5	10.2967	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96865	Church-members set in joynt. Or, A discovery of the unwarrantable and disorderly practice of private Christians, in usurping the peculiar office and work of Christs own pastours, namely publike preaching. In way of answer to a book printed under the name of Lieutenant Edmund Chillenden (but indeed none of his) entituled Preaching without ordination. Wherein all the arguments by him produced, are fully answered and disproved, the truth of the contrary evidenced, and the office forementioned, thereby returned into the hands of the right owners. / By Filodexter Transilvanus.	Woodbridge, Benjamin, 1622-1684.	1648 (1648)	Wing W3423; Thomason E422_3; ESTC R204785	29,729	41

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gift_n for_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v vers_fw-la 13._o be_v you_o baptise_a in_o the_o name_n of_o paul_n he_o add_v ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o i_o thank_v god_n i_o baptise_a none_n lest_o any_o shall_v say_v that_o i_o baptise_a in_o my_o own_o name_n q._n ●_o those_o who_o i_o baptise_a do_v i_o baptise_v they_o into_o my_o own_o name_n that_o from_o thenceforth_o they_o shall_v call_v themselves_o paulist_n or_o do_v cephas_n baptise_v those_o into_o his_o name_n who_o he_o baptise_a that_o they_o shall_v call_v themselves_o cephist_n or_o do_v apollo_n baptise_v any_o of_o you_o into_o his_o name_n that_o they_o shall_v call_v themselves_o apollonists_n yea_o say_v the_o apostle_n

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teacher_n ruler_n and_o deacon_n for_o prophet_n be_v second_o in_o place_n to_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 28_o 29._o and_o that_o these_o prophet_n and_o other_o gift_a person_n do_v exercise_v pastoral_a office_n be_v clear_a in_o this_o very_a chapter_n first_o the_o whole_a church_n come_v together_o to_o hear_v they_o vers_n 23._o when_o they_o be_v come_v together_o one_o of_o they_o pray_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o congregation_n vers_fw-la 16._o to_o which_o they_o all_o consent_v by_o say_v amen_o they_o do_v also_o preach_v the_o word_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o edification_n exhortation_n and_o comfort_n vers_fw-la 3._o of_o they_o that_o believe_v and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o unbeliever_n vers_fw-la 24_o 25._o moreover_o they_o have_v a_o power_n of_o rule_n and_o government_n to_o keep_v order_n and_o decorum_n in_o the_o congregation_n as_o for_o example_n to_o enjoin_v woman_n silence_n in_o the_o church_n ver_fw-la 34._o let_v your_o woman_n keep_v silence_n 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