Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	according_a	church_n	power_n	1,492	5	5.1156	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36261	Two short discourses against the Romanists by Henry Dodwell ...	Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711.	1676 (1676)	Wing D1825; ESTC R1351	55,174	261

it_o to_o that_o multitude_n of_o christian_n who_o be_v unite_v under_o a_o visible_a monarchical_a head_n as_o a_o principle_n of_o their_o unity_n to_o which_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la all_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v obedient_a 24._o this_o monarchical_a head_n to_o which_o they_o pretend_v a_o near_a interest_n than_o other_o be_v the_o papacy_n the_o summary_n see_v therefore_o that_o nothing_o else_o can_v excuse_v their_o new_a imposition_n but_o the_o 4._o authority_n by_o which_o they_o be_v impose_v and_o see_v that_o no_o authority_n can_v be_v sufficient_a for_o their_o purpose_n to_o oblige_v their_o subject_n 6._o internal_o to_o believe_v what_o be_v neither_o 2._o necessary_a as_o to_o its_o matter_n nor_o 3._o evident_a as_o to_o its_o proof_n antecedent_o to_o the_o definition_n of_o such_o a_o authority_n but_o one_o that_o must_v be_v 12._o infallible_a seeing_n that_o they_o who_o do_v not_o in_o term_n pretend_v the_o pope_n infallibility_n necessary_a and_o they_o who_o do_v so_o already_o own_o what_o i_o will_v prove_v that_o all_o must_v own_o according_a to_o their_o principle_n can_v make_v no_o plea_n to_o infallibility_n but_o from_o those_o 13._o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o themselves_o confess_v to_o have_v be_v primary_o make_v to_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o therefore_o though_o a_o infallibility_n even_o in_o judgement_n be_v grant_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o catholic_n church_n yet_o that_o can_v signify_v nothing_o to_o our_o adversary_n purpose_v till_o they_o can_v prove_v 14._o themselves_o to_o be_v that_o catholic_n church_n to_o which_o alone_o those_o promise_n confess_o belong_v see_v evident_o they_o be_v not_o the_o 15._o catholic_n church_n diffusive_a and_o can_v therefore_o only_o pretend_v to_o the_o title_n of_o their_o be_v the_o catholic_n church_n 18._o virtual_a see_v this_o notion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n virtual_a must_v necessary_o imply_v such_o a_o 19_o principle_n of_o unity_n to_o 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yet_o thus_o much_o at_o least_o will_v follow_v that_o we_o can_v be_v satisfy_v that_o they_o have_v any_o such_o evidence_n which_o be_v enough_o to_o render_v it_o doubtful_a to_o we_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o apostolical_a tradition_n now_o that_o they_o do_v not_o mention_v this_o supremacy_n i_o do_v not_o desire_v the_o ignorant_a to_o take_v the_o bare_a word_n of_o our_o author_n but_o i_o be_o content_a that_o they_o trust_v their_o own_o judgement_n concern_v the_o passage_n produce_v as_o far_o as_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o judge_v they_o or_o where_o they_o find_v themselves_o unable_a that_o there_o they_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o confession_n of_o candid_a learned_a man_n though_o of_o our_o adversary_n communion_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o they_o themselves_o count_v prudent_a in_o the_o like_a case_n when_o they_o occur_v in_o the_o management_n of_o their_o secular_a affair_n use_n two_o §_o 7._o nor_o be_v it_o only_o thus_o convenient_a but_o it_o be_v 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