Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	body_n	king_n	time_n	1,806	5	3.4333	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92138	The divine right of church-government and excommunication: or a peacable dispute for the perfection of the holy scripture in point of ceremonies and church government; in which the removal of the Service-book is justifi'd, the six books of Tho: Erastus against excommunication are briefly examin'd; with a vindication of that eminent divine Theod: Beza against the aspersions of Erastus, the arguments of Mr. William Pryn, Rich: Hooker, Dr. Morton, Dr. Jackson, Dr. John Forbes, and the doctors of Aberdeen; touching will-worship, ceremonies, imagery, idolatry, things indifferent, an ambulatory government; the due and just powers of the magistrate in matters of religion, and the arguments of Mr. Pryn, in so far as they side with Erastus, are modestly discussed. To which is added, a brief tractate of scandal ... / By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Published by authority.	Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.	1646 (1646)	Wing R2377; Thomason E326_1; ESTC R200646	722,457	814

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a_o inward_a but_o also_o a_o political_a external_a power_n to_o his_o disciple_n ver_fw-la ●9_n go_v teach_v and_o baptise_v all_o nation_n be_v this_o only_a inward_a and_o heart-●eaching_a and_o inward_a baptise_v by_o the_o spirit_n i_o think_v not_o god_n have_v reserve_v that_o to_o himself_o only_o isa_n 54._o 13._o joh._n 6_o 44._o 45._o joh._n 1._o 33._o and_o joh._n 20_o 21._o 22._o upon_o this_o that_o the_o father_n send_v christ_n and_o so_o set_v he_o his_o king_n upon_o his_o holy_a hill_n of_o zion_n psa_n 2._o 6._o christ_n perform_v a_o external_a politic_a mission_n and_o send_v his_o disciple_n with_o power_n in_o a_o politic_a external_a way_n to_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n in_o a_o external_a way_n for_o there_o be_v clear_o two_o remitting_n and_o retaining_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o text_n none_o can_v say_v of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v my_o church_n but_o he_o who_o be_v king_n of_o the_o church_n and_o christ_n say_v matth_n 16._o 18._o that_o it_o be_v 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then_o to_o do_v and_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o office_n shall_v not_o only_o moral_o but_o invincible_o and_o physical_o be_v impossible_a and_o so_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o office_n obj._n 1_o when_o the_o heathen_a magistrate_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n and_o become_v a_o christian_a magistrate_n he_o be_v oblige_v by_o his_o office_n as_o a_o magistrate_n to_o command_v his_o people_n to_o honour_n and_o receive_v the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o to_o punish_v such_o as_o blaspheme_v the_o mediator_n jesus_n christ_n such_o as_o arrian_n antitrinitarian_n and_o other_o ergo_fw-la that_o official_a obligation_n lie_v on_o he_o before_o as_o a_o magistrate_n for_o you_o say_v that_o the_o heathen_a magistrate_n turn_v christian_n acquire_v no_o new_a magistraticall_a power_n by_o turn_v christian_a which_o he_o have_v not_o before_o while_o he_o be_v a_o heathen_a magistrate_n 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