Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	apostle_n	bishop_n	church_n	4,838	5	4.3372	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00289	A very lively portrayture, of the most reverend arch-bishops, the right reverend bs. of the Church of England set forth in XX. irrefragable positions, concerning their authority, power, and practise, as they onely are our diocesan lord bishops, so grounded upon Scripture, reason, and experience, by evident demonstrative practises, as their troublesome opposites, may cleerely see, how greatly they are deceived in all these. A labour undertaken for the peace of all Gods people, and for a just condemnation of al those, that cause division, and offences, contrary to the doctrine and discipline of Christs Church.		1640 (1640)	STC 10406; ESTC R212270	37,262	65

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bishop_n in_o the_o true_a sense_n have_v be_v in_o the_o church_n from_o the_o apostle_n day_n for_o this_o be_v full_o agree_v upon_o but_o the_o position_n follow_v and_o here_o handle_v be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v much_o controvert_v but_o now_o so_o clear_o manifest_a that_o every_o indifferent_a and_o impartial_a judicious_a reader_n may_v discernt_v plain_o on_o which_o side_n the_o truth_n be_v position_n 1._o that_o bishop_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la be_v superior_n to_o other_o minister_n 1._o because_o our_o saviour_n make_v several_a degree_n in_o the_o ministry_n which_o the_o apostle_n mention_v ephes._n 4._o 11._o yet_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n he_o set_v none_o over_o another_o not_o one_o apostle_n over_o another_o not_o one_o evangelist_n over_o another_o 〈◊〉_d not_o one_o elder_a or_o bishop_n over_o another_o 2._o because_o the_o apostle_n in_o reckon_v up_o the_o dignity_n in_o the_o ministry_n from_o christ_n mention_v no_o bishop_n as_o degree_n in_o the_o ministry_n differ_v from_o the_o rest_n but_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d evangeliste_n which_o be_v extraordinary_a than_o paster_n and_o teacher_n ordinary_a eph._n 4_o 11._o 3._o because_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n be_v give_v only_o to_o name_n those_o who_o be_v call_v eld●…_n act_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 28._o tit_n 1._o 5._o 7._o now_o elder_n be_v all_o of_o equal_a authority_n such_o the_o ap●…stles_n 〈◊〉_d and_o more_o th●…_z on●…_n in_o every_o city_n act._n 14._o 23._o and_o have_v charge_n give_v ●…ot_v one_o over_o ●…ther_n but_o over_o the_o fl●…ck_n over_o the_o which_o th●…_z holy_a 〈◊〉_d have_v make_v they_o overseer_n o●…bishops_n act._n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o the_o apostle_n place_v bishop_n only_o before_o 〈◊〉_d ph●…l_n i._n 1._o i_o tim._n 3._o 1._o 8._o but_o nowhere_o b●…fore_o elder_n as_o superior_n to_o they_o 5._o the_o office_n and_o quality_n of_o a_o bishop_n describe_v 〈◊〉_d s●…me_n that_o which_o equal_o and_o alike_o agree_v to_o all_o teach_v elder_n 1_o tim._n 3._o 1._o 2._o 7._o tit._n 1._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o not_o to_o a_o special_a function_n in_o superiority_n before_o a_o elder_n for_o titus_n be_v appoint_v to_o ordain_v elder_n and_o the_o apostle_n tell_v he_o what_o a_o 〈◊〉_d a_o bishop_n mean_v a_o elder_n shall_v b●…_n as_o make_v a_o elder_n and_o bishop_n one_o and_o the_o same_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v by_o s●…riptura_fw-la that_o in_o the_o a●…stles_n day_n elder_n and_o bishop_n be_v degree_n one_o ou●…r_o another_o nor_o by_o history_n 200._o year_n after_o that_o they_o be_v distinguish_v by_o degree_n 6._o because_o such_o as_o 〈◊〉_d elder_n be_v next_o to_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o council_n at_o 〈◊〉_d and_o sit_v with_o they_o as_o next_o to_o they_o act_n 15._o 23._o bishop_n here_o be_v none_o except_o include_v within_o the_o name_n of_o elder_n and_o so_o all_o one_o 7._o the_o double_a honour_n which_o saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o same_o he_o allow_v it_o to_o teach_v elder_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 17._o which_o duty_n of_o 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persuade_v the_o reunto_o 10._o because_o the_o postscript_n to_o the_o second_o epistl●…_n to_o tim._n and_o that_o to_o ti●…_n be_v worthy_a of_o no_o credit_n in_o this_o case_n to_o prove_v tim._n and_o tit._n bis●…ps_n for_o these_o be_v no_o scriptura_fw-la nor_o of_o divine_a authority_n but_o write_v add_v by_o some_o private_a uncertain_a s●…ribe_n and_o so_o bring_v of_o human_a authority_n they_o c●…nnot_v establish_v tim._n and_o tit._n bishop_n jure_fw-la divi●…_n who_o by_o divine_a authority_n be_v 〈◊〉_d tit._n the_o vanity_n of_o allege_v these_o 〈◊〉_d be_v solid_o by_o other_o confute_v and_o not_o answer_v 11._o becaus●…_n the_o consent_n of_o the_o learned_a be_v full_o against_o this_o superiority_n of_o a_o bishop_n to_o wit_n to_o be_v above_o a_o elder_n or_o presbyter_n in_o degree_n 〈◊〉_d divi●…_n but_o be_v all_o one_o and_o the_o difference_n come_v by_o a_o human_a consti●…tion_n 1._o of_o this_o judgement_n be_v ancient_a father_n 〈◊〉_d 114._o a●…stin_n 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the_o same_o against_o bishop_n authority_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o orthodox_a 〈◊〉_d reform_a wi●…eth_v th●…_z much_o by_o their_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n monarchy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o have_v cast_v they_o out_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o late_a ●…ates_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o many_o other_o church_n shall_v we_o think●…_n that_o all_o these_o have_v 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o point_n so_o ma●…y_o so_o 〈◊〉_d m●…n_n and_o whole_a church_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d non●…_n but_o papist_n among_o we_o maintain_v the_o p●…sition_n and_o such_o as_o be_v popish_o affect_v or_o be_v of_o 〈◊〉_d mind_n ●…oving_v to_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n 3._o i●…hn_n 9_o or_o ●…ch_o as_o flatter_v for_o favour_n and_o pre●…rment_n and_o yet_o here_o may_v be_v produce_v against_o they_o 1._o the_o canon_n law_n which_o tell_v ●…s_n that_o superior●…ty_n 117._o of_o bish●…s_n over_o other_o minister_n be_v of_o 〈◊〉_d law_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d four_o council_n at_o car●…hage_n 2._o the_o coun●…ell_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o b●…il_n 〈◊〉_d it_o ●…o_o 3._o two_o famous_a doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o this_o judgement_n with_o we_o 4._o some_o great_a papist_n 〈◊〉_d hug●…_n cardi●…_n ●…_z bish●…_n of_o civil_a g●…rg_n 〈◊〉_d hold_v their_o authority_n to_o be_v by_o positive_a law_n and_o come_v in_o after_o the_o apo●…les_n day_n the_o ancient_n allege_v for_o this_o superiority_n speak_v but_o of_o their_o own_o time_n long_o after_o the_o ap●…les_n day_n or_o ●…lse_o they_o judge_v of_o the_o time_n before_o by_o a_o mi●…ke_n that_o ●…_z in_o their_o day_n which_o be_v nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 200._o year_n after_o chri●…_n 12._o becaus●…bis●…_n 〈◊〉_d of_o s●…int_a 〈◊〉_d in_o 168._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o dignity_n and_o ●…owledged_v 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n over_o minister_n be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o word_n of_o

go●…_n and_o found_v upon_o the_o only_a politic_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d last_o 〈◊〉_d doctor_n 〈◊〉_d be_v hold_v to_o 〈◊〉_d that_o our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o bish●…_n do●…_n d●…ive_v their_o 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o from_o the_o pope_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o must_v bis●…s_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ore_fw-la other_o minister_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v know_v if_o he_o will_v that_o peter_n be_v 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d prove_v to_o his_o h●…d_n and_o 〈◊〉_d inferior_a to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o for_o the_o pope_n he_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d by_o many_o learned_a divine_n and_o be_v judge_v to_o b●…_n the_o man_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 2._o th●…ss_n 2._o and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v like_o the_o dragon_n rev._n 13._o and_o 〈◊〉_d bish●…_n p●…ceeding_v from_o he_o 〈◊〉_d need_v 〈◊〉_d such_o jure_fw-la divi●…_n because_o his_o 〈◊〉_d be_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d position_n 2._o they_o be_v di●…cesan_n bishop●…by_n divi●…_n right_o 1_o because_o they_o know_v 〈◊〉_d hold_n that_o a_o di●…san_n bishop_n be_v one_o over_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o 〈◊〉_d it_o write_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n set_v many_o bishop_n and_o elder_n ou●…_n 〈◊〉_d flock_n and_o church_n at_o 〈◊〉_d one_o church_n act_n 12._o 47._o and_o 15._o 2●…_n and_o therein_o m●…y_a eld●…s_n act_n 15._o 6._o 2●…_n 23._o at_o 〈◊〉_d one_o church_n eph_n 1._o 1._o r●…v_fw-la 2._o 5._o but_o many_o elder_n act●…_n 20._o 17._o or_o 〈◊〉_d verse_n 28._o at_o philippi_n many_o bishop_n yet_o but_o on●…_n church_n phil._n 1._o 1._o and_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o have_v plant_v church_n appoint_a t●…_n to_o ordain_v eld●…_n bishop_n in_o every_o city_n more_o than_o one_o tit._n 1._o 5._o ●…_z as_o the_o apostle_n himself_o do_v in_o every_o church_n elder_n act_n 14._o 23._o who_o keep_v one_o way_n and_o co●…rse_n al●…ke_v in_o all_o ●…nd_n eu●…ry_a church_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 17._o and_o 7._o 17._o now_o so_o many_o in_o one_o church_n can_v not_o be_v di●…san_n bishop_n 2._o because_o neither_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n ever_o ordain_v any_o ordinary_a ecclesia●…_n function_n to_o be_v ever_o continue_v in_o any_o church_n which_o he_o that_o be_v appoint_v thereunto_o can_v not_o in_o his_o own_o person_n perform_v without_o substitut●…_n but_o a_o discos●…_n bishop_n take_v more_o upon_o he_o than_o he_o can_v by_o himself_o discharge_v but_o must_v have_v his_o substitute_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o largeness_n of_o his_o ju●…isdiction_n over_o hundred●…_n of_o congregation_n 3._o bec●…e_a 〈◊〉_d postscript_n to_o saint_n paul_n epistle_n the_o one_o to_o timoth●…_n and_o the_o other_o to_o titus_n be_v the_o word_n of_o man_n ●…humane_a testimo●…ies_n and_o false_a too_o as_o be_v prove_v full_o by_o the_o learned_a and_o therefore_o can_v confirm_v a_o dis●…_n bishop_n to_o b●…of_z divine_a authority_n and_o of_o divine_a right_n 4._o because_o they_o ●…nne_v upon_o mere_a supposition_n take_v for_o grant_v what_o yet_o they_o have_v not_o prove_v nor_o can_v prove_v to_o uphold_v their_o di●…_n dignity_n such_o be_v these_o 1._o that_o timothy_n and_o ti●…_n be_v not_o e●…angelists_n substitute_v only_o for_o a_o time_n at_o ephesus_n and_o in_o crete_n to_o do_v what_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v do_v have_v he_o be_v there_o contrary_a to_o 2._o tim._n 4._o 5._o in_o that_o epistle_n in_o the_o postscript_n whereof_o he_o be_v call_v a_o bishop_n 2._o that_o these_o two_o be_v bishop_n differ_v from_o elder_n when_o nowhere_o their_o consecration_n be_v mention_v and_o be_v they_o bishop_n di●…san_n because_o the_o postscript_n say_v they_o be_v bishops●…_n but_o when_o so_o consecrate_v or_o how_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n and_o be_v it_o any_o way_n likely_a that_o s●…_n 〈◊〉_d make_v else_o where_o a●…_n 20._o 17._o 18._o 28._o elder_n and_o bishop_n all_o one_o yea_o and_o that_o in_o his_o epistl●…_n to_o titus_n chapter_n 〈◊〉_d 5._o 7._o that_o by_o the_o false_a postscript_n name_v they_o bishop_n we_o shall_v take_v 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