Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	body_n	church_n	unity_n	1,412	5	9.5035	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27380	Tradidi vobis, or, The traditionary conveyance of faith cleer'd in the rational way against the exceptions of a learned opponent / by J.B., Esquire.	J. B. (John Belson), fl. 1688.	1662 (1662)	Wing B1861; ESTC R4578	124,753	322

your_o mind_n be_v in_o the_o same_o temper_n it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o sect._n of_o this_o part_n will_v have_v be_v reason_n sufficient_a not_o only_o to_o doubt_v but_o to_o reject_v it_o that_o you_o have_v not_o evidence_n of_o its_o certainty_n for_o there_o a_o man_n must_v plain_o deny_v assent_n to_o what_o even_o all_o doctor_n determine_v though_o he_o have_v no-so_a much-as-probable_a objection_n against_o they_o upon_o this_o only_a ground_n that_o he_o have_v not_o evidence_n their_o determination_n be_v certain_a and_o here_o he_o must_v yield_v assent_n because_o he_o have_v not_o evidence_n the_o thing_n he_o assent_v to_o be_v not_o certain_a which_o be_v want_n of_o evidence_n must_v at_o one_o time_n produce_v dissent_n at_o another_o assent_n as_o it_o suit_v with_o your_o inclination_n to_o the_o case_n it_o be_v apply_v d_o to_z beside_o if_o all_o part_n of_o scripture_n have_v be_v doubt_v of_o etc._n vid._n hierom._n de_fw-fr scrip._n eccl._n in_o petro_n jacobo_n juda_n paulo_n spondan_n ad_fw-la a_o 60._o &_o 98._o com._n laod._n etc._n etc._n and_o deny_v too_o nay_o some_o which_o you_o receive_v by_o several_a even_o of_o the_o father_n why_o shall_v not_o you_o think_v you_o have_v reason_n to_o doubt_v as_o well_o as_o those_o who_o live_v near_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o shall_v know_v more_o who_o shall_v satisfy_v a_o critical_a soul_n that_o all_o their_o doubt_n be_v ever_o fair_o answer_v and_o they_o not_o more_o oppress_v by_o strength_n then_o satisfy_v by_o reason_n and_o this_o also_o destroy_v your_o pretence_n to_o universal_a tradition_n of_o time_n and_o place_n since_o that_o can_v not_o in_o your_o ground_n be_v deliver_v with_o universality_n which_o by_o some_o have_v be_v deny_v and_o for_o your_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n i_o beseech_v you_o pretend_v not_o to_o prove_v it_o that_o way_n for_o i_o think_v i_o deal_v liberal_o if_o i_o allow_v you_o to_o have_v examine_v ten_o author_n of_o every_o age_n and_o what_o proof_n be_v ten_o of_o the_o sentiment_n of_o 1000000_o then_o what_o do_v you_o find_v in_o these_o author_n certain_a place_n of_o scripture_n cite_v out_o of_o such_o book_n as_o we_o still_o have_v but_o whether_o those_o book_n contain_v then_o the_o same_o number_n of_o chapter_n and_o verse_n they_o do_v now_o you_o will_v find_v very_o few_o to_o speak_v to_o nay_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v you_o will_v find_v ten_o in_o all_o age_n that_o give_v you_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o book_n themselves_o much_o less_o of_o the_o chapter_n and_o verse_n so_o that_o your_o conspiracy_n of_o all_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n will_v not_o amount_v to_o ten_o man_n in_o fifteen_o age_n i_o must_v desire_v you_o not_o to_o mistake_v what_o i_o have_v say_v as_o if_o i_o also_o doubt_v of_o scripture_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n reverence_v it_o as_o such_o and_o know_v the_o denier_n of_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n heretic_n all_o i_o aim_v at_o be_v by_o a_o argument_n ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la to_o show_v the_o power_n of_o prejudice_n to_o which_o what_o be_v reason_n when_o of_o one_o side_n ceases_z to_o be_v reason_n when_o on_o the_o contrary_n if_o therefore_o you_o faithful_o pursue_v your_o own_o principle_n what_o ever_o you_o think_v the_o true_a ground_n why_o you_o receive_v scripture_n be_v the_o present_a church_n authority_n and_o you_o shall_v as_o you_o right_o infer_v receive_v the_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o word_n from_o she_o and_o for_o your_o fear_n of_o the_o alcoran_n you_o will_v need_v no_o other_o security_n than_o your_o own_o thought_n if_o you_o reflect_v that_o all_o which_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o mahometan_a church_n if_o that_o name_n be_v tolerable_a conclude_v be_v that_o what_o she_o say_v be_v deliver_v by_o mahomet_n be_v true_o deliver_v by_o mahomet_n and_o to_o so_o much_o i_o think_v you_o will_v allow_v her_o testimony_n good_a believe_v you_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o mahomet_n be_v true_o author_n of_o the_o alcoran_n and_o so_o much_o if_o you_o allow_v she_o you_o can_v deny_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o christian_a church_n viz._n that_o what_o she_o affirm_v be_v deliver_v by_o christ_n be_v true_o deliver_v by_o christ_n and_o far_a tradition_n reach_v not_o now_o the_o minor_a necessary_a to_o a_o conclusion_n of_o religion_n that_o what_o be_v deliver_v by_o mahomet_n be_v inspire_v by_o god_n i_o be_o sure_a you_o hold_v as_o great_a impiety_n to_o grant_v as_o blasphemy_n to_o deny_v that_o which_o we_o subsume_v viz._n that_o what_o be_v deliver_v by_o christ_n do_v true_o proceed_v from_o god_n tradition_n then_o of_o the_o alco●an_n and_o tradition_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n agree_v in_o this_o that_o they_o prove_v the_o one_o to_o have_v descend_v from_o mahomet_n the_o other_o from_o christ_n but_o christianity_n endure_v not_o either_o that_o a_o delivery_n from_o mahomet_n shall_v or_o that_o a_o delivery_n from_o christ_n shall_v not_o argue_v a_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n to_o what_o be_v so_o deliver_v as_o to_o sacred_a and_o heavenly_a truth_n ¶_o 2._o second_o i_o say_v if_o you_o can_v prove_v or_o produce_v any_o tradition_n for_o any_o reveal_v truth_n not_o contain_v in_o the_o bible_n as_o clear_o universal_a for_o time_n and_o place_n as_o that_o tradition_n which_o assure_v i_o the_o bible_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n i_o must_v embrace_v it_o ¶_o 2._o second_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v no_o point_n of_o our_o faith_n but_o have_v not_o only_o as_o clear_o a_o universal_a tradition_n but_o a_o much_o clear_a both_o for_o time_n and_o place_n then_o the_o scripture_n a_o truth_n which_o since_o you_o may_v find_v in_o the_o first_o section_n of_o rushworth_n second_o dialogue_n i_o shall_v only_o wonder_v here_o you_o see_v not_o that_o the_o very_a argument_n which_o you_o make_v against_o the_o universality_n of_o tradition_n for_o some_o point_n as_o that_o they_o have_v be_v doubt_v of_o and_o reject_v by_o some_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o forcible_a against_o scripture_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o pa●●_n which_o have_v not_o be_v both_o doubt_v of_o and_o reject_v too_o by_o heretic_n indeed_o at_o least_o for_o the_o most_o part_n for_o some_o also_o of_o the_o father_n have_v doubt_v even_o of_o some_o book_n which_o yourselves_o receive_v but_o so_o also_o be_v they_o who_o reject_v the_o point_n in_o question_n who_o opposition_n if_o it_o be_v not_o allow_v against_o scripture_n can_v be_v valid_a to_o any_o thing_n but_o prejudice_n against_o point_n of_o doctrine_n be_v true_a therefore_o if_o you_o please_v to_o your_o own_o reason_n and_o embrace_v that_o principle_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o those_o who_o own_o it_o which_o alone_o can_v with_o certainty_n convey_v to_o you_o these_o sacred_a truth_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o your_o happiness_n ¶_o 3._o three_o i_o can_v grant_v your_o church_n be_v the_o only_a one_o before_o luther_n time_n there_o be_v the_o greek_a abyssen_n and_o other_o there_o may_v be_v in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o i_o know_v not_o of_o ¶_o 3._o three_o what_o you_o mean_v here_o by_o our_o church_n i_o can_v tell_v if_o only_o that_o number_n of_o orthodox_n christian_n who_o live_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o the_o roman_a either_o diocese_n or_o patriarchate_o i_o know_v no_o body_n maintain_v i_o be_o sure_a i_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o number_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v confine_v to_o that_o pale_a but_o to_o answer_v of_o every_o particular_a place_n where_o christian_n live_v till_o it_o be_v agree_v what_o they_o hold_v and_o of_o what_o may_v be_v too_o as_o well_o as_o what_o be_v seem_v unreasonable_a eifor_o i_o to_o undertake_v or_o you_o to_o exact_v thus_o much_o be_v true_a in_o general_n that_o whatever_o company_n of_o man_n wherever_o they_o live_v hold_v this_o only_a principle_n of_o unity_n both_o in_o faith_n and_o government_n so_o as_o to_o be_v a_o church_n be_v not_o another_o but_o our_o church_n and_o who_o hold_v it_o not_o be_v no_o church_n at_o all_o ¶_o 4._o four_o i_o see_v no_o necessity_n that_o any_o one_o particular_a church_n shall_v continue_v uncorrupted_a or_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a the_o great_a number_n of_o professor_n of_o christianity_n shall_v have_v uncorrupted_a religion_n in_o the_o day_n of_o elijah_n the_o prophet_n there_o be_v but_o 700_o that_o have_v not_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o baal_n which_o the_o prophet_n that_o think_v himself_o alone_o know_v not_o of_o ¶_o 4._o that_o there_o be_v any_o necessity_n a_o particular_a church_n shall_v always_o remain_v uncorrupted_a or_o that_o the_o great_a number_n of_o professor_n of_o christianity_n shall_v have_v uncorrupted_a religion_n be_v two_o proposition_n which_o