Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	council_n	general_n	2,649	5	7.8521	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41553	A request to Roman Catholicks to answer the queries upon these their following tenets ... by a moderate son of the Church of England.	Gordon, James, 1640?-1714.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1282; ESTC R9547	37,191	48

our_o way_n nor_o his_o thought_n as_o our_o thought_n isa._n 55._o 8_o 9_o 11._o since_o it_o be_v no_o less_o behooveful_a for_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o militant_a church_n to_o be_v secure_v from_o vice_n than_o from_o error_n by_o some_o infallible_a mean_n and_o whereas_o the_o former_a be_v not_o pretend_v to_o by_o any_o be_v it_o not_o very_o reasonable_a to_o put_v the_o romanist_n to_o it_o to_o show_v from_o scripture_n who_o this_o infallible_a visible_a judge_n be_v who_o be_v invest_v with_o that_o power_n or_o commission_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o our_o judge_n of_o controversy_n in_o the_o church_n be_v now_o become_v our_o great_a controversy_n beside_o that_o it_o will_v puzzle_v any_o man_n to_o give_v a_o good_a reason_n why_o god_n shall_v take_v more_o care_n to_o secure_a man_n against_o error_n in_o belief_n than_o against_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n in_o their_o life_n 12._o if_o a_o infallible_a visible_a judge_n be_v such_o a_o 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be_v for_o ever_o in_o his_o church_n 16._o if_o the_o many_o dissension_n in_o the_o protestant_a church_n as_o be_v pretend_v make_v this_o infallible_a visible_a judge_n always_o necessary_a how_o be_v it_o that_o this_o sole_a remedy_n be_v find_v so_o ineffectual_a against_o the_o division_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o difference_n there_o about_o infallibility_n itself_o the_o manner_n and_o subject_n of_o it_o so_o that_o many_o romanist_n not_o of_o the_o dull_a brain_n be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o have_v betake_v themselves_o to_o tradition_n instead_o thereof_o sect_n xx._n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n qu._n 1._o since_o the_o reason_n assign_v by_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n give_v equal_a privilege_n to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n with_o he_o of_o rome_n be_v because_o old_a byzantium_n be_v become_v nova_fw-la roma_fw-la that_o be_v the_o emperor_n have_v fix_v their_o habitation_n there_o may_v not_o milan_n and_o ravenna_n have_v claim_v the_o same_o privilege_n see_v some_o emperor_n do_v honour_v those_o city_n with_o their_o presence_n many_o year_n 2._o have_v not_o the_o african_a church_n as_o good_a reason_n to_o decline_v the_o pretend_a authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o the_o church_n of_o cyprus_n to_o reject_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n from_o which_o liberate_v at_o last_o by_o the_o three_o general_n council_n since_o they_o have_v still_o a_o primate_n of_o their_o own_o and_o be_v no_o more_o within_o the_o roman_a patriarchat_n than_o cyprus_n be_v within_o that_o of_o antioch_n 3._o since_o all_o sober_a person_n hinc_fw-la inde_fw-la acknowledge_v a_o primacy_n of_o order_n in_o st._n peter_n either_o for_o his_o age_n or_o his_o be_v first_o call_v to_o be_v a_o apostle_n or_o for_o his_o zeal_n or_o some_o other_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o society_n shall_v remain_v long_o without_o confusion_n far_o less_o that_o it_o shall_v continue_v well_o order_v which_o have_v not_o one_o appoint_v to_o be_v the_o mouth_n thereof_o it_o may_v therefore_o be_v pertinent_o demand_v if_o any_o romanist_n can_v produce_v any_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o import_v a_o formal_a jurisdiction_n in_o st._n peter_n which_o be_v not_o at_o some_o other_o time_n vouchsafe_v on_o the_o catholic_n church_n at_o least_o on_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n 4._o dato_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la concesso_fw-la that_o st._n peter_n have_v a_o primacy_n of_o jurisdiction_n over_o all_o the_o general_n member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n wherefore_o may_v not_o this_o have_v be_v a_o personal_a privilege_n and_o intransmissible_a to_o any_o successor_n no_o less_o than_o the_o gradus_fw-la mosaicus_n be_v to_o any_o other_o prophet_n 5._o upon_o what_o ground_n do_v bellarmin_n and_o other_o call_v christ_n ingemination_n of_o these_o word_n feed_v my_o sheep_n the_o peculiar_a privilege_n of_o st._n peter_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n since_o st._n augustin_n and_o st._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n call_v it_o the_o peculiar_a penance_n of_o st._n peter_n for_o deny_v his_o lord_n and_o master_n which_o none_o of_o the_o rest_n have_v do_v 6._o since_o the_o primitive_a father_n by_o rock_n in_o the_o 16_o of_o st._n matthew_n general_o understand_v either_o christ_n himself_o or_o that_o excellent_a confession_n of_o st._n peter_n where_o then_o do_v his_o peculiar_a prerogative_n lie_v in_o these_o word_n 7._o suppose_v our_o saviour_n do_v mean_a by_o st._n peter_n when_o he_o say_v on_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n allude_v to_o his_o name_n by_o way_n of_o emphasis_n not_o exclusion_n i_o pray_v where_o be_v yet_o the_o peculiarity_n of_o st._n peter_n privilege_n since_o if_o we_o believe_v either_o st._n paul_n or_o st._n john_n in_o his_o revelation_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v foundation_n as_o well_o as_o he_o for_o i_o hope_v none_o will_v call_v he_o the_o chief_a cornerstone_n 8._o since_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n look_v upon_o peter_n both_o in_o his_o excellent_a confession_n and_o promise_v make_v to_o he_o as_o personate_n the_o catholic_n church_n and_o that_o what_o our_o saviour_n there_o promise_v be_v after_o his_o resurrection_n fulfil_v as_o we_o may_v read_v john_n 20._o 21_o 22_o 23._o where_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v st._n peter_n special_a privilege_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n since_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o they_o all_o alike_o as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o and_o i_o suppose_v s._n peter_n can_v not_o have_v a_o sublime_a mission_n than_o our_o saviour_n and_o breathe_v upon_o they_o all_o and_o say_v receive_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sin_n you_o remit_v etc._n etc._n 9_o but_o what_o ever_o sense_n these_o word_n of_o st._n john_n may_v have_v or_o these_o of_o st._n 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