Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	discipline_n	doctrine_n	4,176	5	6.2312	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68024	A parte of a register contayninge sundrie memorable matters, written by diuers godly and learned in our time, which stande for, and desire the reformation of our Church, in discipline and ceremonies, accordinge to the pure worde of God, and the lawe of our lande.	Udall, John, 1560?-1592. Demonstration of the trueth of that discipline which Christe hath prescribed in his worde for the government of his Church, in all times and places, untill the ende of the worlde.	1593 (1593)	STC 10400; ESTC S101665	62,546	88

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eldership_n after_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o commend_v of_o the_o party_n unto_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n he_o yet_o remain_v obstinate_a be_v to_o proceed_v to_o excommunication_n which_o contain_v these_o proposition_n in_o question_n betwixt_o we_o and_o the_o bishop_n 1_o it_o may_v not_o be_v do_v but_o upon_o great_a and_o weighty_a occasion_n 2_o it_o may_v not_o be_v do_v by_o any_o one_o man_n but_o by_o the_o eldership_n the_o whole_a church_n consent_v thereunto_o the_o former_a be_v hold_v by_o we_o t._n c._n 1._o book_n pag._n 183._o disc_fw-la eccle._n 130._o and_o deny_v by_o they_o in_o their_o practice_n that_o send_v it_o out_o many_o time_n for_o not_o pay_v of_o six_o penny_n but_o our_o assertion_n be_v thus_o prove_v and_o their_o godless_a practice_n disprove_v 1_o that_o which_o christ_n have_v ordain_v for_o the_o last_o remedy_n against_o sin_n proposition_n and_o only_o to_o be_v use_v when_o neither_o admonition_n reprehension_n nor_o separation_n from_o the_o external_a communion_n of_o the_o saint_n for_o a_o time_n will_v serve_v that_o same_o be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v but_o upon_o great_a extremity_n but_o such_o be_v excommunication_n as_o appear_v mat._n 18._o 15._o therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v use_v but_o upon_o most_o weighty_a occasion_n that_o be_v in_o the_o case_n only_o of_o extremity_n when_o no_o other_o mean_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n 2_o that_o which_o cut_v a_o man_n off_o from_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o give_v he_o over_o unto_o satan_n as_o one_o in_o a_o desperate_a case_n that_o same_o may_v not_o be_v use_v but_o in_o great_a extremity_n but_o such_o be_v excommunication_n be_v use_v according_a as_o god_n have_v leave_v it_o unto_o his_o church_n 1._o cor._n 5._o 5._o therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v use_v but_o in_o great_a extremity_n 3_o that_o which_o a_o man_n will_v do_v in_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o his_o hand_n or_o his_o foot_n that_o same_o must_v the_o church_n do_v 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when_o all_o other_o help_n will_v not_o serve_v if_o it_o cut_v the_o party_n from_o god_n church_n and_o give_v he_o over_o unto_o satan_n if_o it_o must_v be_v proceed_v unto_o as_o a_o man_n do_v to_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o his_o hand_n or_o foot_n last_o if_o it_o be_v a_o work_n contrary_a unto_o the_o natural_a affection_n of_o man_n and_o effect_v that_o which_o a_o love_a heart_n do_v tremble_v to_o think_v upon_o then_o must_v it_o needs_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v proceed_v unto_o only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o great_a extremity_n and_o after_o that_o all_o other_o mean_n have_v be_v use_v and_o do_v appear_v not_o to_o prevail_v the_o latter_a point_n which_o be_v proposition_n that_o excommunication_n may_v not_o be_v do_v by_o one_o man_n but_o by_o the_o eldership_n the_o whole_a church_n consent_v thereunto_o be_v hold_v by_o we_o t._n c_o book_n 1._o pag._n 183._o discipl_n ecclest_a 130._o etc._n etc._n and_o deny_v by_o they_o whitgift_n pag._n 662._o and_o their_o continual_a practice_n but_o our_o assertion_n be_v thus_o prove_v and_o their_o opinion_n &_o practice_n find_v to_o be_v erroneous_a and_o ungodlie_a 1_o that_o which_o christ_n command_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o church_n may_v not_o be_v do_v by_o one_o man_n unless_o you_o take_v my_o l._n grace_n for_o the_o church_n as_o whitgift_n do_v page_n 662._o which_o need_v no_o confutation_n but_o christ_n command_v that_o excommunication_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o the_o church_n mat._n 18._o 15._o therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v do_v by_o one_o man_n 2_o that_o which_o paul_n enjoin_v the_o church_n when_o they_o be_v meet_v together_o to_o do_v may_v not_o be_v do_v by_o one_o man_n but_o he_o command_v they_o to_o excommunicate_v the_o incestuous_a person_n when_o they_o be_v meet_v