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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	heathen_a	let_v	publican_n	2,742	5	10.9981	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20163	An ansvvere to one question Wherevpon dependet[h] the resolution of all controuersies, doubts, and questions, which are, or can be made about matters of faith[.] Wherefore it is dilige[n]tly, & carefully reade, and duely pondered, after prayer made to God for the light of his grace, without which it cannot be rightly vnderstood in such sort as is fit. Permissu superiorum.		1628 (1628)	STC 660; ESTC S115860	8,090	24

AN ANSVVERE TO ONE QVESTION WHEREVPON DEPENDET● The Resolution of all CONTROVERSIES Doubts and Questions which are or can be made about matters of FAITH Wherefore it is to be diligētly carefully reade and duely pondered after prayer made to God for the light of his grace without which it cannot be rightly vnderstood in such sort as is fit Permissu Superiorum Printed at DOWAY MCDXXVIII THE QVESTION WHether is it necessary that there should be in all ages since Christ a Visible Christian Church hauing in it lawfully sent visible Pastours and Doctours teaching with Infallible Authority One and the same Infallible sincere and intire Faith of Christ necessary to saluation without admixtion of any errour proposed as deuine Truth by addition or detraction or mis-interpretation contrary to the Doctrine first deliuered by our Sauiour and his Apostles which Church hath bin such THE ANSWERE It is necessary that one such Church be and the Roman Catholicke Church only is such For Declaration of the truth of this my Answere IT Is to be noted 1. That although Almighty God by his omnipotent power could by extraordinary meanes breed infallible supernaturall Deuine soule-sauing Faith in men without vsinge the help of any visible Doctours Pastours or any other liuing creature Yet if we speake as we ought according to the ordinary law course of Gods prouidēce manifested in the Holy Scriptures and confirmed by Histories and daily experience It is necessary that there should be in all ages some or other Visible Doctours and Pastours or lawfully sent Preachers authorised by Almighty God and assisted by the Holy Spirit of Truth promised for euer to be in the said Church to teach it all Truth For otherwise people of each age could not be sufficiently instructed nor confirmed in Infallible certainty and vnity requisite in soule-sauing Christian Faith nor preserued from wauering in vncertainety or wandering in errours contrary to that One Infallible entire and sincere Faith of Christ which is necessary to saluation Note 2. That the Necessity of Doctors and Pastors in the Church is not only generally acknowledged by ancient Fathers and all other learned Catholiques of this age but is also confessed by the Learneder sort of Protestants Only Protestants deny these Doctours and Pastours of whatsoeuer age after the Apostles to haue Infallible Aucthority although teaching with vnanimous consent or with full Authority of a lawfully called continued and confirmed Generall Counsell vnlesse it be in points Fundamentall or soe farreforth as they prooue out of Scripture But Catholickes hold the Authority of the Church to be Infallible in whatsoeuer point of Faith This therefore being the chiefe point in Question I will prooue that there is Infallible Aucthority in the lawfully sent Doctors Pastours and Preachers of the Visible Church of Christ soe farreforth as in any age after Christ they teach and propose to people doctrine to be beleeued by deuine Faith with vnanimous consent or with there full Aucthority in any lawfully called continued and confirmed Generall Councell whatsoeuer the point of Faith be Fundamētall or not Fundamentall prooued out of Scripture or not soe prooued This I prooue first by plaine texts of holy Scriptures My spirit which is in thee Isa 59.21 and my word which I haue put in thy mouth shall not depart out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy seed nor out of the mouth of the seed of thy seed from benceforth for euer I will aske my Father Ioan. 14.16 and he will giue you another Paraclete that he may remaine with you for euer the spirit of Truth When the spirit of Truth shall Come Ioan. 16.13 he shall teach you all Truth Going teach all nations c. taching them to obserue all things whatsoeuer I haue Commanded you Matth. 28 19.20 and behould I am with you all dayes vnto the end of the world Preach the Gospell to euery creature and he that will not beleeue shall be condemned Mare 16.16 Hee that will not heare the Math. 18 17. Church let him bee to the a Heathen and Publican Vpon the Chayre of Moyses Scribes Math. 23.2 3. and Pharises haue sitten all things therfore whatsoeuer they shall say to you Obserue yee and doe Hee that heareth you Luc. 10.16 heareth me he that despiseth you despiseth me Obey your Prelates and be subiect to them for they Watch Heb. 13.17 as being to render accompt for your Soules The lipps of the Preist shall keepe Knowledg Malach. 2.7 and they shall require the Law out of his Mouth because he is the Angell or Messenger of the Lord of Hostes He that shal be proud refusing to obey the Commaundement of the Priest Deterom 17. who at that time doth minister vnto the Lord by decree of the Iudge that man shall dye How shall they beleeue Rom. 10.14.15 whome they haue not heard How shall they heare without a Preacher How shall they preach vnles they besent Hee hath giuen some Apostles Ephes 4. Some Prophets and Euangelists others Pastors and Doctours c. that we be not now little ones wauering and Carried about with enery wind of Doctrine The Church of the Liuing God is the Pillar and Ground of Truth 1. Tim. 3.15 Out of which texts I frame this argument THose to whome Almighty God hath promised the spirit of Truth to teach them all Truth and in whose mouth he hath placed his word and this not for one or two or moe of the first ages after Christ but for euer all dayes vntill the end of the world making them his Legates and Messengers ouer the whole world and out of whose mouth people are to require his Law in whome they are commanded to heare beleiue and obey in whatsoeuer they teach as if Christ Iesus himselfe did teach and this vnder paine of Death and eternall Damnation and of being accompted as Heathens and Publicans Those I say to whome such Promises are made and such Authority is giuen by Allmightie God without any Limitation or restictiue Condition must needs be thought to haue farre more Authority then any others to whome no such Promise was made nor Authority giuen yea they must needes be thought to haue Infallible Authority and to be a firme Pillar and Ground of Truth as S. Paul stileth the Church soe as they neuer did nor shall be permitted to teach any errours by Addition Detraction or Misinterpretatiō of Gods Word at least with vnanimous Consent and when by a Visum est Spiritui Sancto et nobis or some such like signe of vsing their full Authority they expresse thēselues to teach as Gods Legats Messengers and lawfully sent Preachers not thire owne Priuate inuentions or opinions but the publique Doctrine of God and the Church But to the Doctours and Pastours of the Catholick Visible Church in all Ages these Promises were made and this Authority was giuen without any Limitation or restrictiue Condition