Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	church_n	jesus_n	lord_n	6,771	5	3.6067	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09313	The letters patents of the presbyterie vvith the plea and fruits of the prelacie. Manifested out of the scriptures, fathers, ecclesiasticall histories, Papists, and sundrie other authors. By Iames Peregrin.	[Peregin, James].; Partridge, James, attributed name. aut	1632 (1632)	STC 19622B.5; ESTC S103890	43,655	62

s._n paul_n and_o so_o say_v we_o presbyter_n be_v bishop_n indeed_o bellarmin_n and_o the_o greek_n do_v rather_o mean_v the_o bishop_n be_v presbyter_n but_o it_o be_v as_o true_a the_o presbyter_n be_v bishop_n and_o that_o the_o love_n of_o profit_n or_o preeminence_n or_o man_n care_n to_o save_v the_o honour_n of_o their_o church_n and_o custom_n have_v blind_v many_o that_o they_o can_v not_o see_v a_o thing_n so_o clear_a that_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n he_o be_v make_v a_o presbyter_n that_o be_v a_o bishop_n where_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o they_o only_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o those_o that_o be_v choose_v by_o voice_n or_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v say_v they_o ordain_v they_o elder_n by_o suffrage_n annot_v act._n 14.23_o beza_n annot_v as_o beza_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o greek_a word_n which_o come_v from_o a_o custom_n of_o the_o greek_n who_o give_v their_o suffrage_n by_o hold_v up_o their_o hand_n and_o say_v he_o the_o force_n of_o this_o word_n keirotonesante_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n do_v nothing_o of_o a_o private_a will_n neither_o exercise_v any_o tyranny_n in_o the_o church_n like_o that_o which_o be_v use_v by_o the_o romish_a harlot_n 4.14_o idem_fw-la annota_fw-la in_o 1._o tim._n 4.14_o or_o her_o page_n which_o they_o call_v ordinary_n so_o as_o he_o show_v be_v the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n give_v to_o timothy_n with_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o thus_o be_v that_o to_o be_v understand_v lie_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v do_v not_o what_o in_o thou_o lie_v sudden_o to_o admit_v any_o man_n to_o any_o eclesiasticall_a function_n 5.22_o idem_fw-la in_o cap._n 5.22_o for_o neither_o do_v all_o authority_n reside_v in_o the_o power_n of_o timothy_n alone_o but_o the_o election_n be_v make_v by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o we_o say_v on_o act._n 14.23_o 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be_v add_v and_o the_o say_v please_v the_o whole_a multitude_n and_o they_o choose_v steven_n 6.3_o act._n 6.3_o etc._n etc._n and_o set_v they_o before_o the_o apostle_n &_o when_o they_o have_v pray_v they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o they_o therefore_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n that_o be_v till_o he_o be_v well_o &_o advise_o choose_v &_o prayer_n be_v make_v with_o fast_v which_o be_v speak_v to_o all_o presbyter_n in_o his_o person_n &_o especial_o to_o himself_o as_o be_v both_o a_o presbyter_n &_o a_o evangelist_n which_o be_v great_a and_o thus_o indeed_o paul_n leave_v titus_n to_o ordain_v they_o presbyter_n in_o every_o city_n 1.5.7_o tit._n 1.5.7_o that_o be_v by_o suffrage_n as_o he_o have_v do_v act._n 14.25_o otherwise_o titus_n shall_v seem_v to_o have_v have_v a_o office_n like_o that_o 611._o histor_n of_o the_o counc_fw-la of_o trent_n pag._n 611._o which_o the_o papalin_n in_o trent_n challenge_v for_o the_o pope_n to_o be_v a_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n 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