Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	church_n	heresy_n	schism_n	2,940	5	9.8144	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29089	A discovery of divine mysteries, or, The nature and efficacy of the soul of man considered in all its faculties, operations and divine perfections, and how it governs in divine and secular affairs of life ... with many other curious matters : being a compleat body of divine and moral philosophy / by C.B., D.D., Fellow of the Royal Society.	C. B., D.D.	1700 (1700)	Wing B41; ESTC R10203	217,052	474

far_o from_o be_v piety_n and_o religion_n that_o it_o be_v irreligion_n and_o sacrilege_n it_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o impiety_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o species_n of_o idolatry_n and_o the_o species_n of_o blasphemy_n because_o it_o be_v superstition_n and_o superstition_n be_v a_o species_n of_o idolatry_n and_o a_o species_n of_o blasphemy_n since_o to_o conceive_v of_o god_n idea_n which_o dishonour_v he_o be_v the_o most_o express_a and_o the_o most_o criminal_a species_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v blasphemy_n and_o those_o who_o think_v to_o please_v god_n by_o a_o false_a worship_n as_o they_o do_v who_o omit_v their_o natural_a and_o essential_a duty_n think_v to_o please_v he_o by_o accessary_a duty_n do_v incontestable_o commit_v that_o outrage_n of_o blasphemy_n it_o be_v not_o the_o true_a god_n the_o principle_n of_o all_o natural_a duty_n which_o they_o adore_v it_o be_v as_o that_o ancient_n have_v say_v a_o ridiculous_a idol_n which_o they_o offer_v up_o incense_n to_o it_o be_v a_o fantastical_a divinity_n which_o they_o have_v forge_v and_o which_o they_o adore_v with_o the_o nonsensical_a and_o impertinent_a conceit_n which_o they_o offer_v he_o it_o will_v be_v of_o great_a importance_n serious_o to_o reflect_v upon_o this_o principle_n because_o the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o superstition_n and_o of_o superstitious_a man_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v so_o feeble_a and_o so_o little_o enlighten_v of_o its_o true_a duty_n he_o know_v god_n so_o little_a and_o he_o know_v himself_o so_o little_a that_o he_o make_v a_o thousand_o false_a idea_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n his_o self-love_n be_v so_o industrious_a and_o so_o apt_a to_o deceive_v he_o that_o it_o make_v he_o believe_v all_o that_o it_o please_v to_o maintain_v itself_o in_o the_o quiet_a possession_n of_o that_o tyrannical_a empire_n which_o withdraw_v he_o from_o the_o obedience_n which_o he_o owe_v to_o god_n we_o violate_v the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n who_o duty_n will_v so_o much_o incommode_v our_o self-love_n and_o we_o be_v so_o blind_a that_o we_o think_v to_o cover_v and_o deface_v all_o the_o crime_n and_o all_o the_o irregularity_n of_o this_o essential_a irreligion_n by_o these_o accessary_a worship_n and_o observation_n this_o be_v the_o disorder_n for_o which_o the_o prophet_n in_o their_o time_n do_v reprove_v false_a worshipper_n this_o be_v it_o for_o which_o the_o divine_a redeemer_n blame_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n this_o be_v it_o for_o which_o we_o may_v blame_v our_o age_n as_o much_o as_o any_o other_o but_o if_o there_o be_v irregularity_n and_o disorder_n in_o superstitious_a worship_n there_o be_v no_o less_o in_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v for_o superstition_n the_o innocent_a worship_n which_o true_a faith_n and_o sincere_a piety_n may_v animate_v in_o we_o and_o it_o be_v worth_a while_n to_o make_v some_o reflection_n thereupon_o the_o disorder_n of_o be_v scandalize_v at_o indifferent_a worship_n such_o be_v the_o disorder_n and_o crime_n of_o superstition_n but_o we_o must_v here_o observe_v upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o as_o it_o be_v a_o real_a sort_n of_o impiety_n to_o desire_v to_o honour_n god_n by_o vain_a worship_n which_o can_v please_v he_o since_o it_o be_v to_o attribute_v to_o he_o a_o like_n of_o that_o which_o be_v unworthy_a of_o he_o and_z as_o that_o ancient_a say_v to_o make_v he_o weak_a ridiculous_a and_o fantastical_a so_o it_o be_v also_o a_o pitiful_a weakness_n and_o almost_o no_o less_o condemnable_a because_o it_o be_v so_o full_a of_o pride_n and_o presumption_n which_o can_v suffer_v that_o a_o pure_a and_o sincere_a faith_n shall_v annex_v to_o the_o indifferent_a and_o external_n worship_n a_o outward_a demonstration_n of_o inward_a piety_n and_o religion_n which_o be_v that_o which_o have_v always_o make_v among_o the_o true_o faithful_a that_o body_n of_o public_a ceremony_n and_o particular_a devotion_n which_o the_o church_n have_v never_o condemn_v which_o charity_n have_v always_o well_o interpret_v and_o which_o piety_n have_v practise_v and_o have_v never_o look_v upon_o as_o evil_a because_o she_o have_v only_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o accessory_n these_o be_v two_o excess_n almost_o equal_o condemnable_a to_o will_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v content_v with_o superstitious_a worship_n and_o not_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o suffer_v other_o to_o annex_v the_o external_n demonstration_n of_o their_o sincere_a faith_n and_o of_o their_o internal_a religion_n to_o indifferent_a worship_n especial_o when_o they_o go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o judge_n and_o condemn_v they_o as_o superstitious_a and_o idolatrous_a and_o to_o break_v the_o charity_n and_o the_o band_n of_o unity_n as_o the_o fanatic_n of_o these_o late_a time_n have_v do_v under_o the_o pretext_n of_o avoid_v superstition_n they_o fall_v into_o presumption_n and_o into_o a_o presumption_n no_o less_o impious_a and_o sacrilegious_a than_o the_o most_o condemnable_a superstition_n s._n paul_n will_v that_o in_o thing_n indifferent_a every_o one_o shall_v abound_v say_v he_o in_o his_o own_o sense_n that_o he_o shall_v follow_v his_o particular_a relish_n and_o shall_v condemn_v no_o man_n s._n paul_n will_v have_v it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n for_o why_o shall_v we_o judge_v that_o which_o of_o itself_o be_v not_o condemnable_a and_o which_o be_v indifferent_a may_v be_v animate_v with_o a_o true_a piety_n as_o those_o do_v who_o be_v so_o much_o offend_v at_o the_o place_v of_o the_o communion-table_n at_o bell_n organ_n and_o the_o surplice_n and_o at_o the_o divers_a ceremony_n which_o the_o church_n suffer_v or_o authorise_v let_v they_o but_o make_v a_o serious_a reflection_n upon_o this_o principle_n and_o they_o will_v have_v perhaps_o as_o much_o horror_n of_o their_o sacrilegious_a and_o rash_a presumption_n which_o they_o pronounce_v against_o the_o church_n as_o of_o the_o superstition_n which_o they_o hitherto_o believe_v they_o see_v in_o she_o obedience_n due_a to_o power_n and_o to_o the_o church_n but_o let_v we_o pass_v on_o to_o new_a duty_n for_o if_o there_o be_v duty_n which_o do_v arise_v from_o the_o obligation_n which_o we_o have_v one_o to_o another_o by_o the_o body_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o body_n be_v the_o knot_n and_o the_o band_n of_o our_o union_n with_o the_o material_a and_o visible_a world_n than_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o duty_n also_o shall_v proceed_v from_o it_o inasmuch_o as_o it_o unite_v we_o into_o a_o political_a society_n and_o render_v we_o member_n either_o of_o a_o monarchy_n or_o of_o a_o republic_n thus_o if_o god_n by_o some_o particular_a providence_n or_o by_o a_o concatenation_n or_o engagement_n of_o the_o natural_a event_n which_o result_n from_o the_o universal_a motion_n by_o which_o he_o govern_v nature_n and_o politic_a society_n as_o universal_a cause_n have_v cause_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o his_o authority_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o one_o of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o common_a society_n under_o what_o name_n or_o form_n soever_o he_o exercise_n it_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o our_o obedience_n be_v due_a unto_o he_o as_o unto_o god_n so_o long_o as_o he_o act_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o character_n and_o that_o sovereignty_n and_o we_o can_v know_v that_o which_o our_o soul_n owe_v to_o god_n but_o we_o must_v at_o the_o same_o time_n acknowledge_v that_o which_o be_v owe_v to_o all_o those_o who_o bear_v any_o character_n of_o authority_n and_o superiority_n derive_v from_o he_o such_o be_v king_n judges_z magistrate_n officer_n of_o war_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n who_o with_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o redemption_n which_o they_o have_v to_o administer_v to_o other_o have_v that_o likewise_o of_o power_n and_o authority_n from_o god_n incarnate_a for_o the_o direction_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o external_n order_n of_o his_o visible_a monarchy_n which_o be_v what_o we_o call_v the_o church_n and_o for_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o worship_n and_o of_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o of_o doctrine_n the_o want_n of_o which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o schism_n and_o heresy_n the_o duty_n of_o christian_a unity_n and_o the_o crime_n of_o schism_n and_o heresy_n there_o be_v some_o people_n who_o be_v otherwise_o of_o great_a justness_n and_o great_a exactness_n of_o reason_v and_o of_o clear_a idea_n and_o quick_a notion_n who_o do_v not_o for_o all_o that_o comprehend_v the_o crime_n of_o schism_n and_o heresy_n they_o believe_v that_o retain_v that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n and_o salvation_n which_o be_v to_o worship_n and_o acknowledge_v jesus_n christ_n as_o mediator_n and_o redeemer_n by_o who_o only_a man_n and_o angel_n themselves_o can_v please_v god_n every_o one_o may_v make_v a_o religion_n to_o himself_o and_o follow_v it_o according_a to_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o