Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	catholic_n	church_n	unity_n	2,090	5	9.9512	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65702	Dos pou sto, or, An answer to Sure footing, so far as Mr. Whitby is concerned in it wherein the rule and guide of faith, the interest of reason, and the authority of the church in matters of faith, are fully handled and vindicated, from the exceptions of Mr. Serjeant, and petty flirts of Fiat lux : together with An answer to five questions propounded by a Roman Catholick / by Daniel Whitby ...	Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.	1666 (1666)	Wing W1725; ESTC R38592	42,147	78

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the_o belief_n of_o or_o positive_a assent_n unto_o these_o fundamendal_n article_n as_o be_v otherwise_o unable_a to_o secure_v the_o be_v and_o provide_v against_o the_o ruin_n of_o that_o church_n of_o which_o they_o be_v a_o part_n when_o therefore_o m._n s._n so_o confident_o give_v out_o without_o all_o manner_n of_o exception_n that_o our_o church_n be_v shamefaced_a of_o oblige_v other_o to_o believe_v she_o p._n 194._o and_o that_o she_o profess_v herself_o very_o hearty_o content_a with_o external_a obedience_n let_v the_o interior_a assent_n go_v where_o it_o will_v p._n 199._o i_o can_v but_o admire_v that_o so_o ingenious_a a_o person_n shall_v vent_v such_o thing_n which_o every_o day_n confute_v and_o tell_v our_o church_n she_o expect_v not_o that_o her_o member_n shall_v believe_v that_o creed_n which_o she_o esteem_v her_o fundamental_o insert_v into_o her_o catechism_n require_v we_o to_o agnize_v in_o baptism_n rehearse_v in_o all_o her_o sacred_a office_n and_o that_o with_o a_o peculiar_a circumstance_n design_v to_o signify_v our_o assent_n unto_o and_o readiness_n to_o defend_v it_o obj._n but_o do_v you_o not_o in_o big_a word_n ask_v when_o do_v she_o challenge_v any_o power_n over_o our_o mind_n &_o conscience_n p._n 198._o and_o do_v not_o m._n s._n well_o infer_v that_o therefore_o you_o deny_v that_o she_o require_v a_o interior_a assent_n ans_fw-fr no_o these_o thing_n be_v vast_o different_a require_v interior_a assent_n he_o may_v who_o be_v authorize_v to_o guide_v i_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n can_v evidence_n what_o he_o thus_o require_v to_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v yea_o such_o interior_a assent_n be_v due_a from_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n from_o servant_n to_o their_o master_n much_o mere_a from_o people_n to_o their_o pastor_n when_o evidence_v their_o duty_n to_o they_o but_o challenge_v power_n over_o the_o mind_n and_o conscience_n he_o only_o can_v who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o conscience_n &_o who_o 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the_o dissertor_n guilty_a of_o flat_a wilfulness_n p._n 195._o ans_fw-fr faith_n be_v a_o assent_n and_o consequent_o the_o result_n of_o judgement_n each_o private_a person_n must_v be_v allow_v his_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n much_o more_o those_o who_o be_v authorize_v to_o require_v our_o assent_n to_o fundamental_o and_o to_o preserve_v the_o peace_n and_o union_n of_o the_o church_n inviolable_a and_o sure_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a impeachment_n to_o our_o saviour_n to_o intrust_v person_n with_o the_o preservation_n of_o this_o depositum_fw-la and_o to_o require_v they_o to_o give_v heed_n to_o it_o as_o they_o will_v answer_v it_o at_o the_o great_a day_n and_o yet_o afford_v no_o mean_n to_o be_v assure_v of_o it_o but_o if_o each_o private_a person_n must_v have_v a_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n by_o which_o he_o must_v admit_v of_o or_o reject_v the_o law_n of_o his_o superior_n &_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v

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