Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	build_v	church_n	rock_n	7,063	5	9.4065	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02608	A sermon preached before the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie in the Church of Beauly in Hampshire, the thirtieth of Iuly. M.DC.IX. By Christopher Hampton, Doctor in Diuinitie, and one of his Ma[jes]ties chapleines.	Hampton, Christopher, 1552-1625.	1620 (1620)	STC 12738; ESTC S120498	29,853	115

James and John taught there who were pillars of the Church The B. of Rome Sixtus III. not brooking this well gathereth a Synod at Rome questioneth Polychronius for violating the Canons suborneth Euphemius a Priest of Jerusalem to accuse Polychronius Accusers were sent to Ierusalem with the Emperour Valentinianus Letters and he was deposed but afterward was restored againe by the same Emperour when his innocencie was knowen and Euphemius his accuser had sentence of perpetuall condemnation A.D. 450 Hilarius Viennens did vsually discourse that Peter himselfe was not prince of the Apostles or had any authoritie ouer them neither ought the Pope to haue any power or right ouer the Churches in France A.D. 460 Pope Leo writeth thus to the Emperor Theodosius All our Churches all our Priests most humbly beseech your Maiestie with sobbs and teares that yee will commaund a generall Councell to bee holden within Italie This notwithstanding the Emperour contrarie to the Popes humble petition kept the CouÌ„cell at Chalcedon not in Italie thither Pope Leo was summoned to appeare by the Emperours commaundement with other Bishops So that the Emperor commanded Councells when and where hee pleased whether the Pope would or no. And when that Councell of Chalcedon had made the Bishop of Constantinople equall in priuiledges and respects with the Bishop of Rome Lucentius Pope Leo his Legat intreated to haue that blotted out but the honourable Iudges made him answere negatiuely At the end of that Councell the Emperor Martion saith Wee confirme the Reuerend Councell by the holy edict of Our Maiestie A.D. 583 Iohn Bishop of Constantinople went about to illustrate his See by consent of the Emperour Councell of Constantinople wherein the said B. was stiled Oecumenicall Patriarch before any such Title was in the Citie of Rome and in Constantinople it was brought in not by any Law of God but by the fauour and graunt of the Emperours Pelagius Bishop of Rome withstood it first would haue no Bishop or Patriarch to bee vniuersall because that if any one man bee called vniuersall the name of Patriarch or Bishop is derogated from all others but let this be farre from all faithfull men to take that vpon him whereby the honour of his brethren is diminished Gregorie the great Bishop of Rome also opposed that Title with more vehemencie prouing that no man ought to bee called vniuersall Bishop which hee tearmeth a new foolish proud peruerse wicked and prophane name and to consent vnto it is as much as to denie the Faith Hee addeth further Whosoeuer goeth about to extoll himselfe aboue other Bishops therein followeth Sathan who was not content to bee equall or like vnto other Angels Gregorie also affirmeth That none of his Predecessors did euer vsurpe to himselfe that Title concluding That whosoeuer doth so declareth himselfe to bee a forerunner of Antichrist When Iohn before mentioned was preferred from the degree of a Moncke and made Patriarch of Constantinople and obtayned of Mauritius the Emperor also to be extolled aboue all other Bishops with the name of Vniuersall Patriarch hee requested Mauritius likewise to write vnto Gregorie then Bishop of Rome for his consent thereunto but Gregorie whether in detestation of that Title or for affectation to the thing it selfe I cannot tell would not agree And vnderstanding that he was in the Emperors displeasure for dissenting from it he writ to Constantina the Empresse declaring Iohn his presumption pride therein to bee both against the rule of the Gospel the Decrees of the Canons namely the sixt Canon of the Nicene Councell and that the noueltie of that new found Title did declare nothing else but that the time of Antichrist was neere at hand In the ambitious pursuites for this Supremacie as well by Iohn Patriarch at Constantinople as also in those which Boniface 3. Bishop of Rome vsed afterward it is worthie to be obserued that neither of the pretenders insisted vpon anie right in Scripture but both made their addresses to seuerall Emperours Iohn to Mauritius Boniface to Phocas both implying thereby that it was in the Emperours power and did belong to him in right to translate or conferre the Primacie of the Church It is certaine that in Pelagius and Gregories time before mentioned there was no challenge of Supremacie openly made for the Bishop of Rome but a contestation to the contrarie None of my Predecessors Bishops of Rome euer consented to vse this vngodly name no B. of Rome euer tooke vpon him this name of singularitie Wee the Bishop of Rome will not receiue this honour offered vnto vs. And it is not credible that the holy Fathers in the Councell of Nice could or would haue Decreed that three other Patriarchs should bee equall or haue like authority with the B. of Rome neither might they haue restrained the B. of Rome his authoritie to a certaine limit with this Prouiso that he should not inuade the Diocesse of other Bishops but content himselfe with the authoritie of his owne circuite if Christ had giuen vnto him the vniuersall gouernement of the Church or world As to the words of our Sauiour Christ Thou art Peter vpon this rocke will I build my Church Origen writeth Jf wee speake the same that Peter spake wee are made Peter vnto vs it shall be said Thou art Peter For hee is the Rocke that is the Disciple of Christ Cyprian when Paul had reproued Peter 2. Gal. Peter neither reuenged himself nor tooke any thing proudly vpoÌ„ him as to say that he had the Primacie Or that others that were but nouices and after coÌ„mers as Paul was ought to bee obedient vnto him A.D. 350 Hilarius This is that onely blessed Rocke of faith that Peter confessed with his mouth A.D. 380 Ciril The rocke is nothing else but the strong and assured faith of the disciple A.D. 5__ Ambrose Of Peter and Paul who ought to be preferred is not known If you say that the charge c principalitie of the whole Church was coÌ„mitted vnto Peter Chrysost answereth Vnto Paul the whole world was committed Paul gouerneth the Church of the world Paul ruleth the whole world The same Father writeth Not vpon the person of Peter but vpon the faith of Peter Christ hath builded his Church and what is the faith Thou art Christ the Sonne of the liuing God What is it to say Vpon this Rocke that is Vpon the confession of Peter for if wee should say the Church is builded vpon the person of Peter we should haue another foundation of the Church then Christ which is directly against S. Paul No man can lay anie other foundatioÌ„ but that which is laid alreadie which is Iesus Christ. A.D. __0 Augustine who died about the yere 432. at which time S. Patrick liued in great respect August I say doth write Christ was the rocke vpon which foundation Peter himselfe was built also addeth Christ saith to

Peter I wil not build my selfe vpon thee but I will build thee vpon mee Asia and Affrica professing Christ as well as wee did not consent to the Bishop of Rome his Supremacie I confesse that the Eastern churches and Bishops for debates of matters of faith amongst themselues made suites to the Bishops of Rome but that was not for the superioritie of Iurisdiction that the See of Rome had ouer them but for the diuision that was within themselues by reason that the whole Easterne countries as well Bishops as others were much infected with the heresies of Arrius whereof the West was in a manner cleere So as amongst the Orients none were counted indifferent to decide those debates but all were suspect of affection for one cause or other wherefore they desired the opinions of the Bishops of the west as indiffereÌ„t not intangled with affections of anie of those parts vncorrupted of the Arrians Which appeareth by the Epistles of S. Basile written in all their names for that purpose wherein it is especially to be noted that their suit was not to the Bishop of Rome singularly by name but as the titles doe shew to the whole congregation of the BB. of Italy and France or of the whole West sometimes preferring the French BB. Gallis and Italis and neuer nameth the Romanes About the yeare of our Lord 610. Boniface 3 obtained of Phocas the wicked Emperor that slew his Mr. Mauricius his wife and children That hee the saide Pope might bee called the Prince of all Bishops Then the peoples deuotion to Religion and the beleefe which was setled in their minds of the power of the Keyes which were said to open and shut paradise to binde loose sinnes laid the foundatioÌ„ of the Popes greatnesse and authoritie Agatho B. of Rome writ to Constantine the 4. Most gratious Lord your sacred Letters encouraging vs to shew forth effectually our prompt diligent seruice for performing that which your Edict coÌ„manded for discharge of our duty c. And in a second Epistle All the Bishops of the North and West partes seruants of your ChristiaÌ„ Empire giue thaÌ„kes to God for this your religious inteÌ„t in calling of a Councell A.D. 850 Leo the fourth Bish of Rome writ likewise to the Emperor As touching the chapters imperiall precepts of your Highnesse and the Princes your predecessors irrefragably to be kept and obeyed as much as in vs did or doth lie Wee by all meanes professe that wee will by Christs helpe now and for euer obserue the same Certainely the vaine Titles of the Pope as Vniuersall Bishop Prince of Priests supreame head of the vniuersall Church and Vicar of Christ here vpon earth likewise his vast pretended Iurisdiction came not into the Church altogether but with long working continuance of time by little little as occasions were giuen Partly by Boniface the third about the yere 610. partly by Pope Gregorie the seuenth called HildebraÌ„d about the yere 1170. partly by Innocentius the third about the yeare of our Lord 1215. and finally by Pope Boniface the eight about the yere of our Lo 1300. Of which foure popes the first brought in a Title the second brought Iurisdiction the third pope Innocent with his Monkes and his Friers corrupted obscured the sinceritie of Christs doctrine and lastly pope Boniface the eight Clement the fift after him ouer and besides the Iurisdiction sufficiently aduanced before by pope Hildebrand added moreouer the teÌ„porall Sword to be carried before him and that no Emperor were he neuer so well elected should be sufficieÌ„t or lawfull without the popes admission A confident and high challenge differing so much from the obedience and humilitie of Christ of the Apostles of Christ of the good and holy Bishops of Rome which did speake write to the Emperors in a milder language full of acknowledgements and respects that men vnpartially affected neede not doubt it proceeded froÌ„ another spirit But wheÌ„ pope Boniface came to make experiment of the possession of this challenge and how Christian princes would giue way vnto his claim Philip the Faire King of France returneth to the popes insolent demaund an answere swere full of royall magnanimitie as appeareth by their Letters ensuing Boniface B. seruant of the seruants of God to Philip King of Frenchmen feare God and obserue his coÌ„mandements Wee will thee to vnderstand that thou art subiect to Vs both in spirituall and temporall things and that it belongs not to thee to giue any Prebend or Benefice If thou hast the keeping of any of them being vacant thou must reserue the profits of them to the successors if thou hast giuen anie Wee iudge thy gift to be void and doe reuoke all that hath beene done and whosoeuer beleeueth otherwise We iudge them heretickes Giuen at Latran the 4. of the Nones of Decemb the sixth yere of Our Popedome The King answereth him thus Philip by the grace of God King of France to Boniface calling himselfe Soueraigne B. little health or none at all Let thy great Fool-ship be aduertised that in temporall things Wee acknowledge no Superior but God that the gift of Prebendes being voide belongs to Vs by Our Royall Prerogatiue and the fruites that growe thereby the which Wee will defend by the Sword against all them that shall seeke to hinder Our possession esteeming them fooles and without iudgement that shall thinke otherwise The Realme of England certainely was neuer by Lawes or long submission subiect to the Popes authority For when the Bishops of Affrica prayed Innocentius either to send for Pelagius the Britaine or to deale with him by Letters to shew the meaning of his lewd speeches tending to the derogation of Gods grace the B. of Rome made answer When will he commit himselfe to our iudgemeÌ„t write what letters I will when as he knoweth he shall bee condemned And if hee were to bee sent for they may better doe it that are neerer to him and not so farre distant from him as I am Jnnocentius 400. yeres after Christ confesseth that hee had no sufficient authoritie to call one poore Britaine out of this realme And 200. yeres after that the Bishops of Britaine would yeelde no subiection to Austine the Moncke neither did they accept him for their Archbishop Indeede their maner of Baptizing obseruing Easter and other Ecclesiasticall constitutions contrary to the rites and customes of the Church of Rome as Augustin then obiected vnto them make manifest proofe that they were neuer vnder the Iurisdiction of the B. of Rome Take a view of the Kings of England you shall finde that from the Conqueror vnto this day most of them haue either resisted or abated the Ecclesiastical iurisdiction which the Pope claimed in this land by right of the Crowne A.D. 1067 William the Conqueror said in a Parliament For asmuch as the King is the Vicar of the High King hee is therefore appointed to that purpose

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