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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	church_n	scripture_n	tradition_n	15,184	5	9.5685	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12496	A playne declaration made at Oxforde the 24. daye of July, by mayster Richarde Smyth, Doctor of diuinite, vpon hys Retractation made [and] published at Paules crosse in London, in the yeare of our lorde God, D.D.xlvii. the xv. daye of May	Smith, Richard, 1500-1563.; Smith, Richard, 1500-1563. Godly and faythfull retractation. aut	1547 (1547)	STC 22824; ESTC S104734	11,143	44

of thinges where I dyd say that there are dyuerse thynges not expressed in the scripture which we are boūde to beleue egally with those thynges which arr written in Scripture in the nomber o● which I dyd cōfusely indiscretely for an example bring some of the afore rehersed and other many As cōcernyng many things in my booke put and the more nomber there by me reconed and named I affirme and say to be false and in no wyse trew but very daungerous and vniust onerous to the consciences of christen men and too be trew only in those Doctrines which necessaryly may be gathered consequently doo folow too the wordes and sentences in Scripture so that in effect they may be iustly counted to be in scripture though the very fourme of woordes be not there Of the which in my Booke is very few yet some I dyd reherse as Baptismus puerorū Descensus Christi ad inseros Virginitas Marie Trinitas personarum Processio Spiritus sancti and a few other And bicause I wold declare the trew acception dignitie and auctoritie of scripture too be distincte diuerse of higher surer more stable and firme order and credence then the other vnwritten Tradicions Assertions wandring in thobseruation of many yeres the churches canons and Decrees ordinaunces and traditions left by succession Here I do declare set furth confesse affirme and asserte my trew stedfast opinion belefe and fayth in these thynges propounded vttred vnto me as concernyng scripture written and other Traditions vnwritten and not declared in the said holy Scripture 1 Thaucto●…ite of scri●ture The scripture of tholde and new Testament written by thinspiratiō of the Holy ghost concernyng our belefe is too be beleued accepted taken as an vndoubted truthe not to be altered refourmed or chaunged by any man nor to be minished nor abrogate by any custome but vnder perell of dampnation to be beleued and vnder the same daunger to be followed hauyng auctoritie geuē vnto it by almightie god taught enspired by the holy ghost dependyng of no mans auctoritie nor violable or defesible by any power otherwise then vnder the perell daūger of eternall damnatiō Suche thynges as in the Actes 2 Thinges ī scr●ptur● for a tim● commau●ded of the Apostles or any other place of Scripture as for a tyme was taught and setfurthe for an introduction of the weake in the fayth not to remayne for euer as fayth incresed was abrogate none otherwise than it was thauctors mynde and intente they shuld those that concerned eatyng drinkyng coueryng or discoueryng of heades or such other externe rites and ceremonyes rather concernyng an ordre among men outwardly to be for a tyme obserued than an eternall law to rule and gouerne the soule Suche thynges as sometyme be 3 Thinges ●ecessary●y gatheed of scri●ture called traditions not expressely and by wordes found in holy scripture but which may necessarily and well be gathered of holy scripture are to be beleued and followed in somuche as farr as they may truly be gathered of the scripture or consequently doo follow the wourdes and intentes of the same Traditiōs pretended to be made 4 Thynges ● beleife ●ot neces●arily ga●hered of ●cripture of thappostles by some authors ascribed to theym as concernyng thinges to be beleued not found in scripture directly nor necessarily directly consecutyng followyng to scripture laufully with out perell of dampnation may be doubted of also denyed and refused by the superior powers suche as haue Auctoritie in the church There be many thinges ascribed 5 ●●●●ed f●●●ed dic●ous doc●r●n● to thappostles called traditions deduced from the tyme of thappostles read in the name of olde Authors and set furth vnder the pretensed title of their name which be feyned forged nothing trew full of superstition and vntrewth feyned by theym which wold magnify their owne power and auctoritie as is the Epistles of Clemens Anacletus Euaristus and Fabianus other which arr set furth by the bysshop of Rome and his complices which be forged feyned and of none auctoritie nor to be beleued but coūterfeyted by theym who with the color of a●●tiquitie wolde magnify that v●●●ped power of the bysshop of Rome Traditions of 〈…〉 ●●●ther Thinges ●●ncernīg ●…aners ●ot neces●…rely ga●hered or ●cripture they be in deed or 〈…〉 so aunciēt that they 〈…〉 ●sed frō the begyn●●● 〈…〉 the tyme of 〈…〉 haue ben appoynted 〈…〉 of later dayes by 〈…〉 bysshop of Rome 〈…〉 by generall 〈…〉 superioritie of one 〈…〉 ●●●…ther Watching 〈…〉 Sensynges 〈…〉 and all other suche Rites Ceremonyes and comen Orders to be vsed in the church of God doth not ●ynd but where they be receyued and by disuse maye be abrogate or by contrary law made in any countrey by thauctority of the superior powers may be clene taken away other Rites Canons Traditions Ceremonyes brought in for them with out any daūger of synne or grudge 〈…〉 And with any suche 〈…〉 the kynges 〈…〉 may either 〈…〉 cause or of his 〈…〉 any cause 〈…〉 man frō be●●… 〈…〉 〈…〉 with whom 〈…〉 haue dispensed 〈◊〉 all 〈…〉 free from them 〈◊〉 vse his said lybertie with 〈…〉 synne or scruple of 〈…〉 either to the kynges maiestie which gaue lybertie or to him whiche hath obteyned the 〈…〉 ●●●pensacion None otherwyse than in any other acte statute or proclamation made by humane polycie the kynges maiestye and the hygh powers may Whan contrary wyse that that is Goddes law and commaunded by scripture alwaies to be obserued no man can dispence with if nor gyue any man libertie to breake it vnder daunger of synne corruption of conscience This is my full firme and stable bele●e as touchynge the scripture written Traditions vnwritten what thyng soeuer I or any other heretofore haue preached taught written or endyted to the contrary of these my assertions belefe now declared vnto you or if any man hereafter which God forbyd shuld preach teach or set furth any thing which is not consonaunt agreyng to these aforesayd articles and assercions beleue good hearers and know you iurely that it is a false vntrew deuellysh doctrine and vngodlye vsurpation vpon the holly Scripture contrary too the trew pure and Catholicall doctrine of Christes churche In the which ●aythe and beleef conteyned in the sayd vi Assertions I doo entende good hearers with the grace of almighty God to lyue by Christ and all my hope is also too dye therin if need shal be And whensoeuer God shall call me therunto his grace assistyng I shal be redy AND now concernyng another booke whiche I made of the Sacrifice of the Masse where the moast chief and principall article of our fayth and moast directly perteynyng too the redemption of our synnes and to our saluation is That our sauyor Christ Iesu by his moast precious death and effusion of his moast precious blood vpon the crosse dyd