Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	doctor_n	holy_a	luther_n	618	5	11.7543	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17011	An apologicall epistle directed to the right honorable lords, and others of her Maiesties priuie counsell. Seruing aswell for a præface to a booke, entituled, A resolution of religion: as also, containing the authors most lawfull defence to all estates, for publishing the same. The argument of that worke is set downe in the page following.	Broughton, Richard.	1601 (1601)	STC 3893; ESTC S114315	71,209	122

wilfulness_n in_o error_n i_o offer_v they_o wrong_v or_o no_o it_o be_v more_o agree_v to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o nature_n nation_n reason_n humane_a civility_n conscience_n or_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v term_v and_o take_v for_o a_o law_n when_o it_o do_v so_o chance_n that_o either_o all_o learned_a and_o holy_a man_n in_o the_o christian_n world_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n in_o all_o time_n and_o place_n shall_v be_v condemn_v or_o else_o a_o few_o neither_o learned_a nor_o virtuous_a but_o ignorant_a and_o wicked_a shall_v be_v reprove_v and_o disallow_v that_o the_o most_o and_o first_o must_v be_v freeed_o and_o the_o least_o and_o last_o condemn_v then_o let_v the_o ministerial_a clergy_n of_o england_n yield_v i_o patience_n for_o i_o defend_v the_o doctrine_n and_o opinion_n of_o all_o godly_a and_o famous_a professor_n of_o divinity_n all_o pope_n father_n and_o doctor_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o church_n all_o council_n particular_a and_o general_a all_o foreign_a &_o domestical_a university_n school_n college_n and_o place_n of_o christian_n learning_n since_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n to_o martin_n luther_n where_o so_o many_o thousand_o or_o million_o of_o miraculous_o approve_v holy_a saint_n have_v live_v and_o die_v in_o this_o profession_n and_o only_o impugn_v a_o new_a poor_a lewd_a licentious_a and_o unlearned_a company_n of_o minister_n of_o one_o kingdom_n or_o age_n and_o such_o as_o in_o particular_a reason_n i_o will_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v evident_a wilful_a 85._o and_o ignorant_a mis-expounder_n false_a translator_n and_o alleadger_n of_o holy_a scripture_n liar_n deceitful_a heretical_a maintainer_n of_o old_a condemn_a heresy_n actual_o err_v and_o reer_v in_o great_a question_n and_o matter_n of_o faith_n ensign_v and_o mark_v with_o all_o token_n and_o badge_n which_o holy_a scripture_n portraiture_n heretic_n seducer_n and_o reprobate_a person_n by_o that_o they_o learn_v their_o religion_n of_o the_o devil_n himself_o that_o it_o be_v first_o devise_v and_o after_o maintain_v for_o carnal_a liberty_n and_o wicked_a end_n that_o they_o teach_v they_o know_v not_o what_o themselves_o contrary_a to_o holy_a scripture_n although_o we_o expound_v they_o by_o their_o own_o rule_n of_o exposition_n contrary_a to_o their_o own_o proceed_n contrary_a to_o all_o authority_n humane_a and_o divine_a contrary_a to_o all_o law_n of_o god_n of_o nature_n nation_n particular_a country_n of_o all_o civil_a and_o politic_a government_n have_v nothing_o conduce_v to_o man_n salvation_n or_o that_o can_v bring_v to_o heaven_n that_o by_o all_o judgement_n of_o christianity_n those_o that_o die_v in_o that_o state_n without_o repentance_n except_o invincible_a ignorance_n can_v excuse_v some_o simple_a soul_n be_v condemn_v in_o hell_n yet_o see_v in_o this_o i_o shall_v dispute_v chief_o against_o the_o private_a religion_n of_o one_o nation_n in_o one_o only_a time_n if_o i_o shall_v leave_v out_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_n world_n in_o all_o age_n and_o because_o england_n now_o have_v a_o particular_a religion_n to_o itself_o compare_v the_o sanctity_n learning_n and_o authority_n of_o former_a catholic_a english_a bishop_n and_o divine_n with_o our_o present_a minister_n i_o shall_v justify_v my_o cause_n to_o their_o great_a confusion_n as_o to_o give_v example_n in_o our_o chief_a metropolitan_a see_v whether_o be_v it_o more_o equal_a and_o consonant_a to_o reason_n to_o give_v credit_n for_o either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o must_v be_v utter_o discredit_v to_o thomas_n cranmer_n the_o first_o protestant_a regent_n there_o parkar_n and_o grindal_n notorious_o know_v cranmer_n not_o only_o to_o have_v be_v of_o three_o diverse_a religion_n in_o substantial_a point_n one_o against_o a_o other_o but_o every_o one_o of_o they_o at_o diverse_a time_n to_o please_v their_o prince_n often_o in_o the_o great_a question_n to_o have_v differ_v from_o himself_o and_o they_o to_o have_v be_v of_o seven_o or_o eight_o diverse_a religion_n for_o none_o of_o they_o be_v either_o burn_v for_o protestancie_n or_o quarter_v for_o deny_v supremacy_n or_o a_o saint_n for_o life_n to_o speak_v the_o best_a renown_v for_o learning_n for_o any_o monument_n or_o argument_n i_o can_v ever_o find_v and_o to_o exemplify_v in_o cranmer_n their_o first_o and_o principle_n that_o be_v to_o condemn_v so_o many_o learned_a and_o holy_a saint_n that_o have_v be_v in_o that_o archiepiscopall_a see_v and_o be_v a_o pattern_n to_o all_o his_o successor_n he_o be_v condemn_v of_o high_a treason_n against_o his_o prince_n prove_v public_o perjure_a and_o to_o have_v counterfeit_v the_o hand_n and_o consent_n of_o fifty_o clergy_n man_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o cause_n he_o recant_v his_o error_n be_v in_o case_n of_o relapse_n and_o for_o ignorance_n be_v hiss_v and_o explode_v in_o the_o common_a school_n of_o oxford_n in_o public_a disputation_n all_o which_o fox_n himself_o be_v enforce_v to_o grant_v and_o can_v not_o deny_v then_o whether_o be_v it_o more_o equal_a to_o give_v credit_n to_o these_o than_o to_o saint_n augustine_n hist_o the_o monk_n first_o archbishop_n there_o saint_n laurence_n mellitus_n justus_n honorius_n deusdedit_n theodorus_n berctualdus_n tacuinus_fw-la and_o other_o three_o score_n and_o eight_o in_o number_n almost_o twenty_o to_o one_o many_o or_o most_o holy_a and_o learned_a man_n miraculous_o approve_v of_o god_n and_o for_o piety_n and_o learning_n admire_v of_o the_o whole_a world_n if_o they_o pretend_v the_o decree_n of_o any_o protestant_a prince_n for_o exposition_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o proposition_n of_o religion_n mon._n i_o have_v cite_v almost_o two_o hundred_o to_o one_o before_o and_o in_o the_o law_n of_o that_o prince_n which_o soever_o any_o protestant_n will_v assign_v either_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o king_n edward_z the_o six_o or_o our_o queen_n elizabeth_n i_o will_v overthrow_v they_o and_o prove_v how_o every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v define_v false_a and_o contradictory_n thing_n to_o themselves_o 5.6_o which_o in_o some_o part_n already_o appear_v in_o my_o last_o citation_n of_o statute_n if_o they_o allege_v their_o university_n they_o be_v overmatch_v armar_n in_o catholic_a time_n at_o once_o oxford_n have_v have_v thirty_o thousand_o student_n all_o ever_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n with_o us._n for_o other_o clergy_n man_n england_z catholic_a have_v at_o the_o least_o if_o we_o will_v conjecture_v by_o fox_n his_o computation_n above_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o more_o than_o england_n protestant_n be_v able_a to_o show_v if_o they_o speak_v of_o sinod_n our_o sinod_n be_v great_a in_o number_n of_o man_n ten_o to_o one_o in_o number_n of_o assembly_n two_o hundred_o to_o one_o if_o they_o speak_v of_o parliament_n and_o law_n decree_v there_o the_o excess_n be_v more_o in_o both_o respect_n if_o they_o urge_v scripture_n pap._n and_o true_a sense_n of_o they_o by_o deduction_n by_o resort_v to_o the_o original_a tongue_n the_o hebrew_n in_o the_o old_a and_o greek_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n compare_v of_o place_n and_o examine_v circumstance_n which_o be_v their_o own_o rule_n of_o exposition_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o profession_n or_o howsoever_o the_o comparison_n be_v make_v the_o victory_n be_v we_o we_o use_v more_o scripture_n for_o number_n of_o book_n chronol_n more_o for_o diversity_n of_o tongue_n than_o they_o and_o yet_o refuse_v none_o which_o they_o admit_v all_o our_o expositor_n of_o scripture_n have_v be_v continual_a profess_a student_n in_o divinity_n expert_a and_o acquaint_v with_o all_o rule_n and_o mean_n of_o true_a exposition_n diverse_a of_o they_o most_o excellent_a linguist_n and_o many_o natural_a bear_v greek_n and_o hebrew_n and_o we_o never_o receive_v or_o believe_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o faith_n but_o that_o which_o the_o whole_a catholic_a church_n which_o can_v err_v have_v define_v and_o receive_v their_o expositor_n of_o scripture_n be_v never_o to_o be_v compare_v unto_o these_o and_o at_o that_o time_n when_o their_o religion_n be_v decree_v and_o establish_v out_o of_o scripture_n they_o must_v say_v there_o be_v not_o one_o person_n present_a which_o either_o understand_v greek_a or_o hebrew_n or_o can_v use_v any_o other_o of_o their_o rule_n elizab._n for_o their_o religion_n be_v first_o approve_v in_o the_o first_o parliament_n of_o our_o queen_n elizabeth_n where_o not_o one_o man_n learn_v in_o divinity_n be_v present_a and_o have_v parlamentall_a voice_n that_o we_o catholic_n will_v wilful_o err_v be_v too_o wilful_a impudency_n to_o affirm_v it_o the_o profession_n of_o that_o religion_n we_o defend_v be_v severe_a and_o strict_a in_o regard_n of_o that_o we_o do_v deny_v the_o punishment_n and_o penalty_n we_o undergo_v for_o our_o profession_n be_v many_o and_o great_a the_o temporal_a preferment_n be_v none_o at_o all_o the_o contrary_a