Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	agree_v	church_n	true_a	1,693	5	5.5079	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

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

a_o very_a lively_a portraiture_n of_o the_o most_o reverend_a archbishop_n the_o right_n reverend_a bs._n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n set_v forth_o in_o xx_o irrefragable_a position_n concerning_o their_o authority_n power_n and_o practise_v as_o they_o only_o be_v our_o diocesan_n lord_n bishop_n so_o ground_v upon_o scripture_n reason_n and_o experience_n by_o evident_a demonstrative_a practice_n as_o their_o troublesome_a opposite_n may_v clear_o see_v how_o great_o they_o be_v deceive_v in_o all_o these_o a_o labour_n undertake_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o all_o god_n people_n and_o for_o a_o just_a condemnation_n of_o all_o those_o that_o cause_n division_n and_o offence_n contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n of_o christ_n church_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1640._o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n be_v find_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n so_o as_o the_o controversy_n be_v not_o about_o the_o name_n whether_o one_o may_v be_v call_v a_o bishop_n nor_o whether_o 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 teach_v bishop_n affect_v not_o and_o yet_o claim_v double_a honour_n 8._o because_o these_o elder_n act_n 20._o 17._o come_v to_o be_v flock_n call_v bishop_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o superiority_n they_o have_v one_o over_o another_o but_o to_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o watchfulness_n and_o care_n over_o their_o flock_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o 28._o flock_n and_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o fellow_n minister_n they_o 2._o be_v call_v by_o saint_n p●…l_o who_o first_o g●…ue_v they_o th●…t_o title_n overseer_n or_o bishop_n act_n 20._o 28._o 9_o because_o tim●…ie_v and_o titus_n from_o who_o they_o will_v derive_v the_o superiority_n of_o bishop●…●…ver_n elder_n be_v euangel●…s_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 5._o a_o dignity_n above_o other_o church_n offic●…s_n eld●…s_o o●…bis●…s_o or_o pastor_n all_o one_o and_o 〈◊〉_d eph._n 4._o 11._o now_o why_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d high_a degree_n ●…hould_v be_v make_v bis●…ps_o and_o so_o put_v in_o a_o low_a for_o i_o wa●…th_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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 chrys●…stome_n ambrose_n seduli●…s_n pri●…sius_fw-la the●…ret_fw-la 〈◊〉_d theophylact._n 2._o john_n 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o wald●…ses_n 3._o the_o learned_a divine_n beyond_o the_o sea_n luther_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h●…minglus_fw-la gnalter_n m●…sculus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 115._o ●…_z and_o other_o 4._o learned_a divinesin_n our_o land_n d._n 〈◊〉_d d._n reynolds_n doctor_n holland_n d._n fulk_n d._n whitacres_n d._n will_n and_o many_o more_o our_o bishop_n here_o bish._n 〈◊〉_d bis●…p_v peacock_n t●…stal_n 4._o shop_n bil●…n_n once_o so_o hold_v when_o he_o write_v against_o the_o seminary_n bishop_n 〈◊〉_d now_o live_v yea_o and_o arch._n bishop_n whit●…gift_n 〈◊〉_d as_o much_o yea_o the_o archbishop_n all_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o clergy_n ibidem_fw-la of_o e●…gland_n acknowledge_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n to_o be_v beside_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o la●…_n in_o 37._o h●…_n 8._o c●…_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d of_o edward_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 1._o and_o 1._o of_o eli●…_n 1._o have_v resolve_v 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

truth_n of_o history_n 6_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d day_n all_o the_o church●…_n in_o ci_o the_o believer_n meet_v in_o one_o place_n as_o par●…oners_n d●…●…ow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d city_n be_v 〈◊〉_d than_o christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n in_o those_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o 〈◊〉_d be_v deny_v that_o then_o there_o be_v no_o parish●…_n 〈◊〉_d must_v deny_v di●…cesan_n bishop_n because_o there_o be_v no_o diocese_n where_o there_o be_v no_o parish_n 7._o because_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beyond_o the_o 〈◊〉_d no_o such_o bishop_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z all_o such_o famous_a church_n in_o so_o foul_a a_o error_n as_o to_o cast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v no_o sound_n 〈◊〉_d so_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 8._o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d church_n 〈◊〉_d for_o christ_n primitive_a church_n in_o all_o the_o first_o hundred_o of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kind_a of_o bishop_n it_o be_v want_v in_o all_o reform_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o 〈◊〉_d be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n in_o 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o as_o 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d here_o in_o england_n in_o every_o 〈◊〉_d at_o s●…verall_a tim●…s_n there_o have_v be_v a_o vacancy_n of_o bis●…_n and_o that_o so●…_n for_o 2._o year_n some_o for_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d some_o 〈◊〉_d 10._o 〈◊〉_d some_o for_o 〈◊〉_d year_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o some_o observe_v and_o 〈◊〉_d down_o throughout_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d last_o what_o good_a do_v they_o which_o may_v not_o be_v do_v without_o they_o as_o it_o be_v wh●…_n they_o be_v not_o and_o where_o in_o ●…her_a pl●…ces_n they_o be_v not●…_n there_o be_v theref●…re_a 〈◊〉_d need_n of_o they_o to_o conclude_v all_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o former_a position_n against_o a_o bishop_n superiority_n over●…_n 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o own_o congregation_n ●…re_v against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o 〈◊〉_d we●…_n see_v to_o be_v divine_a by_o the_o so_o many_o good_a 〈◊〉_d make_v against_o it_o and_o therefore_o be_v they_o not_o to●…_n blame_v who_o be_v so_o much_o offend_v with_o th●…r_o so_o overtop_v 〈◊〉_d and_o goodne●…_n it_o be_v ●…ch_o to_o 〈◊〉_d that_o all_o can_v see_v it_o for_o the_o church_n peace_n which_o be_v hearty_o de●…red_v and_o pray_v for_o position_n 3._o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d call_v lord_n 〈◊〉_d 1._o because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christ_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n 〈◊〉_d know_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…ship_n but_o it_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o with_o you_o 〈◊〉_d rebuke_v they_o fo●…_n seek_v after_o greatness_n and_o chiefedome_n mat._n 20._o 2._o 5_o 26._o mar._n 10._o 42_o 43._o luke_n 22._o 2●…_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o who_o they_o say_v they_o can_v fetch_v their_o greatness_n forbid_v they_o to_o be_v lord_n over_o gon●…_n h●…ritage_n 1._o pet._n 5_o 3._o 3._o because_o st._n john_n the_o apot_n write_v to_o l●…dly_a 〈◊〉_d who_o love_v to_o have_v 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