Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	apostle_n	church_n	creed_n	2,535	5	10.3418	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71214	A vindication of the two letters concerning alterations in the liturgy in answer to Vox cleri / by a London presbyter.	Basset, William, 1644-1695.	1690 (1690)	Wing V533; ESTC R595	18,900	36

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already_o do_v it_o in_o answer_n to_o which_o our_o pamphleter_n p._n 38._o by_o certain_a explication_n show_v that_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o very_a fair_a construction_n but_o who_o deny_v this_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o common_a prayer_n do_v affirm_v and_o our_o conformity_n do_v speak_v it_o but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o expedient_a so_o to_o express_v they_o that_o weakness_n may_v not_o stumble_v nor_o malice_n cavil_v at_o '_o they_o our_o pamphlet_n itself_o to_o clear_v they_o from_o objection_n do_v explain_v they_o a_o good_a argument_n that_o they_o be_v not_o as_o he_o pretend_v p._n 41._o self-evident_a but_o that_o they_o want_v a_o explication_n that_o be_v indeed_o a_o alteration_n and_o if_o the_o pamphlet_n may_v explain_v they_o why_o may_v not_o the_o convocation_n unless_o our_o pamphleter_n be_v so_o vain_a as_o to_o think_v his_o explication_n must_v go_v along_o with_o the_o liturgy_n that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o one_o 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one_o from_o another_o as_o be_v not_o the_o same_o but_o divers_a nor_o do_v any_o one_o of_o they_o agree_v with_o this_o unless_o in_o some_o main_a article_n of_o faith_n as_o all_o confession_n must_v do_v which_o speak_v they_o only_o to_o be_v creed_n but_o not_o the_o same_o 2._o tertull._n ad_fw-la prax._n c._n 2._o speak_v of_o the_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v hanc_fw-la regulam_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la evangelii_n decucurrisse_fw-la which_z rule_n must_v be_v understand_v either_o of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n or_o of_o some_o common_a creed_n if_o the_o latter_a it_o must_v be_v another_o not_o this_o call_v the_o apostle_n because_o this_o speak_v of_o no_o such_o mission_n at_o all_o as_o we_o can_v yet_o meet_v with_o this_o creed_n so_o it_o be_v high_o unreasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o the_o apostle_n ever_o compose_v any_o such_o thing_n because_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n which_o yet_o give_v a_o 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that_o father_n st._n hilary_n before_o quote_v who_o be_v the_o great_a champion_n against_o arianism_n in_o the_o latin_a church_n as_o athanasius_n be_v in_o the_o greek_a though_o he_o give_v we_o other_o creed_n touch_v this_o controversy_n yet_o never_o mention_n this_o nor_o do_v we_o any_o where_n find_v it_o for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o athanasius_n indeed_o bellar._n the_o script_n eccles_n say_v that_o st._n august_n tract_n in_o psal_n 120._o have_v these_o word_n viz._n filius_fw-la dei_fw-la a_o patre_fw-la solo_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la factus_fw-la nec_fw-la creatus_fw-la sed_fw-la genitus_fw-la whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o st._n augustin_n must_v have_v see_v this_o creed_n and_o labbey_n be_v please_v very_o much_o to_o follow_v he_o but_o these_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v together_o in_o st._n augustin_n and_o those_o part_n he_o have_v be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o we_o find_v in_o the_o genuine_a work_n of_o athanasius_n as_o in_o his_o epistle_n 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