Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n
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A36614
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A defence of the papers written by the late king of blessed memory, and Duchess of York, against the answer made to them
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Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
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1686
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Wing D2261; ESTC R22072
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his_o that_o he_o judge_v every_o jot_n as_o much_o who_o believe_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n as_o he_o who_o believe_v upon_o his_o own_o fancy_n of_o scripture_n and_o that_o every_o assent_n be_v a_o judgement_n and_o so_o the_o assent_n of_o faith_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o he_o will_v have_v man_n not_o judge_v at_o all_o but_o he_o mean_v as_o all_o the_o world_n mean_v by_o those_o phrase_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o judge_v unreasonable_o for_o as_o they_o be_v blame_v who_o will_v be_v their_o own_o judge_n and_o no_o body_n blame_v another_o for_o do_v well_o and_o judge_a be_v of_o itself_o a_o good_a thing_n a_o exercise_n of_o a_o faculty_n plant_v in_o we_o by_o god_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v blame_v but_o the_o ill_a use_n of_o that_o faculty_n by_o suffer_v passion_n to_o 〈◊〉_d it_o which_o shall_v only_o be_v guide_v by_o reason_n that_o man_n 〈◊〉_d mean_v thus_o by_o those_o expression_n we_o see_v by_o 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roman_a 〈…〉_z what_o have_v where_o be_v she_o to_o do_v 〈…〉_z leave_v to_o she_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a quâ—_n stion_n 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o i_o believe_v the_o first_o who_o ever_o ask_v where_o a_o church_n be_v before_o she_o be_v the_o roman_a be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_a as_o soon_o as_o she_o be_v a_o church_n till_o than_o she_o be_v where_o all_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n beside_o be_v except_o that_o of_o â—_o ierusalem_fw-la and_o where_o the_o church_n of_o â—_o ierusalem_fw-la too_o be_v before_o christ_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o order_n of_o providence_n but_o how_o can_v it_o be_v hence_o infer_v that_o these_o pour_v be_v now_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 〈◊〉_d roman_a cathâ—â—â—â—_n church_n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v exclusive_a to_o all_o other_o unless_o it_o be_v make_v appear_v that_o it_o be_v heir-general_n to_o all_o the_o apostle_n as_o if_o there_o need_v logic_n to_o infer_v that_o power_n leave_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n remain_v in_o be_v as_o long_o as_o there_o remain_v a_o manâ—â—â—â—_n to_o be_v save_v or_o power_n leave_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o those_o exclâ—_n ded_fw-we from_o the_o power_n who_o be_v not_o incle_n ded_fw-we â—_o n_o the_o church_n or_o to_o make_v appear_v she_o be_v heir-general_n to_o all_o the_o apostle_n who_o as_o visible_o as_o that_o the_o sâ—_n ripture_n be_v in_o print_n be_v the_o one_o churâ—_n h_o 〈…〉_z he_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v 〈…〉_z point_v but_o since_o his_o majesty_n 〈…〉_z purpose_n to_o do_v more_o than_o bare_o mention_v it_o i_o 〈◊〉_d it_o not_o to_o i_o to_o stray_v from_o the_o paper_n i_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o process_n of_o his_o discourse_n he_o will_v 〈◊〉_d the_o ordinary_a power_n of_o the_o key_n out_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o shall_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n so_o he_o remove_v it_o not_o out_o of_o the_o church_n for_o since_o it_o be_v with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d give_v only_o to_o she_o i_o do_v 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