Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	ancient_a	time_n	year_n	3,898	5	4.4489	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69765	Some reflections on that part of a book called Amyntor, or, The defence of Milton's life, which relates to the writings of the primitive fathers and the canon of the New Testament in a letter to a friend.	Clarke, Samuel, 1675-1729.	1699 (1699)	Wing C4560A; ESTC R15286	14,145	50

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and_o by_o which_o scruple_n may_v be_v put_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o sincere_a christian_n i_o have_v therefore_o send_v you_o such_o short_a remark_n as_o upon_o read_v the_o book_n have_v occur_v to_o i_o and_o as_o i_o hope_v may_v be_v of_o some_o use_n to_o other_o on_o this_o occasion_n the_o principal_a proposition_n which_o our_o author_n maintain_v and_o which_o i_o think_v most_o to_o deserve_v consideration_n be_v these_o three_o first_o 39_o pag._n 38_o 39_o that_o the_o book_n ascribe_v to_o the_o disciple_n and_o companion_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v still_o extant_a and_o at_o this_o time_n think_v genuine_a and_o of_o great_a authority_n such_o as_o the_o epistle_n of_o clemens_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n the_o epistle_n of_o polycarp_n to_o the_o philippian_n the_o pastor_n of_o hermas_n and_o the_o epistle_n of_o barnabas_n for_o about_o the_o rest_n which_o he_o mention_n there_o be_v no_o great_a controversy_n be_v all_o very_o easy_o prove_v to_o be_v spurious_a and_o fraudulent_o impose_v upon_o the_o credulous_a second_o 38._o pag._n 38._o that_o it_o be_v the_o easy_a task_n in_o the_o world_n to_o show_v the_o ignorance_n and_o superstition_n of_o the_o writer_n of_o these_o book_n 45._o pag._n 45._o that_o barnabas_n have_v many_o ridioulous_a passage_n and_o by_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n before_o their_o conversion_n be_v the_o great_a sinner_n in_o nature_n rob_v we_o of_o a_o argument_n we_o draw_v from_o their_o integrity_n and_o simplicity_n against_o infidel_n that_o the_o pastor_n of_o hermas_n be_v the_o silly_a book_n in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o ignatius_n say_v 46._o pag._n 46._o the_o virginity_n of_o mary_n be_v a_o secret_a to_o the_o devil_n which_o i_o suppose_v he_o cite_v as_o a_o ridiculous_a say_n three_o that_o they_o who_o think_v these_o book_n genuine_a aught_o to_o receive_v they_o into_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n since_o the_o repute_a author_n of_o they_o be_v the_o companion_n and_o fellow-labourer_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o well_o as_o st._n mark_n or_o st._n luke_n which_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n he_o ever_o hear_v of_o why_o these_o two_o evangelist_n be_v think_v inspire_v 48._o pag._n 48._o for_o to_o say_v that_o these_o book_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v now_o into_o the_o canon_n because_o the_o ancient_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o approve_v they_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a evasion_n since_o many_o book_n now_o receive_v as_o canonical_a be_v not_o approve_v by_o the_o ancient_n 57_o pag._n 57_o and_o some_o receive_v by_o the_o ancient_n be_v now_o reject_v b●_n the_o modern_n and_o mr._n dodael_n own_v 73._o pag._n 73._o that_o ancient_o no_o difference_n be_v put_v by_o the_o church_n between_o the_o apocryphal_a and_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o beside_o no_o stress_n can_v be_v lay_v on_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n 80._o pag._n 80._o since_o they_o not_o only_o contradict_v one_o another_o but_o be_v often_o inconsistent_a with_o themselves_o in_o their_o relation_n of_o the_o very_a same_o fact_n be_v divide_v into_o various_a sect_n 56._o pag._n 56._o who_o in_o those_o early_a day_n do_v like_o we_o condemn_v one_o another_o for_o damnable_a heretic_n use_v to_o reason_n precarious_o 51._o p._n 50_o 51._o as_o irenaeus_n the_o famous_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n argue_v from_o the_o four_o region_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o four_o wind_n that_o there_o can_v be_v more_o nor_o few_o than_o four_o gospel_n and_o give_v hard_a name_n to_o those_o who_o contemn_v such_o precarious_a reason_n these_o be_v the_o principal_a assertion_n of_o our_o author_n which_o because_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o not_o only_o to_o be_v false_a but_o also_o to_o be_v propose_v with_o too_o bold_a a_o liberty_n of_o pass_a censure_n upon_o the_o judgement_n both_o of_o the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a church_n i_o shall_v therefore_o in_o answer_n to_o they_o and_o 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the_o authority_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n or_o tend_v to_o make_v the_o number_n of_o the_o canonical_a book_n uncertain_a or_o precarious_a i._n first_o that_o though_o we_o be_v not_o infallible_o certain_a that_o the_o epistle_n of_o clemens_n ignatius_n polycarp_n and_o barnabas_n with_o the_o pastor_n of_o hermas_n be_v genuine_a yet_o that_o they_o be_v general_o believe_v to_o be_v so_o upon_o very_o great_a authority_n and_o with_o very_o good_a reason_n 1._o the_o epistle_n of_o clemens_n to_o the_o corinthian_n a_o 3._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n l._n 3._o c._n 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n l._n 5._o c._n 6._o ex_fw-la irenaeo_n l._n 3.3_o c._n 3._o great_a and_o wonderful_a epistle_n say_v eusebius_n be_v unanimous_o and_o without_o any_o controversy_n receive_v by_o the_o ancient_a church_n and_o 16._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n l._n 3._o l._n 16._o read_v public_o in_o most_o church_n both_o ancient_o and_o in_o his_o time_n and_o that_o the_o epistle_n now_o extant_a be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v so_o commend_v by_o the_o ancient_n have_v not_o be_v question_v by_o any_o learned_a man_n these_o many_o year_n and_o have_v be_v late_o prove_v at_o large_a by_o the_o learned_a doctor_n wake_v in_o his_o genuine_a epistle_n of_o the_o apostolical_a father_n and_o by_o grabius_n in_o his_o spicilegium_fw-la p._n 261._o who_o i_o shall_v not_o now_o transcribe_v 2._o that_o ignatius_n write_v several_a epistle_n 36._o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 36._o one_o to_o the_o ephesian_n one_o to_o the_o magnesian_o one_o to_o the_o trallian_n one_o to_o the_o roman_n one_o to_o the_o philadelphian_o one_o to_o the_o smyrnaean_n and_o one_o to_o polycarp_n eusebius_n express_o testify_v quote_v