Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	apostolical_a	church_n	tradition_n	2,354	5	9.3436	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25225	The additional articles in Pope Pius's creed, no articles of the Christian faith being an answer to a late pamphlet intituled, Pope Pius his profession of faith vindicated from novelty in additional articles, and the prospect of popery, taken from that authentick record, with short notes thereupon, defended.	Altham, Michael, 1633-1705.; Altham, Michael, 1633-1705. Creed of Pope Pius IV, or, A prospect of popery taken from that authentick record.	1688 (1688)	Wing A2931; ESTC R18073	87,445	96

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do_v not_o therefore_o require_v their_o union_n and_o communion_n with_o the_o roman_a church_n as_o with_o the_o mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o other_o church_n but_o as_o with_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o apostolic_a faith._n nor_o do_v he_o require_v they_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o the_o universal_a head_n and_o monarch_n of_o all_o church_n for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o optatus_n tend_v that_o way_n his_o next_o evidence_n be_v st._n cyprian_n epist_n 40._o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o christ_n and_o one_o church_n and_o one_o chair_n found_v upon_o peter_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god._n the_o design_n of_o st._n cyprian_n in_o this_o epistle_n be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o those_o to_o who_o he_o write_v of_o the_o schismatical_a sedition_n raise_v by_o felicissimus_n and_o five_o other_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n and_o against_o he_o their_o bishop_n and_o by_o warn_v they_o 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authority_n voice_fw-la domini_fw-la by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n as_o the_o margin_n of_o st._n cyprian_n direct_v we_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n xuj_o 18._o where_o our_o saviour_n say_v thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v some_o who_o read_v these_o word_n of_o st._n cyprian_n not_o super_fw-la petrum_fw-la but_o super_fw-la petram_fw-la not_o upon_o peter_n but_o upon_o the_o rock_n not_o upon_o peter_n person_n but_o upon_o his_o profession_n or_o as_o other_o upon_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o spiritual_a rock_n upon_o which_o st._n peter_n himself_o be_v build_v but_o 2._o suppose_v we_o shall_v grant_v that_o st._n cyprian_n speak_v of_o st._n peter_n person_n