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	deliver_v	tradition_n	2,968	5	9.1889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39279	A defence of the Thirty nine articles of the Church of England written in Latin by J. Ellis ... now done into English ; to which are added the Lambeth Articles ; together with the judgment of Bishop Andrews, Dr. Overall, and other eminent and learned men upon them.; Articulorum XXXIX Ecclesiae Anglicanae defensio. English	Ellis, John, 1599?-1665.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.; Overall, John, 1560-1619.; Church of England. Thirty-nine Articles.	1700 (1700)	Wing E587; ESTC R1641	74,086	146

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and_o stand_a rule_n obj._n 4._o to_o christ_n be_v give_v all_o power_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n mat._n 28._o 18._o by_o which_o be_v signify_v 〈◊〉_d spiritual_a and_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n but_o c●ist_n give_v the_o key_n of_o both_o to_o peter_n mat._n 16._o 19_o now_o peter_n have_v give_v his_o authority_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o to_o this_o bishop_n as_o in_o other_o so_o also_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n d●s_v this_o 〈◊〉_d belong_v answ._n some_o understand_v the_o 〈◊〉_d place_v of_o a_o spiritual_a power_n as_o if_o christ_n have_v say_v as_o in_o heaven_n i_o be_o the_o king_n of_o angel_n and_o bless_a spirit_n so_o by_o faith_n i_o reign_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o men._n other_o interpret_v this_o exalt_a power_n to_o be_v give_v to_o christ_n the_o mediator_n over_o all_o creature_n which_o can_v not_o be_v communicate_v to_o mere_a man._n but_o now_o in_o neither_o of_o these_o sense_n do_v christ_n give_v a_o absolute_a power_n to_o peter_n he_o only_o give_v he_o a_o share_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n the_o key_n be_v give_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n mat._n 18._o 18._o beside_o can_v you_o suppose_v that_o peter_n have_v such_o a_o power_n give_v he_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o can_v not_o yet_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o pope_n as_o be_v his_o successor_n be_v possess_v of_o the_o same_o authority_n obj._n 5_o king_n john_n make_v this_o country_n tributary_n to_o the_o pope_n answ._n king_n john_n unwilling_o and_o out_o of_o fear_n make_v england_n tributary_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o because_o it_o be_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o his_o successor_n henry_n his_o son_n with_o the_o chief_a estate_n of_o the_o realm_n protest_v against_o this_o donation_n nay_o and_o threaten_v that_o they_o will_v defend_v themselves_o by_o arm_n against_o the_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o pope_n as_o appear_v by_o our_o english_a annal_n obj._n 6._o against_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o article_n it_o be_v object_v that_o theft_n be_v a_o grievous_a crime_n and_o yet_o the_o hang_n of_o thief_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o punish_v it_o with_o a_o four_o or_o a_o fivefold_a restitution_n ex._n 22._o 1_o 2._o answ._n some_o answer_n to_o this_o that_o that_o law_n of_o not_o inflict_v a_o capital_a punishment_n upon_o thief_n be_v pare_o political_a and_o do_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o jew_n neither_o be_v it_o ever_o repeat_v or_o confirm_v under_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o then_o they_o say_v that_o when_o fault_n be_v multiply_v the_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v more_o severe_a and_o prove_v from_o p●v_n 6._o 31._o that_o the_o punishment_n of_o theft_n be_v heighten_v to_o a_o sevenfold_a restitution_n and_o then_o t●ey_a all●dge_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 5._o that_o of_o a_o thief_n that_o be_v condemn_v to_o death_n by_o king_n david_n they_o say_v beside_o that_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n do_v not_o at_o all_o hinder_a but_o that_o thief_n may_v suffer_v death_n especial_o suppose_v that_o capital_a punishment_n for_o such_o crime_n be_v 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o public_a law_n and_o a_o general_a consent_n of_o all_o for_o law_n of_o this_o sort_n in_o thing_n not_o contrary_a to_o piety_n do_v approach_n very_o near_o the_o nature_n of_o divine_a law_n rom._n 13._o 1_o 2._o and_o again_o suppose_v that_o the_o thief_n be_v not_o weak_a and_o sickly_a man_n unfit_a for_o work_v or_o not_o take_v care_n of_o by_o the_o overseer_n of_o the_o poor_a for_o there_o be_v a_o regard_n to_o be_v have_v to_o such_o as_o be_v compel_v by_o extreme_a want_n to_o steal_v beside_o too_o suppose_v theft_n can_v be_v correct_v by_o gentle_a and_o l●ghter_a punishment_n or_o last_o suppose_v that_o which_o be_v take_v away_o by_o stealth_n be_v a_o considerable_a injury_n and_o loss_n to_o the_o owner_n obj._n 7._o capital_a punishment_n of_o ●einous_a offence_n seem_v to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n so_o peculiar_a to_o the_o gospel_n for_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o it_o be_v a_o gracious_a 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o admit_v of_o revenge_n or_o punishment_n too_o severe_a answ._n under_o the_o old_a testament_n heinous_a offence_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n notwithstanding_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n which_o be_v as_o much_o in_o force_n then_o as_o it_o be_v now_o but_o grace_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o salvation_n be_v oppose_v to_o a_o slavish_a fear_n and_o rigorous_a observance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o nor_o to_o any_o capital_a punishment_n inflict_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o offender_n obj._n 8._o to_o the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o article_n it_o be_v object_v that_o it_o be_v the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n that_o man_n blood_n be_v not_o shed_v gen._n 9_o 6._o but_o war_n can_v be_v wage_v without_o shed_v of_o blood_n answ._n it_o be_v a_o private_a and_o not_o a_o public_a slaughter_n that_o be_v there_o forbid_a obj._n 9_o it_o be_v the_o command_n of_o christ_n that_o we_o resist_v not_o evil_a but_o whosoever_o shall_v smite_v thou_o on_o thy_o right_a cheek_n turn_v to_o he_o the_o other_o also_o mat._n 5._o 39_o answ._n christ_n here_o teach_v we_o the_o utmost_a patience_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o repel_v injury_n in_o any_o violent_a manner_n but_o rather_o to_o bear_v they_o patient_o than_o to_o strive_v with_o self-willed_a man_n or_o study_v any_o private_a revenge_n especial_o when_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n the_o conversion_n of_o insidel_n or_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n require_v this_o submission_n from_o we_o this_o duty_n seem_v chiesly_a to_o belong_v to_o christian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o a_o public_a persecution_n such_o as_o be_v almost_o continual_a in_o the_o primitive_a church_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o hereby_o forbid_v to_o avoid_v a_o injury_n by_o such_o rule_n of_o 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