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state_n	church_n	power_n	secular_a	1,359	5	10.4493	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67227	The prelates pride, or, The manifestation, that the bishops lordly government from the originall institution, is not de iure divino, by divine right, but meerely humane and contrary both to the holy word of God, the practice of the Apostles, and of the primitive churches in the purest times whereunto is added the Bishop of Lincolnes prophecie concerning the prelates.	Walker, Henry, fl. 1641-1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing W378; ESTC R3875	12,380	30

humble_o as_o he_o do_v and_o warn_v they_o not_o to_o look_v for_o great_a glory_n and_o pomp_n in_o the_o world_n than_o he_o himself_o receive_v john_n 13._o 15_o 16._o st._n peter_n he_o practise_v this_o lesson_n who_o speak_v before_o etc._o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n man_n and_o brethren_n say_v he_o know_v that_o god_n choose_v out_o i_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n that_o the_o gentile_n may_v hear_v the_o word_n out_o of_o my_o mouth_n and_o he_o preach_v to_o they_o and_o the_o people_n believe_v and_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v be_v and_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o we_o etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v act_n 15._o and_o st._n paul_n teach_v they_o not_o to_o be_v high_o mind_v but_o to_o make_v themselves_o equal_a to_o they_o of_o the_o low_a sort_n rom._n 12._o 16._o and_o let_v the_o lofty_a prelate_n blush_v at_o that_o his_o modest_a taunt_n now_o you_o be_v full_a say_v he_o now_o you_o be_v make_v rich_a you_o reign_v as_o 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death_n but_o to_o come_v to_o latter_a time_n let_v we_o look_v a_o little_a on_o mr._n wicklisse_n what_o he_o say_v concerning_o church_n government_n he_o declare_v 1_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o be_v only_o two_o order_n elder_n and_o deacon_n and_o no_o distinction_n of_o patriarch_n archbishop_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o such_o be_v only_o find_v out_o by_o pride_n and_o human_a institution_n 2_o that_o he_o who_o be_v most_o serviceable_a and_o humble_a in_o the_o church_n and_o most_o enamour_v with_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n the_o same_o be_v the_o near_a by_o divine_a institution_n unto_o christ_n in_o the_o militant_a church_n 3_o that_o whatsoever_o the_o bishop_n command_v which_o can_v be_v deduce_v clear_o out_o of_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v account_v heretical_a and_o not_o to_o be_v obey_v 4_o that_o the_o emperor_n and_o secular_a lord_n be_v b._n seduce_v who_o so_o extol_v the_o prelate_n which_o work_v so_o much_o iniquity_n 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