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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	pope_n	rome_n	1,420	5	6.5231	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04766	Ouranognōsia. Heauenly knowledge A manuduction to theologie. Written in Latin by Barthol. Keckerm. done into English by T.V. Mr. of Arts.	Keckermann, Bartholomäus, ca. 1571-1608 or 9.; Vicars, Thomas, d. 1638.; Vicars, Thomas, d. 1638. Briefe direction how to examine our selues before we go to the Lords table.	1622 (1622)	STC 14896; ESTC S103956	89,591	228

scripture should be profitable But the Scripture is sufficient to those things Ergo. Thirdly that which maketh a man perfect and furnished to euery good worke that same must needs be perfect but the Scripture doth so Ergo. The Maior is therefore true because there is no effect which is more perfect then its cause or because a perfect effect presupposeth the cause to be perfect and nothing can giue that to another which it hath not it selfe if the Scripture therefore make men perfect then it must also be perfect VVhat is the third proprietie of the holy Scripture That in the Articles of faith which are necessary to saluatiō it be plaine easie and perspicuous easie I say and perspicuous first in respect of them to whom it ought to bee a light for their saluation according vnto that 2. Cor. 4.3 If our Gospell be hid it is hid to thē which perish whence it necessarily followes that the Gospell is not hid but cleare and open to those which do not perish as Peter saith 2. Pet. 1.19 You doe well in that you attend to the word of the Prophets as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place Psal. 19.15 The word of God is cleare Psal. 119. The word of God is a light to our feete and steppes Secondly the Scripture is easie as it is an instrument which it hath deriued to it from the principal guide the holy Spirit who is that true teacher and interpreter of the Scripture Ioh 14.26 The aduocate which is the holy Ghost he shall teach you althings 1. Ioh. 2 27. That anointing that is the holy spirit teacheth vs of all things Also Ioh. 16.13 VVhen that Spirit of truth shall come he shall leade you in all truth Lastly it is easie if that in the handling of it wee vse conuenient meanes and expound one place by another according to the rules of good and lawfull exposition which you may reade in the 201 page of my Systeme of Diuinitie If then any shall demand who hath the authoritie to interpret the Scripture if the Pope of Rome bee hee I answere that euery one is the best interpreter of his owne words whereas therefore the Scripture is the Word of God of the holy Ghost and not of the Pope of Rome therefore the holy Spirit hath the authoritie to interpret as that true aduocate and teacher of verity But why then doth the Bishop of Rome chalenge to himselfe this authority to interpret the Scriptures I answer because hee knowes well enough how bad his cause is and therefore dares not submit his Tenents to the Word of God or the Scripture if it be rightly vnderstood and therfore will he wrest and stretch the Scriptures at his owne pleasure Touching which point I would haue you note the words of a certaine Apostate from the faith Caspar Schoppius Papist who is now at Rome with the Pope he in that Epistle he wrote touching his defection from vs vnto the Papists about sixe yeares agoe set out at Ingolstadium in the 24 page saith thus The summe of all controuersies betwixt the Catholikes the Lutherans consists in these two things That besides the holy Scripture the Traditions of the Apostles of the Church are necessary to be belieued And that the holy Scriptures themselues neither can nor ought to be interpreted of any with authoritie saue of the Catholike Romane Church In which two Doctrines if one be once perswaded and setled he will easily yeeld and adioine himselfe to the Church of Rome in the rest of the chiefe points of faith For if I were to dispute with the Heretikes about any article of faith it must needes be that there be somewhat set downe in the Bible touching my opinion or that there be nothing at all to be found for it If there be nothing in the Bible for me presently then I say that it was wont so to be obserued by tradition from the Apostles in the Church of Rome But if there be somewhat contained in the Bible touching mine opinion and the Heretike will interprete it another way then might serue my turne then presently I oppose to him the Church of Rome that it hath so interpreted it so that euery Dispute ought to be reduced to these two heads Thus farre he And truly this is it that the Pope of Rome labours for that he may wrest the Scripture as seemeth him good and then it is as if any offering to fight with another and the weapon should be a sword he would fight vpon this condition that he may be suffered to weild his aduersaries sword as he will And so it is likewise as if any would haue a suit in Law tryed before the Iudge according to the lawes but vpon this conditiō that it may be lawfull for him to interpret the law on his owne side iust so the Pope doth for he saith I will dispute with you out of the Scripture but so that it may be lawfull for me to interpret the Scripture on mine owne behalfe I would haue this also noted that if the Papists demand who is the Iudge in the controuersies of faith Wee answer that the chiefe and highest Iudge of controuersies of faith is he who is the Author both of faith and of the Scripture to wit the holy Ghost According to that of Ioh. 16. When the comforter shall come he shal reprooue he will iudge the world of sin And then only the Scripture to be the Law and Sentence of this iudge according whereunto iudgement must be giuen concerning controuersies of faith as it doth most manifestly appeare by Iohn 5.45 There is one who accuseth you euen Moses i. e. the writings of Moses which giue iudgement against you and yet more manifestly Iohn 18. vers 48. He that reiecteth and receiueth not my words hath one that iudgeth him This word c. It is not true therefore which the Pope of Rome saith that he is the chiefe Iudge and decider of controuersies for he is not fit to be a iudge who is accused and found guiltie of deprauing and falsifying the word of God I haue heard you sufficiently about the former sort of knowledge of Christian Religion or touching the principles of Diuinitie to wit God and Gods word Now I desire to be instructed in the second kinde of knowledge arising from the former that is touching the parts of this heauenly Doctrine which doth spring from the Doctrine which is of God and of the holy Scriptures You tell me right and I perceiue you well vnderstand the method and progresse which ought to be obserued in vnderstanding the doctrine of Religion and therefore now will I instruct you touching the parts of Diuinitie or Christian Religion How many parts hath this secondarie or deriued knowledge Two whereof the former is of the end it selfe the latter is of the meanes that leade vs to that end What is the end of Diuinitie Saluation or life euerlasting How many