Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	age_n	day_n	year_n	1,187	5	4.8735	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47407	The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, proved to be an holy ordinance of Jesus Christ with an answer to all objections : as also, an examination of Mr. Isaac Marlow's two papers, one called, A discourse against singing, &c., the other, An appendix : wherein his arguments and cavils are detected and refuted / by Benjamin Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1641 (1641)	Wing K50; ESTC R21273	133,739	273

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practice_n of_o all_o mankind_n in_o any_o thing_n in_o god_n worship_n if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v not_o bear_v witness_n to_o it_o but_o sense_n it_o be_v positive_o enjoin_v in_o the_o new-testament_n and_o also_o a_o example_n leave_v of_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o disciple_n practice_n i_o think_v it_o can_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o unanimous_a agreement_n and_o joint_a consent_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n and_o godly_a christian_n in_o the_o succeed_v age_n next_o after_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o this_o very_a day_n but_o all_o this_o be_v needless_a since_o ●tis_o to_o i_o all_o one_o as_o to_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v the_o saint_n in_o every_o age_n of_o the_o world_n do_v pray_v and_o praise_n god_n this_o of_o sing_v be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n chap._n ix_o show_v the_o true_a form_n or_o manner_n of_o sing_v in_o the_o gospel-day_n and_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v with_o unite_a voice_n or_o to_o sing_v 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〈◊〉_d practice_n of_o sing_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o lo●●_n to_o pass_v by_o the_o song_n of_o zacharias_n and_o elizabeth_n and_o simeon_n how_o sweet_o do_v 〈◊〉_d sing_v it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o annotator_n the_o famo●●_n song_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n luk._n 1._o 46._o al●●●_n our_o lord_n jesus_n with_o his_o disciple_n after_o 〈◊〉_d celebration_n of_o the_o holy_a supper_n the_o holy_a gh●●_n say_v sing_v a_o hymn_n they_o praise_v god_n 〈◊〉_d they_o praise_v he_o by_o sing_v moreover_o 〈◊〉_d and_o silas_n sing_v praise_n though_o in_o prison_n and_o 〈◊〉_d fe●_n be_v fast_o in_o the_o stock_n act._n 16._o sh●●_n any_o man_n now_o dare_v to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o precedent_n for_o sing_v psalm_n and_o hymn_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d the_o new_a testament_n certain_o they_o will_v forb●●_n to_o assert_v any_o such_o thing_n and_o now_o from_o 〈◊〉_d whole_a take_v this_o argument_n arg._n 4._o that_o which_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n people_n before_o the_o law_n 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can_v or_o aught_o to_o preach_v pray_o interpret_v etc._n etc._n or_o dispense_v any_o one_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n nay_o and_o it_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o many_o there_o be_v some_o have_v late_o make_v use_v of_o this_o argument_n against_o all_o ordinance_n and_o this_o i_o will_v say_v and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n stand_v by_o it_o too_o that_o if_o singing_n must_v be_v reject_v or_o throw_v away_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o argument_n viz._n because_o none_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a gift_n to_o bring_v 〈◊〉_d forth_o all_o ordinance_n be_v go_v or_o must_v be_v cast_v off_o god_n deliver_v poor_a christian_n from_o the_o pernicious_a arguing_n of_o such_o weak_a opposer_n of_o sing_v of_o psalm_n hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n beside_o it_o be_v evident_a none_o of_o those_o duty_n and_o gospel-administrations_a be_v tie_v up_o to_o such_o who_o 〈◊〉_d those_o extraordinary_a gift_n but_o that_o other_o who_o have_v but_o the_o ordinary_a gift_n 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the_o most_o strict_a in_o grace_n and_o godliness_n till_o this_o present_a age._n as_o sing_v of_o psalm_n hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n be_v institute_v and_o give_v forth_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o practise_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o saint_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n so_o we_o shall_v show_v you_o from_o the_o best_a and_o most_o approve_a ecclesiastical_a history_n it_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o age_n next_o unto_o the_o apostle_n day_n here_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o what_o mr._n roberts_n in_o his_o key_n to_o the_o holy_a bible_n have_v say_v upon_o this_o account_n pag._n 173._o and_o as_o sing_v of_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n say_v he_o be_v use_v in_o the_o pure_a primitive_a apostolical_a time_n in_o the_o church-assembly_n so_o it_o be_v continue_v all_o along_o in_o the_o successive_a church_n hitherto_o though_o it_o be_v too_o evident_a that_o some_o corruption_n and_o vanity_n by_o little_a and_o little_a creep_v into_o this_o as_o into_o other_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n sing_v of_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n be_v use_v in_o the_o second_o century_n to_o celebrate_v christ_n and_o his_o deity_n against_o the_o calumny_n of_o theodosian_a euseb_n eccl._n hist_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 28._o eusebius_n tell_v we_o that_o pliny_n the_o second_o abo●●_n anno_fw-la 98_o write_v a_o epistle_n to_o trajan_n the_o emperor_n that_o the_o christian_n be_v gather_v together_o before_o day_n be_v wont_a to_o sing_v hymn_n together_o and_o praise_n christ_n as_o god_n and_o the_o same_o eusebius_n affirm_v that_o philo-judaeus_a do_v testify_v the_o same_o of_o this_o christian_a practice_n and_o also_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o say_v pliny_n and_o traja_n live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n john_n who_o do_v not_o die_v till_o about_o 100_o year_n after_o christ_n this_o very_a passage_n out_o of_o eusebius_n 17._o i_o find_v cite_v by_o mr._n ●●berts_n mr._n wells_n mr._n cott●●_n and_o also_o by_o mr._n sidenham_n 〈◊〉_d 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and_o therefore_o in_o opposition_n to_o what_o you_o say_v pag._n 13._o of_o your_o appendix_n if_o the_o practice_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o primitive_a church_n do_v not_o bind_v we_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o one_o ordinance_n viz._n that_o of_o sing_v it_o bind_v we_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o none_o it_o be_v time_n to_o look_v about_o we_o for_o your_o manner_n of_o argue_v i_o do_v declare_v as_o it_o be_v intimate_v to_o i_o the_o other_o day_n by_o my_o reverend_a brother_n knowles_n tend_v to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o all_o gospel-ordinance_n whatsoever_o therefore_o i_o warn_v all_o my_o brethren_n to_o take_v heed_n how_o they_o harken_v to_o you_o in_o this_o matter_n as_o they_o tender_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o all_o gospel-worship_n and_o ordinance_n but_o to_o proceed_v it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n for_o any_o wary_a reader_n who_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o be_v deceive_v to_o perceive_v the_o man_n have_v a_o bad_a cause_n 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