Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	catholic_n	church_n	particular_a	3,316	5	8.1839	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85045	A discourse of the visible church. In a large debate of this famous question, viz. whether the visible church may be considered to be truely a church of Christ without respect to saving grace? Affirm. Whereunto is added a brief discussion of these three questions. viz. 1. What doth constitute visible church-membership. 2. What doth distinguish it, or render it visible. 3. What doth destroy it, or render it null? Together with a large application of the whole, by way of inference to our churches, sacraments, and censures. Also an appendix touching confirmation, occasioned by the Reverend Mr. Hanmore his pious and learned exercitation of confirmation. By Francis Fulwood minister of the gospel at West-Alvington in Devon.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1658 (1658)	Wing F2500; Thomason E947_3; ESTC R207619	279,090	362

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chap._n xxvi_o what_o be_v requisite_a to_o constitute_v a_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n a_o twofold_a answer_n hereunto_o consider_v but_o lest_o my_o notion_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n wherein_o as_o my_o question_n lead_v i_o i_o have_v hitherto_o rather_o hover_v in_o general_n and_o negative_n shall_v be_v leave_v suspicious_a or_o obscure_a i_o shall_v now_o pitch_v upon_o a_o more_o fix_a particular_a and_o positive_a discourse_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o plain_a case_n or_o query_n follow_v which_o haply_o may_v prove_v a_o fit_a medium_n betwixt_o the_o debate_n already_o have_v and_o some_o plain_a practical_a and_o necessary_a inference_n that_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o whole_a the_o query_n be_v 1._o what_o be_v requisite_a to_o constitute_v a_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a destruit_fw-la quid_fw-la constituit_fw-la quid_fw-la distinguit_fw-la quid_fw-la destruit_fw-la church_n 2._o what_o be_v requisite_a to_o evidence_n this_o visible_a church-membership_a to_o other_o 3._o what_o be_v that_o that_o do_v dismember_v or_o cut_v one_o whole_o off_o from_o the_o visible_a church_n quest_n 1._o then_o what_o be_v requisite_a to_o constitute_v a_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n answ_n mr._n cotton_n answer_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n in_o new_a england_n thus_o it_o be_v not_o the_o seed_n of_o faith_n nor_o faith_n itself_o that_o knit_v a_o man_n to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a visible_a church_n but_o a_o holy_a profession_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o profess_a subjection_n to_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n in_o their_o communion_n his_o way_n of_o those_o church_n p._n 84_o 85._o suppose_v what_o be_v herein_o to_o be_v suppose_v viz._n that_o the_o way_n of_o enter_v the_o universal_a visible_a church_n be_v not_o here_o concern_v second_o that_o the_o way_n of_o infant_n become_v church-member_n be_v not_o here_o intend_v i_o can_v even_o sign_n this_o answer_n only_o i_o must_v 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