Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	king_n	power_n	regal_a	3,088	5	11.3071	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72851	Via devia: the by-vvay mis-leading the weake and vnstable into dangerous paths of error, by colourable shewes of apocryphall scriptures, vnwritten traditions, doubtfull Fathers, ambiguous councells, and pretended catholike Church. Discouered by Humfrey Lynde, Knight.	Lynde, Humphrey, Sir.	1630 (1630)	STC 17095; ESTC S122509	200,884	790

is confessed by ingenious Romanists ECckius the Romanist tells vs the authoritie of Councells is of that consequence Tollatur CoÌ„ciliorum authoritas et omnia in Ecclesia erunt ambigua dubia pendentia incertâ— naÌ„ omnes mox redibuÌ„t haereses Ecck. Ench. Art de Concil that if they should be taken away All things would become ambiguous doubtfull wauering vncertaine and all heresies would reuiue againe And that the Romish proselyts might knowe what obedience ought to be giuen to Councels Gregory de Valentia giues them this caueat Si Synodus Episcopalis aut coÌ„munis coÌ„sensus plurium TheologoruÌ„ statueret aliquam propositionem esse propositaÌ„ ab Ecclesia vt de fide tunc talis teneretur c. Valent. in Tom. 3. disp 1. q. 2. punct 5. If you finde but an Episcopall Synod or consent of diuers Diuines onely affirming such a doctrine to bee the sentence of the Church you are bound to beleeue it though it be a lie Pardon me if I beleeue them not for our aduersaries giue iust cause of suspition when their chiefest respect tends to the honour of Traditions of Fathers of Councels and the sacred Word is made a by-word of Obscuritie and Insufficiencie I speake not this as if our Church did decline the authoritie of Councells for wee professe that Generall Councels are the representatiue Body and as it were a little Modell of the whole Church We approoue the first foure Generall Councells confirmed by our Church Eliz. 1. Whitak Rat. 4. vers Camp and Acts of Parliament wee acknowledge with reuerend Whitakers The name of Councels is honorable their credit singular and their authority of great esteeme nay more wee testifie with learned Bellarmine Bell de Eccles CoÌ„cil li. 1. c. 10 in Initio that Generall Councells are very profitable and in some sort necessary for the suppressing of heresies yet saith hee they are not absolutely and simply necessary and of this I am easily perswaded for this reason First because the Primitiue Church for the first three hundred yeres had no Generall Councells and yet perished not Againe as the Church during those three hundred yeeres continued safe without generall Councells so without doubt it might haue continued three hundred yeres more and againe six hundred yeeres after that and so likewise a thousand yeeres more for in those first times there were many heresies many schismes many vices abuses all which notwithstanding they wanted the assistance of generall Councells could not indanger the Catholike Church But admit that Councels were simply necessarie which Bellarmine denies yet their calling must be answerable to their beginning and therefore let vs first inquire by what authoritie they were first called and obserue how the Commission hath beene executed from time to time by warrantie of the first Author We reade in the booke of Numbers Num. 10.1 2. that the Lord commanded Moses to make two Trumpets of siluer that hee might vse them for calling of the Assembly Moses according to Gods Law did assemble the people and saith the Text Deut. 33.5 Moses was king in Iesurum when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel gathered together Moses then had Ius Regale a Regall power although in proprietie of speech hee were no King and by this Regall power hee assembled the people and this authoritie was executed by him as by a King This right was assumed after him by King Dauid by king Solomon by king Iosiah by king Iehoshaphat and so from Moses to the Maccabees they all practised the same power of calling assemblies as Kings Princes and there was none of Gods Prophets I say not any one that either opposed or prohibited these assemblies At the comming of Christ this commission was renewed but not altered there was no new order for calling them other then had bin taken in the old Law assoon as kings receiued the Christian faith they executed the same power of the Trumpets which was first granted to Moses The first Councel of Nice it was the first and best Generall Assembly that was summoned in the Christian world after the Apostles time and this was called by the Emperor Constantine the Great The 2d. generall Councell at Constantinople was called by the Emperor Theodosius the elder The third at Ephesus by the Emperor Theodosius the younger The fourth at Chalcedon by the Emperor Valentinian and Martian These foure generall Councels are likened by Gregorie to the foure Euangelists and these had their right calling by Kings and Emperours and not by the Bishop of Rome If wee looke vpon particular Councels it will appeare they were likewise called by Kings and Princes in their seuerall dominions for many ages The first Councell of Arles was called by Constantine the Great The Councell of Aquileia was called by the Emperors Valentinian and Theodosius The first of Orleance by king Clodoueus the second of Orleance by Chidelbert the French King and this maner of calling assemblies by Kings and Emperors continued from Moses to Constantine and from Constantine to Arnulphus aboue 2400. yeeres for otherwise if this new assertion must take place The Pope must call Councels the first foure Generall Councells which all Christians had in such reuerence not one of them is a lawfull Councell nay saith our Reuerend and learned B. Andrewes D. Andrews in his Sermon of calling Assemblies The Church of Christ hath to this day neuer a General Councell VnÃ¢ liturÃ¢ with one wipe wee dash them out all wee haue neuer a one no not one And that you may know it is not the testimonie of the Protestants alone Cardinall Cusanus doth witnesse with vs Cusan CoÌ„cord Cath. lib. 3. ca. 13. 16. that all the Generall Councels to the eight inclusiuely were all called by the Emperours and that wee may iustly charge the Pope of Vsurpation both in calling and assuming a preheminence of place and dignitie in Councels Semper inuenio Imperatores et Iudices suos cum Senatu Primatum habuisse officiuÌ„ Praesidentia per interloquutiones et ex conseÌ„nsu Synodâ— sine mandato conclusiones et iudicia fecisse Cusan de Con. lib. 3. c. 16. the Cardinall makes this confession I euermore finde that the Emperors and their Iudges with the Senate had the gouernement and Office of Presidence by hearing and conferring of matters and that they made Conclusions and Iudgements with the consent of the Councel and without any further Commission Those men therefore that are so earnest in calling vpon vs for Councells should first shew vs the lawfull calling of their assemblies If Demetrius and his fellowe craftsmen will assemble together of their owne heads and keepe a shouting and crying for the great Diana of their Religion this rowt will prooue a ryot and is punishable by the Lawes of God and man away therefore with this confusion away with Demetrius assemblies If Pope Innocent the Third will assemble in his owne name contrary

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Kings 21. the greatest number were Idolaters In Ieremies time the Priests and Prophets Ierem. 7.4 which were the chiefe in authoritie were false teachers yet like the Romanists in these dayes they cryed out The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord. 1 Kings 19.14 In the time of Elias there was a generall Apostacie in the Church of Israel insomuch that hee being a Prophet could not discerne it so that a visible and illustrious Church may appeare to bee the true Church when shee beareth but the visor and title of a true Church the Church of God may so lie hid that the principall members yea and eminent Pastors themselues may bee ignorant where to finde it for God hath not tied his Church to a visible company that are known to all to be true professors at all times neither hath hee commanded a Register to bee kept of their names that hee might call the Church after their names for if any should call for the names of professors in all ages nay if any one should demand but the name of any one of those seuen thousand which neuer bowed to Baal and were vnknowne to the Prophet himselfe it would seeme a mysterie vnsearchable and a man past finding out Neither was this backesliding or falling away in the Church caused for want of Gods promises for they were gracious far exceeding those promises to the Church of Rome The Prophet tells vs that the glorie of God did sit between the Cherubins in the Sanctuarie and God had promised that there should be his seat and yet the Priests did corrupt it with superstition God left the place without any Holinesse Hee extends his promises further I will walke saith he in the midst of you I will haue my Tabernacle amongst you for euer my name shall bee in Hierusalem I haue sanctified it that my name may be there for euer yet of this Church to which so many promises were annexed the Prophet complaines Esay 56.10 11. The watchmen are become blinde they do no good they are dumbe dogs they are shopheards that cannot vnderstand Now as you see the Extent and promises of his Church were large so you must know they were all alwayes annexed to a condition If you be my people if you serue mee if you walk in my commandements if you aske counsell at my mouth agreeable to the answer of the Prophet Osea Osea 4.6 Because thou hast reiected knowledge I will reiect thee that thou shalt be no Priest to mee seeing thou hast forgotten the Law of thy God I will also forget thy children Now as you haue heard the Law was perished from the Priests and Counsell froÌ„ the Ancients as if there had been a second deluge of People and Pastors so now the earth shall bring foorth her increase that is as Hierom expounds it the blessed Virgin which comes of the earth shall bring foorth the blessed fruit of her sanctified wombe that what was lost by the first Adam might bee repaired by the second and surely it was high time to rectifie the ancient Doctrine for the leauen of the Pharises had almost sowred the whole lumpe neither doth Christ deferre the time by reason of his minoritie for at 12 yeeres old hee disputeth with the great Rabbies in their Synagogues but obserue what entertainment they gaue him Hee calleth for a reformation of life and doctrine they replyed he would destroy the Temple he vrgeth and layeth open to them the Scriptures they plead their owne Traditions he discouers shewes vnto them their false glosses they answer he had a Deuill hee preached to them of the kingdome of heauen they accuse him for speaking against the Maiestie of Caesar yet this Church of Hierusalem if you regard Antiquitie they were descended from Abraham if Calling they were Priests and Scribes if Place their Temple was the LORDS House if Councels they had solemne Assemblies and meetings but if I should demand where or in whom was the true Church before Christs comming as our aduersaries question ours before Luthers they may answere the Iewes had a visible Church in regard of Gods promises Simeon Anna. Ioseph and Mary Zachary Elizabeth but I dare promise for them they can giue vs the names of a very small number Compare then the church of Hierusalem the Church of Rome together the Church of Hierusalem had her Priests and Caiphas the High Priest and Sacrifices and Councells and a Temple and Traditions and Moses Chaire and the Oracles of God The Church of Rome hath her Priests her Sacrifice of the Masse her Caiphas the Pope that is guided by the Spirit of prophecie shee hath her Temple Traditions and Peters Chaire and last of all because it is least with her in request she hath the Gospel of Christ Now when we cal vpon the Church for a reformation of doctrine they answer Their Church is Catholike cannot erre wee lay before them the word of God for a Rule to examine their Doctrine they answere the Word is not sufficient without the helpe of their Traditions wee shew them their false glosses in Exposition of the Scriptures they answere that it is the right of their Church to iudge of the true sense of the Scriptures But if we shall demand of them where or by whom all their twelue new Articles published within the memorie of man by Pope Pius the 4 were receiued and beleeued as Articles of Faith before the Councell of Trent I am more then confident they shall not find so many professors of that Faith and doctrine at Luthers comming as there were true beleeuers in the Church of Hierusalem at Christs comming And for the better manifestation of this Tenet I will beginne from the time of Christ and his Apostles and briefly relate the courses and changes the Visibilitie and obscurity the alteration and long wished for Reformation of the Roman Faith and Doctrine in all ages till the dayes of Luther SECT XXIIII The latencie and obscuritie of the true Church is prooued by pregnant testimonies of such who complained of corruptions and abuses and withall desired a Reformation in all ages from the time of Christ and his Apostles to the dayes of Luther 2 Thess 2.7 IN the First age the Apostle St. Paul giues vs to vnderstand that the Mysterie of iniquitie began to worke And St. Iohn tells vs of dangerous Heretiques in his time 1 Iob. 2.19 saying They went out from vs but they were not of vs. Now as Iniquitie did closely worke so likewise Errour began to spread it selfe insomuch as both those who were called and those also who were chosen by Christ did erre grieuously both in manners and doctrine and through their fall followed a latencie and obscuritie in the true Church Iudas erred in Manners being called when through couetounes hee betraied Christ The Apostles erred in Manners being chosen wheÌ„ they forsooke Christ Nay more the Elect Apostles

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