Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	church_n	faith_n	word_n	4,571	5	4.9334	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15732	Whyte dyed black. Or A discouery of many most foule blemishes, impostures, and deceiptes, which D. Whyte haith practysed in his book entituled The way to the true Church Deuyded into 3 sortes Corruptions, or deprauations. Lyes. Impertinencies, or absurd reasoninges. Writen by T.W. p. And dedicated to the Vniuersity of Cambridge. Cum priuilegio.	Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627.	1615 (1615)	STC 26001; ESTC S120302	117,026	210

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in_o any_o point_n of_o the_o catholic_n faith_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o m._n whytes_n find_v the_o word_n heresy_n in_o navar._n but_o i_o may_v well_o say_v he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o very_a strange_a and_o as_o i_o may_v term_v it_o imperfect_a perfect_a eyesight_n since_o he_o can_v not_o see_v word_n in_o testimony_n which_o every_o other_o man_n do_v see_v and_o yet_o see_v other_o word_n in_o they_o which_o no_o man_n else_o can_v see_v chapter_n 6._o concern_v marriage_n of_o pre●stes_n fast_v and_o miracle_n the_o 1_o paragraph_n sinesius_n impudent_o abuse_v concern_v his_o own_o marriage_n the_o next_o corruption_n shall_v be_v touch_v marriage_n of_o preiste_n the_o lawfulness_n whereof_o this_o our_o yoke_v minister_n be_v more_o willing_a to_o justify_v in_o that_o such_o as_o profess_v voluntary_a chastity_n be_v according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o his_o faith_n account_v no_o better_a than_o superstitious_a &_o wilful_a eunuch_n now_o then_o for_o the_o warrant_v thereof_o page_n 343._o he_o produce_v a_o testimony_n from_o sinesitus_fw-la bishop_n of_o ptolemais_n who_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o a_o friend_n call_v euopius_fw-la thus_o write_v of_o

haith_fw-mi be_v no_o where_o external_a and_o visible_a now_o during_o all_o these_o age_n when_o be_v m._n w._n company_n of_o man_n visible_o profess_v the_o same_o faith_n that_o he_o do_v final_o d._n fulke_n though_o not_o acknowledge_v so_o great_a a_o invisibility_n yet_o write_v 16._o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o boniface_n the_o three_o which_o be_v anno_fw-la 607._o the_o church_n be_v invisible_a and_o flee_v into_o wilderness_n there_o to_o remain_v a_o long_a season_n to_o these_o testimony_n we_o may_v add_v the_o former_a heretofore_o allege_v touch_v their_o church_n not_o be_v upon_o the_o first_o revolt_n of_o luther_n from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v inevitable_o conclude_v against_o this_o our_o architect_n of_o lie_n that_o the_o protestant_n imaginary_a church_n consist_v of_o airy_a supposale_n of_o certain_a invisibiliste_n have_v no_o subsist_v or_o be_v in_o the_o world_n for_o these_o last_o thousand_o year_n at_o the_o least_o before_o the_o apostasy_n of_o that_o unfortunate_a &_o wicked_a monk_n the_o 19_o untruth_n in_o defence_n of_o preiste_n marriage_n page_n 343._o the_o doctor_n much_o apologize_v &_o defend_v the_o marriage_n of_o the_o clergy_n affirm_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n hould_v contrary_a herein_o to_o that_o which_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n now_o for_o the_o trial_n of_o this_o falsehood_n let_v we_o concur_v to_o that_o which_o be_v confess_v by_o our_o learned_a adversaty_n concern_v the_o same_o first_o then_o cartwright_n confess_v 485._o of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nyce_n which_o be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o 3._o century_n or_o age_n after_o christ_n that_o it_o teach_v that_o unto_o those_o which_o be_v choose_v into_o the_o ministry_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o take_v a_o wife_n afterwards_o only_o be_v marry_v before_o entrance_n into_o the_o ministry_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o use_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o precedent_a marriage_n in_o like_o sort_n m._n jewel_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n page_n 195._o after_o the_o edition_n of_o anno_fw-la 1571._o speak_v of_o preiste_n marriage_n thus_o acknowledge_v here_o i_o grant_v m._n harding_n it_o like_v to_o find_v some_o good_a advantage_n as_o have_v undoubted_o a_o great_a number_n of_o holy_a father_n on_o his_o side_n 50._o last_o chemni●ius_n grant_v that_o this_o doctrine_n that_o preiste_n can_v not_o marry_v be_v teach_v by_o origen_n jerome_n ambrose_n innocentius_n ciritius_fw-la &_o epiphanius_n now_o here_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o any_o indifferent_a reader_n whether_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v these_o former_a learned_a protestants_n ingenious_o confess_v the_o practice_n of_o this_o our_o catholic_n doctrine_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o the_o prejudice_n and_o endanger_n of_o their_o own_o cause_n or_o m._n whyte_n deny_v the_o same_o for_o the_o better_a tecture_n and_o pretext_n of_o his_o own_o sociable_a life_n and_o his_o ministerial_a copulation_n the_o 20_o untruth_n against_o image_n page_n 344._o inueigh_v much_o against_o the_o religious_a use_n of_o image_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o say_v according_a to_o the_o title_n of_o that_o his_o digression_n that_o touch_v image_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n hould_v contrary_a to_o that_o former_o be_v houlden_v and_o after_o allege_v that_o the_o ancient_a christian_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v no_o image_n but_o the_o contrary_a hereto_o be_v most_o true_a for_o first_o we_o find_v that_o the_o centuriste_n do_v write_v 108._o that_o lactantius_n who_o live_v in_o the_o four_o century_n or_o age_n affirm_v many_o superstitious_a thing_n concern_v the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n image_n doctor_n fulke_n affirm_v 675._o that_o paulinus_n a_o very_a ancient_a author_n cause_v image_n to_o be_v paint_v on_o church_n wales_n in_o like_o sort_n touch_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o which_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n and_o ground_n the_o centuriste_n teach_v 302._o that_o ambrose_n multa_fw-la comm●morat_fw-la superstitios●_n de_fw-fr cruse_n inu●nta_fw-la the_o say_v centuriste_n also_o affirm_v 121._o of_o the_o three_o age_n after_o christ_n that_o crucis_fw-la imaginem_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertulian_n be_v think_v to_o affirm_v that_o christian_n have_v the_o image_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o the_o place_n of_o their_o public_a meeting_n as_o also_o private_o in_o their_o own_o house_n so_o far●_n do_v m._n w._n err_v from_o the_o truth_n in_o affirm_v that_o touch_v image_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n bould_v contrary_a to_o that_o which_o be_v former_o houlden_v but_o i_o see_v if_o it_o be_v proof_n enough_o for_o m._n whyte_n only_o to_o condemn_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n must_v not_o be_v innocent_a the_o 21._o untruth_n against_o transubstantiation_n page_n 346._o the_o d._n thus_o write_v last_o i_o name_v transubstantiation_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o mean_v the_o catholic_n have_v alter_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n here_o for_o the_o trial_n hereof_o we_o be_v to_o appeal_v to_o the_o say_n and_o confession_n of_o his_o own_o side_n where_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o m._n whytes_n credit_n and_o estimation_n be_v particular_o in_o this_o as_o in_o the_o former_a most_o dangerous_o wonnd_v even_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o brother_n for_o we_o find_v it_o confess_v by_o the_o centuriste_n 496._o that_o chrisostomus_n transubstantiatiorem_fw-la with_fw-mi tur_fw-la confirmare_fw-la chrisostem_fw-la be_v think_v to_o confirm_v transubstantiation_n in_o like_o sort_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o protestants_n 211._o theophilactus_fw-la &_o dama_n cebus_o plane_n inclinant_fw-la ad_fw-la transubstantiatiorem_fw-la theophilact_n &_o d._n mascen_n do_v evident_o incline_v to_o transubstantiation_n answerable_a hereto_o occolampadius_n 3._o do_v charge_n damascen_n with_o the_o say_a doctrine_n final_o d._n h●mfrey_n write_v 5._o that_o gregory_n the_o great_a bring_v in_o transubstantiation_n in_o ecclsiam_fw-la verò_fw-la say_v he_o speak_v of_o our_o conversion_n quid_fw-la invexerunt_fw-la gregorius_n et_fw-fr augustinus_n int●l●runt_fw-la etc._n etc._n transubstantiationem_fw-la now_o i_o will_v demand_v of_o our_o minister_n with_o what_o countenance_n he_o can_v aver_v that_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n we_o have_v alter_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n if_o he_o observe_v what_o be_v teach_v to_o the_o contrary_a by_o his_o own_o brethren_n who_o not_o beleve_v the_o doctrine_n itself_o yet_o do_v confess_v the_o great_a antiquity_n thereof_o may_v we_o think_v that_o m._n w._n be_v ignorant_a of_o these_o father_n mind_n therein_o if_o so_o then_o be_v his_o follower_n much_o deceive_v in_o overual●ing_v his_o good_a part_n and_o literature_n and_o withal_o the_o obscurity_n of_o his_o own_o judgement_n touch_v the_o say_a father_n in_o this_o point_n haith_o thus_o far_o prevail_v that_o it_o haith_fw-mi minister_v fit●_n opportunity_n to_o the_o reader_n to_o take_v notice_n how_o clear_a perspicuous_a &_o shine_a our_o catholic_n faith_n of_o transubstantiation_n be_v even_o in_o those_o primitive_a time_n so_o the_o opacity_n and_o darkness_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v occasional_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o day_n light_n the_o 22._o untruth_n against_o the_o conversion_n of_o england_n by_o s._n augustine_n the_o monk_n page_n 354._o and_o 355._o to_o deprive_v s._n augustine_n the_o monk_n of_o the_o honour_n and_o reverence_v due_a unto_o he_o by_o we_o english_a for_o our_o conversion_n the_o m._n thus_o write_v touch_v the_o conversion_n of_o england_n by_o augustine_n the_o monk_n in_o which_o our_o adversary_n make_v so_o much_o a_o do_v i_o answer_v two_o thing_n fi●st_v that_o suppose_n he_o d●d_v convert_v it_o it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o present_a roman_a faith_n etc._n etc._n second_o i_o say_v he_o convert_v not_o our_o country_n at_o all_o except_v the_o plan_n of_o some_o trifle_a ceremony_n here_o you_o see_v that_o the_o first_o point_n of_o this_o passage_n to_o wit_n touch_v augustine_n conn●rsion_n and_o his_o faith_n be_v hipotheticall_a and_o deliver_v with_o some_o hesitation_n and_o doubt_v the_o other_o recall_v the_o first_o categoricall_a absolute_a and_o peremptory_a now_o in_o my_o reprovall_a of_o this_o his_o falsehood_n i_o will_v unyte_v together_o the_o two_o former_a disjoint_a parcel_n and_o direct_o prove_v from_o our_o adversary_n penae_n that_o s._n augustine_n do_v convert_v our_o country_n to_o the_o present_a catholic_n roman_n faith_n in_o the_o evict_v whereof_o i_o will_v content_v myself_o with_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o centuriste_n and_o of_o d._n humphrey_n for_o if_o we_o peruse_v the_o history_n of_o those_o censorion_n magdeburgians_n who_o reprove_v and_o control_n at_o their_o pleasure_n all_o the_o father_n of_o all_o age_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o these_o centuriste_n acknowledge_v s._n augustine_n conversion_n of_o we_o in_o their_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o 6._o century_n at_o