Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	church_n	militant_a	triumphant_a	2,791	5	11.4510	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96606	Peace, and no peace: or, a pleasant dialogue betweene Phil-eirenus, a protestant, a lover of peace. And Philo Polemus, a separatist, an incendiary of War, sutable [sic] to the times. By Richard Williams, Master in Arts of the famous University of Cambridge, and preacher in London at Saint Martins Vintrey.	Williams, Richard, b. 1606 or 7.	1643 (1643)	Wing W2754; Thomason E84_18; ESTC R8487	7,273	8

nisi ignorantem Knowledge hath no greater enemy then ignorance there seemes to be a mortall enmity a secret antipathy between the sublime knowledge of a well grounded Academian and the incomparable ignorance of a mechanicke Divine so then were there nothing more distastefull in the petition of peace then that it proceeded from the University I perceive you would like it well it were dangerous to foster it here in the City away with it 't is infected with learning Philo-Pol Truly Brother Phil-eirenus 't is confest what you have a leadged is very materiall For we having such an illumination of the spirit and that in an abundant manner have we any reason then except it be in the society of women to descend to carnall knowledge Being carryed by the spirit into the wildernesse of Prayer is there any sence we should confine our selves to an University Petition Besides what congruity or agreement can there be between light and darknesse between Christ and Belial between a constant Separatist and a backsliding Protestant What peace alas can be expected whilest the whoredome of the Romish Church is yet dispensed withall amongst us The prophane Lyturgy still babled out by the P. of Baal The conjuration of the Letany by the Magicke of infernall Doctors still tormenting us The abominable Idolatry of the Crosse in Baptisme still afflicting us Nay the Lords Prayer it selfe notwithstanding the extemporary supplications that are composed by the help of the spirit frequently used by the Canturburian Masse-priests in most Assemblies Phil eir Wherein Brother Philo-Polemus doest thou conceive the whoredome of the Romish Church principally consists which you say is as yet dispenced withall amongst us Philo-Pol In this especially that the Prelaticall party notwithstanding these times of through Reformation still retaine in their Synagogues that prophane custome of wearing surplices which indeed are nothing else but the remnants of Idolatry the rags of superstition and as my wife very learnedly and zealously opened the case unto me the last night they may justly be called the contaminated smocks of the Romish whore Phil-eir Herein thou art mistaken Sweet Brother For our Ministers weare them not as the rags of Idolatry but as the Robes of Sanctification and if you rightly understand that place of the Revelations that the Saints are said to be clothed in white garments you must of necessity conclude that it is very commendable for the Clergy to weare the white vestments of purity in the Church Militant here that they may be invested with the shining robes of glory in the Church triumphant hereafter Philo-Pol You speake so much out of reason Good Brother Phil-eierenus that I have neither sence nor reason to beleeve what you say for we worke by faith not by sight Away then with all Academicke Divines those Mercurials of Religion that stand condemned of the high Treason of Learning that stand upon Philosophicall observations Logicall conclusions reason sence and I know not what As if the Dictates of Reason the Demonstration of sense or such like distractions were surable to piety and divine Illuminations We are bound in conscience in an holy zeale to speake in outragious spleene against the Lyturgy of the Church which is generally condemned even by our most perspicuous sage and Orthodox Corch-men feeling Pelt-makers and upright Chimney-sweepers Nay it is growne contemptible to our feminine Divines whose squinting eyes are scornfully turned another way as not daring to looke upon such prophanenesse It is a Papanish and Miscrean terme I would sooner endure the Alcoron amongst the Turks then the Liturgy amongst Christians it is a difficult word and in my shallow apprehension either Greeke or Latine or both you are a good linguist brother let us heare your opinion Phil-eire It is a word composed of both and if you rightly understood it deare Brother Philo-Polemus you would a atedomething of your censure the Liturgy is a word compounded of Li● a Latine word which signifieth strife and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Greeke word which signifieth a worke put them together and you shall find Liturgy to be nothing else but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lit●● A worke of strife or contextion Philo-Pol Wretched man that have been brought up in ignorance all my time had I knowne the Liturgy had been interpreted A worke of strife and divisior I should willingly have embraced it long before for I with the rest of my Brethren of Amsterdam love like the 〈◊〉 called Scolopendra to swim up and downe in troubled waters and Salamander-like delight to live in the fire of contention well Liturgy for thy works sake I shall have the better opinion of thee hereafter Goe and prosper Phil-eire Well then avoiding this Liturgy as a thing whereof we are absolutely ignorant uncapable and undeferving Let the Letany speake for it selfe me thinks you seeme to lay an imputation upon that whilest you call it The conjuration of the Letany by the magicke of infernall Doctors still tormenting us What distractions there What disturbance of the publicke Peace Phil-Pol Me thinks Brother Phil-eirenus I heare some hideous noise in the ayre the violence whereof offendeth my chaste eares like a clap of thunder that breaks through the clouds or that dreadfull roaring of Lyons from their dens or rather the bellowing of the Buls of Basan when I heare them roaring aloud in Westminster and other Cathedrals though Pauls by the wisedome of the now Lord Maior is shut up for feare of further infection in those conjuring termes By thine agony and bloudy sweat By thy Cr●sse and Passion By thy precious death and buriall By thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension c. It would make patience it selfe impatient and admiration it selfe stand amazed to heare such horrid prophanenesse Can there be a greater disturbance of the peace and unity of the Church then this Phil-eirer I think thou art beside thy selfe brother Phllo-polemus much ignorance hath made thee mad Can the violence of Prayer wherewith wee pierce heaven gates and approach neare the Pavilion and throne of glory be without execrable profanenesse termed conjuration or can the fervency of our supplication intimated here by the often repetition thereof By thine agony as bloody sweat by thy crosse and passion c. without the grossest injury offered to that sacred performance be termed the disturbance of the Churches peace Philo-pol Truly brother you have given me good satisfaction in this point such as I could never receive from my brethren of Amsterdam enough of that But there is one thing more that plunders my braines wherewith I 'le torment your patience and crave your resolution upon the question Phil-eiren Let me pry into the secret crannies of your conscience let me know the scruple that so much perplexeth your pericranium and I will resolve you with as much discretion as I have done the former Philo-pol That which most distempers my zeale and gives an ill farwell to my devotion which is very small is that clause at the