Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	church_n	faith_n	infallible_a	1,453	5	9.5102	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

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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our_o church_n plead_v for_o a_o share_n in_o this_o exemption_n and_o king_n and_o parliament_n must_v be_v unjust_a and_o tyrannous_a in_o lay_v such_o a_o burden_n on_o they_o prop._n 4._o a_o particular_a church_n can_v require_v this_o assent_n upon_o pretence_n of_o a_o infallible_a assistance_n for_o seel_v all_o have_v the_o like_a title_n to_o it_o it_o will_v be_v imposisible_a for_o any_o of_o they_o to_o have_v err_v and_o therefore_o she_o must_v do_v it_o because_o the_o thing_n determine_v be_v so_o evident_a in_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n that_o all_o denial_n of_o it_o must_v be_v wilful_a for_o see_v it_o be_v already_o prove_v that_o she_o have_v power_n to_o require_v this_o assent_n and_o that_o this_o power_n can_v derive_v from_o a_o infallible_a assistance_n what_o remain_v but_o that_o it_o bottom_n upon_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o then_o the_o query_n be_v who_o must_v be_v judge_n what_o be_v so_o evident_a in_o scripture_n as_o to_o render_v 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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