Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	bishop_n	call_v	presbyter_n	3,421	5	11.0026	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55303	A discourse of schism by that learned gentleman Edward Polhill, Esq. ...	Polhill, Edward, 1622-1694?	1694 (1694)	Wing P2752; ESTC R3219	41,361	113

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he_o have_v not_o need_v to_o have_v compose_v a_o prayer_n for_o his_o army_n 21._o soc._n eccles_n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 21._o in_o the_o time_n of_o socrates_n among_o all_o form_n of_o religion_n there_o be_v not_o two_o that_o consent_v together_o in_o precandi_fw-la more_fw-it set-form_n of_o prayer_n be_v not_o introduce_v into_o the_o church_n till_o the_o arian_n and_o pelagian_a heresy_n invade_v it_o and_o then_o to_o prevent_v the_o diffusion_n of_o heretical_a poison_n set-form_n come_v in_o in_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n hold_v about_o the_o year_n 368._o can._n 18._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v caedem_fw-la preces_fw-la but_o this_o be_v a_o form_n of_o the_o minister_n own_o compose_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o 23d_o canon_n of_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n hold_v about_o the_o year_n 399._o which_o appoint_v that_o none_o shall_v use_v a_o form_n unless_o he_o do_v first_o confer_v cum_fw-la fratribus_fw-la instructioribus_fw-la 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but_o no_o diocesan_n one_o there_o be_v presbyter_n ordain_v in_o every_o city_n but_o no_o bishop_n ordain_v to_o be_v over_o they_o in_o thessalonica_n there_o be_v not_o one_o but_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o thess_n 5.12_o the_o presidency_n there_o be_v in_o many_o not_o in_o one_o the_o bishop_n at_o philippi_n phil._n 1.1_o be_v more_o than_o one_o in_o one_o city_n be_v no_o other_o than_o presbyter_n the_o presbyter_n at_o ephesus_n be_v in_o express_a term_n call_v bishop_n act_n 20.17_o &_o 28._o st._n peter_n exhort_v the_o presbyter_n to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v as_o bishop_n among_o they_o 1_o pet._n 5.2_o st._n paul_n will_v have_v titus_n ordain_v presbyter_n in_o every_o city_n for_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v so_o and_o so_o tit._n 1.5_o 7._o if_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v not_o here_o the_o same_o the_o reason_n which_o must_v not_o be_v imagine_v will_v be_v inconsequential_a there_o be_v the_o 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