Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bishop_n	order_n	ordination_n	3,692	5	10.0697	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61294	A discourse concerning the devotions of the Church of Rome, especially, as compared with those of the Church of England in which it is shewn, that whatever the Romanists pretend, there is not so true devotion among them, nor such rational provision for it, nor encouragement to it, as in the church established by law among us.	Stanley, William, 1647-1731.	1685 (1685)	Wing S5244; ESTC R1838	44,628	70

nor_o whether_o the_o stock_n be_v spend_v and_o yet_o they_o spend_v as_o free_o now_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v only_o lay_v up_o till_o this_o time_n and_o that_o the_o treasure_n be_v now_o first_o open_v many_o other_o such_o absurdity_n and_o unanswerable_a difficulty_n there_o be_v in_o their_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n and_o in_o their_o practice_n of_o apply_v these_o merit_n to_o the_o use_n of_o other_o and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o dismal_a thing_n that_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n shall_v teach_v man_n to_o trust_v in_o and_o as_o to_o salvation_n depend_v assure_o on_o these_o of_o which_o they_o themselves_o have_v no_o manner_n of_o assurance_n nor_o ground_n to_o hope_v be_v not_o this_o to_o play_v with_o man_n soul_n and_o eternal_a salvation_n and_o especial_o can_v this_o be_v urge_v as_o a_o encouragement_n of_o devotion_n when_o if_o it_o be_v as_o true_a as_o it_o be_v false_a it_o tend_v direct_o to_o make_v man_n vicious_a and_o to_o neglect_v devotion_n for_o so_o a_o man_n will_v think_v if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o stock_n in_o the_o church_n why_o shall_v not_o he_o have_v a_o share_n of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o another_o and_o if_o one_o can_v merit_v for_o another_o why_o shall_v not_o he_o depend_v on_o other_o as_o well_o as_o they_o on_o his_o merit_n and_o see_v merit_n may_v be_v buy_v as_o the_o roman_a casuist_n have_v adjudge_v he_o may_v think_v it_o very_o reasonable_a that_o other_o merit_n shall_v be_v give_v he_o in_o exchange_n for_o his_o money_n so_o the_o result_n of_o all_o be_v this_o according_a to_o this_o doctrine_n and_o the_o suppose_a church-stock_n only_o one_o thing_n be_v needful_a and_o that_o be_v money_n and_o this_o will_v full_o make_v up_o all_o lack_n of_o piety_n and_o devotion_n 10._o and_o the_o belief_n of_o purgatory_n and_o of_o the_o validity_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v no_o proper_a encouragement_n of_o true_a devotion_n for_o true_a devotion_n be_v such_o as_o we_o perform_v to_o god_n agreeable_o to_o his_o will_n when_o we_o know_v what_o we_o do_v and_o for_o what_o end_n and_o have_v a_o promise_n or_o hope_n of_o success_n but_o when_o a_o man_n pray_v to_o god_n to_o deliver_v a_o soul_n out_o of_o purgatory_n he_o must_v suppose_v as_o true_a several_a thing_n which_o be_v either_o false_a or_o at_o least_o very_a uncertain_a so_o that_o he_o can_v never_o pray_v in_o faith_n or_o without_o great_a perplexity_n and_o distraction_n of_o mind_n for_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o place_n or_o state_n as_o purgatory_n for_o scripture_n say_v nothing_o of_o it_o nor_o the_o father_n of_o the_o three_o or_o four_o first_o century_n he_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o soul_n that_o he_o pray_v for_o be_v in_o purgatory_n if_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o place_n for_o it_o may_v be_v in_o heaven_n or_o in_o hell_n for_o aught_o he_o can_v tell_v and_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o purgatory_n he_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v useful_a or_o lawful_a to_o pray_v for_o it_o for_o god_n have_v give_v we_o neither_o command_n nor_o encouragement_n nor_o liberty_n so_o to_o do_v nay_o there_o be_v several_a particular_n which_o they_o themselves_o can_v agree_v on_o concern_v purgatory_n viz._n what_o sin_n be_v promise_v there_o how_o the_o soul_n without_o its_o body_n can_v be_v torment_v there_o with_o a_o material_a fire_n who_o be_v god_n instrument_n in_o punish_v the_o soul_n there_o for_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o and_o how_o the_o pope_n by_o his_o indulgence_n can_v apply_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o saint_n so_o as_o to_o deliver_v any_o soul_n out_o of_o purgatory_n and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o place_n the_o pope_n himself_o by_o his_o example_n do_v enough_o to_o dishearten_v all_o man_n from_o endeavour_v to_o deliver_v the_o soul_n of_o their_o friend_n from_o thence_o for_o it_o be_v not_o doubt_v but_o he_o can_v deliver_v all_o out_o of_o purgatory_n he_o have_v the_o command_n of_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o wonderful_a discouragement_n to_o a_o devout_a mind_n that_o among_o so_o many_o hundred_o pope_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v one_o find_v so_o charitable_a as_o to_o release_v so_o many_o thousand_o of_o poor_a soul_n that_o lie_v under_o intolerable_a pain_n and_o so_o must_v lie_v till_o the_o last_o day_n or_o till_o the_o debt_n of_o their_o temporal_a punishment_n be_v pay_v if_o the_o pope_n can_v do_v so_o much_o with_o so_o little_a charge_n or_o trouble_v to_o himself_o and_o yet_o will_v not_o do_v it_o sure_o i_o have_v less_o reason_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n nor_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o acceptable_a devotion_n for_o one_o man_n to_o pray_v for_o another_o whilst_o live_v here_o on_o earth_n that_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o please_v to_o god_n for_o we_o to_o pray_v for_o soul_n depart_v for_o our_o prayer_n for_o other_o on_o earth_n be_v either_o for_o temporal_a blessing_n or_o for_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n we_o pretend_v not_o to_o desire_v god_n to_o reverse_v his_o own_o law_n and_o save_v such_o a_o man_n let_v he_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o he_o will_v but_o to_o make_v he_o holy_a first_o and_o then_o to_o make_v he_o happy_a and_o to_o pray_v any_o otherwise_o for_o another_o man_n natural_o tend_v to_o represent_v it_o as_o feasible_a to_o reconcile_v a_o wicked_a life_n with_o the_o hope_n of_o heaven_n but_o when_o a_o man_n be_v dead_a he_o can_v work_v no_o more_o nor_o make_v any_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o this_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o he_o he_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o repentance_n and_o glory_n and_o amendment_n and_o of_o be_v make_v fit_a for_o heaven_n last_o if_o they_o boast_v of_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o order_n of_o their_o bishop_n and_o priest_n as_o a_o encouragement_n to_o devotion_n the_o validity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n dependnig_v so_o much_o on_o the_o legality_n of_o the_o ministry_n we_o answer_v that_o we_o have_v a_o clergy_n as_o proper_o and_o true_o of_o christ_n send_v as_o any_o church_n in_o the_o world_n against_o who_o ordination_n and_o mission_n nothing_o can_v be_v object_v we_o derive_v the_o succession_n of_o our_o bishop_n not_o only_o from_o their_o own_o austin_n but_o from_o the_o british_a bishop_n before_o his_o time_n which_o be_v the_o only_a regular_a way_n of_o mission_n that_o we_o know_v of_o except_o that_o of_o a_o extrarodinary_a commission_n from_o heaven_n as_o st._n paul_n have_v and_o i_o will_v not_o that_o there_o be_v that_o to_o be_v object_v against_o we_o that_o be_v just_o object_v against_o they_o as_o to_o the_o succession_n of_o their_o pope_n even_o since_o the_o reformation_n begin_v for_o the_o election_n of_o sixtus_n v._o be_v most_o notorious_o simoniacal_a and_o yet_o one_o that_o come_v by_o simony_n into_o the_o popedom_n be_v by_o their_o own_o canon_n law_n by_o the_o bull_n or_o constitution_n of_o julius_n ii_o approve_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n an._n 1513._o to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o magician_n heathen_a publican_n 3._o septimi_fw-la decretal_a lib._n 1._o tit._n 3._o and_o arch-heretick_n and_o his_o election_n can_v never_o be_v make_v valid_a by_o any_o after_o act_n and_o yet_o several_a of_o the_o pope_n since_o be_v either_o make_v cardinal_n by_o this_o sixtus_n v._o or_o receive_v that_o dignity_n from_o those_o that_o receive_v it_o from_o he_o which_o be_v the_o very_a case_n of_o this_o present_a pope_n innocent_n eleven_o as_o for_o their_o unity_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o have_v more_o division_n among_o themselves_o than_o they_o can_v charge_v we_o with_o for_o they_o have_v not_o only_o such_o as_o open_o dissent_v and_o separate_v from_o they_o but_o great_a and_o violent_a dissension_n among_o their_o own_o member_n and_o such_o as_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o their_o church_n one_o against_o another_o and_o each_o party_n plead_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n and_o decision_n of_o its_o council_n and_o yet_o the_o pope_n himself_o notwithstanding_o his_o infallibility_n and_o authority_n either_o can_v for_o dare_v not_o determine_v which_o be_v in_o the_o right_n or_o which_o opinion_n be_v true_a so_o that_o whatever_o power_n and_o authority_n their_o church_n have_v it_o have_v no_o good_a effect_n to_o such_o end_n and_o purpose_n to_o which_o church-power_n be_v design_v to_o serve_v the_o encouragement_n of_o holiness_n and_o virtue_n and_o the_o discountenance_v of_o vice_n the_o preservation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n in_o purity_n and_o of_o the_o member_n at_o peace_n one_o with_o another_o it_o be_v

their_o secular_a priest_n too_o be_v general_o in_o a_o sad_a condition_n notwithstanding_o the_o infinite_a riches_n of_o that_o church_n and_o so_o the_o regulars_n only_o have_v any_o considerable_a advantage_n by_o they_o and_o they_o also_o as_o it_o be_v club_n together_o to_o set_v up_o one_o great_a man_n as_o cardinal_n or_o head_n of_o their_o order_n in_o mighty_a pomp_n and_o state_n and_o heap_v riches_n and_o preferment_n on_o he_o till_o he_o can_v hardly_o bear_v they_o so_o that_o one_o can_v scarce_o suppose_v so_o great_a riches_n as_o that_o church_n be_v in_o common_a endow_v with_o to_o be_v get_v into_o few_o hand_n or_o do_v less_o good_a than_o it_o do_v among_o they_o let_v they_o not_o therefore_o boast_v of_o their_o charity_n whilst_o amid_o so_o great_a plenty_n they_o suffer_v the_o poor_a to_o want_v so_o extreme_o and_o yet_o to_o make_v a_o show_n build_v a_o fine_a hospital_n in_o two_o or_o three_o of_o their_o chief_a town_n for_o perhaps_o no_o where_n in_o the_o world_n do_v the_o rich_a more_o exalt_v themselves_o and_o tyrannize_v over_o the_o poor_a no_o where_n be_v there_o a_o great_a inequality_n of_o condition_n no_o where_n be_v there_o so_o much_o give_v to_o the_o church_n and_o charity_n and_o no_o where_o be_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o church_n engross_v into_o so_o few_o hand_n to_o maintain_v grandeur_n rather_o than_o to_o be_v a_o relief_n to_o poverty_n for_o the_o cardinal_n above_o seventy_o in_o number_n be_v maintain_v out_o of_o the_o church-revenue_n and_o yet_o be_v by_o their_o creation_n equal_a to_o king_n and_o superior_a to_o prince_n now_o if_o this_o be_v charity_n to_o have_v a_o prodigious_a revenue_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n and_o poor_a and_o yet_o to_o employ_v this_o to_o the_o luxury_n of_o a_o few_o and_o to_o let_v the_o rest_n perish_v i_o will_v acknowledge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o most_o charitable_a church_n in_o the_o world_n and_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o great_a deal_n indeed_o have_v be_v give_v to_o good_a and_o true_o charitable_a use_n but_o be_v now_o perhaps_o misemploy_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v possible_a it_o may_v be_v so_o yet_o still_o i_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o question_v it_o for_o their_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n and_o of_o buy_v soul_n out_o of_o purgatory_n etc._n etc._n be_v enough_o to_o spoil_v their_o work_n of_o charity_n and_o make_v they_o to_o be_v rather_o esteem_v a_o bargain_n of_o sale_n than_o a_o free_a gift_n and_o yet_o their_o donation_n run_v common_o in_o this_o form_n i_o give_v this_o to_o such_o a_o monastery_n for_o the_o good_a of_o my_o soul_n or_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o person_n decease_v or_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o such_o a_o saint_n but_o seldom_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o poor_a the_o maintenance_n and_o support_v of_o true_a piety_n and_o religion_n or_o for_o the_o glory_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o in_o my_o opinion_n such_o as_o these_o be_v the_o only_a end_n for_o which_o a_o gift_n ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v charitable_a or_o will_v be_v accept_v by_o god_n as_o such_o but_o now_o on_o the_o other_o side_n though_o the_o church_n of_o england_n own_v not_o either_o purgatory_n or_o any_o other_o of_o their_o pickpocket_n doctrine_n yet_o charity_n urge_v by_o we_o from_o true_o christian_a principle_n have_v have_v more_o force_n and_o do_v more_o good_a than_o all_o their_o trick_n and_o device_n put_v together_o for_o so_o dr._n willet_n have_v in_o part_n show_v and_o it_o may_v be_v more_o full_o demonstrate_v that_o in_o these_o last_o 120_o or_o 130_o year_n since_o the_o settle_n of_o the_o reformation_n among_o we_o there_o have_v be_v more_o and_o great_a church_n school_n and_o hospital_n build_v and_o endow_v better_a provision_n make_v for_o the_o poor_a more_o and_o better_a care_n take_v not_o only_o for_o the_o maintenance_n but_o especial_o for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o ignorant_a and_o mean_a sort_n of_o people_n in_o short_a all_o part_n of_o charity_n more_o full_o exercise_v than_o can_v be_v show_v in_o any_o the_o like_a number_n of_o year_n since_o christianity_n come_v into_o this_o country_n indeed_o the_o general_a strain_n of_o our_o people_n charity_n run_v to_o the_o do_v of_o more_o good_a and_o be_v more_o proper_o express_v than_o they_o be_v the_o papist_n build_v monastery_n in_o which_o provision_n be_v make_v for_o a_o few_o people_n to_o live_v in_o idleness_n and_o luxury_n under_o pretence_n of_o devotion_n and_o retirement_n we_o relieve_v the_o sick_a and_o needy_a though_o not_o regulars_n and_o think_v it_o better_a charity_n to_o preserve_v a_o poor_a family_n from_o starve_v of_o which_o so_o many_o thousand_o die_v in_o popish_a country_n than_o to_o maintain_v a_o idle_a monk_n or_o nun_n or_o to_o make_v a_o present_a to_o the_o lady_n at_o loretto_n or_o offer_v candle_n and_o taper_n to_o the_o image_n or_o saint_n of_o the_o town_n in_o which_o we_o live_v we_o by_o so_o bestow_v our_o charity_n both_o honour_n god_n and_o do_v good_a to_o men._n they_o do_v neither_o but_o do_v homage_n to_o a_o saint_n that_o neither_o know_v they_o nor_o receive_v any_o good_a by_o the_o honour_n which_o they_o give_v they_o it_o be_v indeed_o confess_v that_o our_o church_n be_v not_o so_o adorn_v as_o they_o ought_v sometime_o but_o that_o be_v no_o fault_n of_o our_o church_n but_o of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o time_n and_o of_o those_o dissension_n which_o they_o raise_v among_o we_o but_o general_o they_o be_v decent_o grave_a and_o as_o well_o sit_v to_o assist_v a_o devout_a mind_n without_o distraction_n as_o can_v be_v we_o love_v to_o have_v our_o church_n neat_a and_o handsome_a to_o show_v we_o do_v not_o grudge_v whatever_o may_v be_v require_v to_o make_v they_o in_o some_o measure_n a_o fit_a place_n for_o divine_a worship_n but_o we_o see_v not_o any_o necessity_n of_o have_v they_o so_o splendid_o rich_a and_o fine_a we_o think_v it_o will_v rather_o divert_v man_n mind_n from_o the_o business_n of_o the_o place_n than_o assist_v they_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o it_o in_o short_a in_o no_o part_n of_o charity_n can_v they_o pretend_v to_o exceed_v we_o consider_v our_o circumstance_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o that_o of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a when_o they_o hire_v so_o many_o mass_n to_o be_v say_v for_o they_o but_o we_o think_v not_o this_o so_o much_o charity_n to_o the_o person_n decease_v as_o to_o the_o priest_n for_o he_o doubtless_o receive_v most_o benefit_n from_o it_o three_o and_o whatever_o they_o pretend_v the_o great_a number_n of_o saint_n canonize_v and_o commemorate_a among_o they_o be_v neither_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o good_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o their_o church_n nor_o be_v their_o keep_n so_o many_o holyday_n in_o remembrance_n of_o they_o any_o instance_n of_o true_a devotion_n as_o for_o many_o of_o the_o saint_n which_o they_o commemorate_v we_o own_o as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o can_v pretend_v as_o good_a a_o right_n in_o they_o as_o they_o can_v because_o we_o own_o and_o will_v submit_v to_o whatever_o can_v be_v urge_v from_o they_o such_o be_v the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n and_o after_o they_o also_o the_o bishop_n martyr_n and_o confessor_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n but_o we_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v not_o the_o same_o esteem_n of_o many_o who_o they_o commemorate_v as_o saint_n and_o utter_o disallow_v of_o their_o canonise_a or_o saint_v of_o they_o for_o many_o of_o they_o i_o believe_v never_o have_v any_o be_v but_o in_o the_o fancy_n of_o these_o saint-maker_n who_o yet_o be_v commemorate_a and_o pray_v to_o as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o such_o be_v st._n longinus_n under_o which_o name_n they_o have_v make_v a_o man_n of_o the_o spear_n which_o pierce_v our_o saviour_n bless_a body_n st._n almachius_n on_o jan._n 1._o which_o only_o come_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o almanac_n st._n amphibalus_fw-la who_o be_v only_a st._n alban_n cloak_n st._n ursula_n and_o her_o 11000_o virgin_n of_o who_o no_o footstep_n can_v be_v find_v in_o true_a history_n many_o of_o they_o i_o fear_v it_o have_v be_v better_a that_o they_o have_v never_o be_v as_o be_v notorious_o vicious_a and_o scandalous_a in_o their_o life_n and_o other_o though_o more_o innocent_a yet_o if_o we_o believe_v what_o be_v write_v in_o their_o life_n be_v so_o prodigious_o ridiculous_a that_o a_o wise_a and_o religious_a man_n will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o such_o company_n to_o hear_v man_n in_o a_o ecstasy_n of_o devotion_n to_o talk_v nonsense_n or_o to_o preach_v to_o bird_n and_o beast_n to_o run_v naked_a to_o wander_v voluntary_o in_o desert_n etc._n etc._n