Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	bishop_n	church_n	great_a	2,788	5	3.1469	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64013	Two letters concerning the Holy Trinity reconciling together in some measure the semi-Arian and the Trinitarian systems, concerning Christ's divinity, and inquiring, whether the term persons, speaking of God, shou'd be impos'd in acts of church-communion : to be offered to the consideration of the learned, in order to their giving their opinion and reasons concerning the things herein mentioned.		1680 (1680)	Wing T3456; ESTC R38384	16,482	18

vnitarians_n that_o there_o have_v be_v vnitarians_n all_o along_o and_o that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v the_o most_o learned_a of_o their_o time_n who_o for_o instance_n more_o learned_a than_o theodotian_n symmachus_n paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la lucianus_n and_o origen_n arius_n and_o eusebius_n for_o these_o last_o as_o arian_n or_o semi-arians_a may_v as_o well_o as_o the_o former_a be_v reck'n_v vnitarians_n even_o from_o the_o 28_o chapter_n of_o the_o 5_o book_n of_o eusebius_n his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n it_o appear_v that_o at_o least_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n and_o church_n be_v vnitarians_n justin_n martyr_n own_v vnitarians_n for_o his_o christian_a brethren_n colloq_fw-la cum_fw-la tryphon_n jud._n p._n 207._o but_o by_o a_o quotation_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a chapter_n of_o eusebius_n it_o appear_v the_o vnitarians_n pretend_v they_o be_v all_o along_o in_o the_o first_o century_n the_o great_a number_n and_o have_v the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n in_o their_o sentiment_n in_o the_o most_o considerable_a place_n even_o till_o pope_n victor_n and_o zepherin_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o century_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v there_o disprove_v as_o it_o may_v then_o have_v be_v if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v true_a origen_n own_v the_o jewish_a christian_n be_v general_o vnitarians_n contr._n cels._n l._n 2._o p._n 56._o it_o appear_v that_o theodoret_n do_v the_o same_o haeret._n fab._n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o for_o the_o jewish_a christian_n especial_o be_v call_v nazarens_n as_o well_o as_o ebionite_n as_o appear_v act_n 24_o 5._o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la naz._n c._n 1_o augustin_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la c._n 9_o 10._o st._n jerom._n epist_n ad_fw-la august_n thus_o it_o be_v own_a the_o ebionite_n and_o nazarens_n be_v no_o contemptible_a vnitarians_n and_o they_o be_v thus_o nicknamed_a first_o by_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n probable_o by_o the_o heathen_n and_o afterward_o by_o the_o platonize_a christian_n a_o few_o year_n after_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o great_a part_n of_o christian_n be_v vnitarians_n in_o fine_a there_o have_v always_o be_v some_o unitarian_n christian_n in_o asia_n and_o there_o be_v many_o church_n of_o they_o to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o pagan_a and_o mahometan_a prince_n and_o even_o in_o muscovy_n as_o well_o as_o in_o transilvania_n in_o hungary_n solavonia_n and_o illyricum_n iv_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o the_o doctor_n that_o in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o second_o century_n be_v proselyte_v from_o heathenism_n and_o that_o become_v the_o great_a ringleader_n be_v whole_o devote_v to_o not_o to_o say_v infatuate_v with_o plato_n philosophy_n even_o the_o popish_a critic_n complain_v of_o it_o huet_n origenian_a l._n 2._o c._n 2._o and_o even_o some_o of_o they_o do_v insinuate_v what_o indeed_o can_v be_v doubt_v of_o that_o upon_o that_o account_n the_o write_n of_o the_o primitive_a vnitarians_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o trinitarians_n vales._n in_o euseb_n l._n 5._o c._n 11._o now_o all_o the_o unscriptural_a term_n which_o be_v use_v concern_v the_o trinity_n and_o which_o have_v cause_v all_o the_o division_n be_v find_v in_o the_o platonic_a philosopher_n and_o so_o many_o of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v avowed_o platonists_n it_o can_v be_v question_v or_o wonder_v from_o whence_o those_o term_n be_v bring_v in_o or_o which_o way_n come_v the_o alteration_n of_o doctrine_n v._o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o about_o and_o since_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o great_a violence_n have_v be_v constant_o use_v to_o suppress_v the_o vnitarians_n it_o be_v not_o strange_a therefore_o if_o they_o have_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o many_o place_n where_o the_o governor_n persist_v to_o persecute_v they_o thus_o protestant_n have_v be_v extirpate_v out_o of_o spain_n bohemia_n and_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n out_o of_o france_n vi_o it_o seem_v incontestable_a that_o the_o primitive_a trinitarians_n or_o those_o common_o hold_v such_o differ_v from_o those_o of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o their_o follower_n and_o that_o these_o as_o well_o as_o the_o former_a differ_v from_o the_o present_a scholastics_n for_o the_o present_a scholastics_n assert_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o divine_a spirit_n and_o that_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v eternal_a and_o necessary_a person_n equal_a to_o the_o father_n the_o nicene_n in_o their_o creed_n say_v that_o the_o son_n be_v god_n of_o god_n which_o imply_v distinct_a god_n of_o distinct_a god_n or_o a_o distinct_a god_n which_o title_n they_o give_v not_o to_o the_o spirit_n gregory_n nazianzen_n say_v that_o many_o good_a catholic_n in_o his_o time_n will_v have_v be_v scandalize_v if_o in_o the_o religious_a assembly_n the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v open_o be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n orat._n 20._o the_o great_a st._n basil_n say_v that_o god_n be_v not_o one_o in_o number_n but_o only_o in_o nature_n horrid_a polytheism_n perfect_a heathenism_n and_o too_o palpable_a a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o mischief_n of_o platonism_n and_o of_o the_o then_o prodigious_a alteration_n of_o the_o true_a doctrine_n and_o with_o the_o current_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o those_o time_n he_o represent_v the_o three_o person_n as_o be_v as_o distinct_a being_n as_n three_o man_n 141_o epist_n ad_fw-la caesariens_fw-la irenaeus_n teach_v that_o the_o father_n be_v great_a than_o the_o son_n advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la l._n 2._o c_o 49_o and_o that_o beside_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n no_o other_o be_v of_o his_o own_o person_n lord_n or_o god_n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o justin_n martyr_n who_o own_v that_o he_o and_o at_o least_o many_o christian_n in_o the_o second_o century_n adore_v and_o worship_v the_o prophetic_a spirit_n and_o the_o host_n of_o the_o other_o good_a angel_n together_o with_o god_n and_o his_o son_n apol._n 2._o p._n 43_o affirm_v that_o the_o son_n have_v not_o a_o necessary_a be_v but_o be_v voluntary_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n that_o he_o be_v inferior_a to_o he_o minister_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n ibid._n p._n 221._o that_o the_o unbegotten_a god_n or_o the_o father_n do_v not_o descend_v or_o ascend_v from_o any_o place_n neither_o be_v move_v see_v he_o can_v be_v contain_v in_o any_o place_n but_o that_o this_o may_v be_v say_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n of_o the_o son_n who_o say_v he_o by_o the_o father_n will_n be_v a_o god_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v generate_v of_o the_o father_n ibid._n p._n 221_o and_o 280._o according_o tertullian_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o son_n be_v not_o advers._fw-la hermogen_n c._n 3._o the_o council_n which_o magisterial_o condemn_v the_o doctrine_n profess_v by_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la and_o his_o party_n at_o antioch_n at_o the_o same_o time_n decred_fw-mi that_o the_o son_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o essence_n with_o the_o father_n as_o be_v even_o note_v by_o dalaeus_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la patrum_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o thus_o by_o these_o very_a instance_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o trinitarians_n have_v so_o much_o vary_v that_o a_o constant_a tradition_n can_v be_v plead_v for_o these_o several_a reason_n it_o seem_v that_o too_o great_a a_o stress_n shall_v not_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o pretend_v ecclesiastical_a antiquity_n of_o this_o sentiment_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o chief_a inquiry_n shall_v be_v what_o appear_v most_o decisive_a in_o scripture_n and_o reason_n concern_v the_o point_n themselves_o that_o be_v controvert_v and_o concern_v which_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o least_o that_o can_v be_v grant_v be_v that_o with_o relation_n to_o they_o we_o shall_v keep_v in_o term_n of_o union_n to_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o term_n of_o scripture_n if_o that_o shall_v prove_v a_o mistake_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o fit_a that_o so_o important_a a_o matter_n shall_v be_v most_o careful_o consider_v and_o debate_v that_o the_o error_n may_v be_v evince_v and_o confute_v by_o those_o that_o may_v have_v the_o opportunity_n to_o do_v it_o but_o if_o this_o be_v no_o error_n the_o not_o consider_v of_o it_o can_v but_o be_v most_o pernicious_a wherefore_o i_o can_v but_o wish_v this_o be_v communicate_v to_o several_a learned_a man_n in_o order_n to_o their_o give_v their_o opinion_n and_o reason_n concern_v these_o thing_n it_o seem_v that_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a by_o the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o spirit_n in_o understand_v they_o of_o god_n we_o may_v understand_v what_o the_o vnitarians_n then_o understand_v thereby_o namely_o god_n and_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o the_o divine_a power_n or_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o that_o our_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v address_v to_o