Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	catholic_a	church_n	creed_n	4,857	5	10.9440	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61810	The peoples right to read the Holy Scripture asserted in answer to the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th chapters, of the second part of the Popish representer.	Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.	1687 (1687)	Wing S5938; ESTC R9008	62,942	97

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be_v contrariety_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n prove_v by_o unquestionable_a testimony_n for_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n downward_o p._n 17_o etc._n etc._n when_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n a_o restraint_n be_v first_o lay_v upon_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n p._n 26_o chap._n iii_o the_o reason_n the_o representer_n offer_v to_o justify_v this_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag._n 27_o sect_n i._o the_o general_a reason_n viz._n the_o mischief_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o promiscuous_a read_n of_o the_o scripture_n consider_v and_o the_o absurdity_n of_o it_o expose_v p._n 28_o etc._n etc._n sect_n ii_o the_o mischief_n object_v be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n p._n 33in_o particular_a these_o three_o 1._o the_o division_n that_o be_v among_o christian_n 2._o as_o many_o different_a bibles_n as_o there_o be_v different_a head_n 3._o not_o only_o several_a person_n but_o the_o same_o person_n many_o time_n have_v different_a bibles_n i._o that_o the_o division_n among_o christian_n arise_v sole_o or_o principal_o from_o the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n by_o the_o vulgar_a 1._o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a 2._o in_o case_n it_o be_v true_a it_o will_v not_o be_v of_o force_n to_o infer_v his_o conclusion_n p._n 36_o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a in_o that_o 1._o there_o be_v division_n among_o the_o ancient_a guide_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n 2._o there_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v division_n yea_o as_o many_o among_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o among_o the_o protestant_n p._n 37_o the_o learned_a romanist_n be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o in_o all_o those_o point_n in_o which_o they_o be_v divide_v from_o protestant_n ibid._n 4._o those_o very_a pernicious_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n which_o the_o representer_n himself_o mention_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o learned_a especial_o from_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n p._n 39_o 5._o the_o division_n among_o 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52_o from_o whence_o this_o disagreement_n proceed_v p._n 53_o 2._o the_o set_n up_o every_o man_n be_v private_a reason_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o scripture_n p._n 54_o the_o protestant_n make_v not_o reason_n judge_v of_o scripture_n as_o the_o socinian_o do_v ibid._n they_o make_v reason_n no_o otherwise_o judge_n than_o as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v allow_v &_o command_v p._n 55_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n notwithstanding_o their_o loud_a cry_n against_o private_a reason_n make_v it_o judge_n as_o much_o as_o protestant_n p._n 56_o his_o argument_n from_o the_o oneness_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n answer_v and_o retort_v p._n 57_o 58_o etc._n etc._n his_o other_o argument_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n the_o creed_n heb._n 13._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o mat._n 18._o 17._o answer_v p._n 61_o 62_o etc._n etc._n chap._n iu._n the_o false_a construction_n or_o wrong_a inference_n as_o the_o representer_n call_v 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