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	church_n	pastor_n	3,273	5	9.0845	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91309	Truth triumphing over falshood, antiquity over novelty. Or, The first part of a just and seasonable vindication of the undoubted ecclesiasticall iurisdiction, right, legislative, coercive power of Christian emperors, kings, magistrates, parliaments, in all matters of religion, church-government, discipline, ceremonies, manners: summoning of, presiding, moderating in councells, synods; and ratifying their canons, determinations, decrees: as likewise of lay-mens right both to sit and vote in councells; ... In refutation of Mr. Iohn Goodwins Innocencies Triumph: my deare brother Burtons Vindication of churches, commonly called Independent: and of all anti-monarchicall, anti-Parliamentall, anti-synodicall, and anarchicall paradoxes of papists, prelates, Anabaptists, Arminians, Socinians, Brownists, or Independents: whose old and new objections to the contrary, are here fully answered. / By William Prynne, of Lincolnes Inne, Esquire.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P4115; Thomason E259_1; ESTC R212479	202,789	171

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35._o l._n 24._o with_o he_o his_o own_o p._n 135._o l._n 45._o clear_a p._n 131._o l._n 22._o four_o five_o l._n 31._o four_o five_o margin_n p._n 66._o l._n 21._o 22._o r._n incarnationis_fw-la anno._n p._n 119._o l._n 1._o rom._n 13._o 1._o p._n 124._o l._n 3._o 11._o r._n 18._o truth_n triumph_v over_o falsehood_n antiquity_n over_o novelty_n etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v a_o unspeakable_a grief_n and_o corrosive_n to_o my_o very_a soul_n to_o enter_v into_o public_a contestation_n with_o any_o of_o my_o christian_a brethren_n who_o profess_v the_o selfsame_o faith_n together_o with_o i_o so_o it_o will_v be_v a_o far_o great_a heart-breaking_n and_o much_o sore_a affliction_n to_o my_o spirit_n to_o behold_v upstart_n groundless_a error_n triumphant_o insult_v over_o ancient_a orthodox_n verity_n and_o drag_v they_o captive_n after_o their_o domineer_a chariot_n this_o make_v i_o once_o more_o take_v up_o the_o sword_n and_o buckler_n not_o of_o polemicall_a school-divinity_n but_o historical_a antiquity_n to_o encounter_v those_o adverse_a force_n which_o have_v take_v up_o offensive_a arm_n and_o wage_v open_a war_n in_o many_o new-printed_n pamphlet_n against_o the_o lawful_a jurisdiction_n and_o sovereign_a authority_n of_o christian_a prince_n magistrate_n parliament_n assist_v with_o the_o advice_n of_o reverend_a synod_n and_o counsel_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n church-government_n ecclesiastical_a law_n canon_n discipline_n all_o which_o through_o god_n assistance_n i_o hope_v total_o to_o rout_n and_o dissipate_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o make_v head_n again_o by_o this_o short_a sudden_a onset_n which_o i_o have_v yet_o neither_o vacancy_n nor_o time_n sufficient_a through_o the_o multitude_n of_o other_o public_a avocation_n to_o prosecute_v to_o the_o full_a i_o shall_v marshal_v my_o subitane_a collection_n of_o this_o nature_n under_o distinct_a positive_a proposition_n which_o i_o shall_v propound_v and_o prosecute_v in_o order_n sect._n 1_o of_o the_o power_n of_o summon_v counsel_n and_o synod_n 1_o first_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o right_n and_o authority_n of_o call_v or_o summon_v ecclesiastical_a assembly_n counsel_n synod_n whether_o general_n national_n or_o provincial_n to_o settle_v matter_n of_o religion_n worship_n church-government_n or_o constitute_v ecclesiastical_a law_n belong_v not_o to_o bishop_n minister_n or_o private_a independent_a congregation_n but_o to_o prince_n or_o supreme_a temporal_a magistrate_n and_o power_n this_o proposition_n militate_v both_o against_o papist_n brownist_n anabaptist_n and_o some_o independent_o i_o shall_v ratify_v by_o scripture_n and_o historical_a precedent_n in_o all_o age_n as_o well_o foreign_a as_o domestic_a with_o brevity_n and_o perspicuity_n 1._o for_o scripture-president_n and_o authority_n we_o have_v precept_n to_o and_o precedent_n of_o moses_n the_o prime_a civill-magistrate_n among_o the_o israelite_n num._n 10._o ●_o 3_o 4._o c._n 8._o 9_o c._n 20._o 8_o 10._o exod._n 35._o 1_o 4._o etc