Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	ghost_n	holy_a	inspire_v	2,844	5	10.2489	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12494	A godly and faythfull retractation made and published at Paules crosse in London, the yeare of oure lorde God 1547. the 15. daye of May, by mayster Richard Smyth Doctor of diuinitye, and reader of the Kynges maiestyes lecture in Oxford. Reuokyng therin certeyn errors and faultes by hym committyd in some of hys bookes.	Smith, Richard, 1500-1563.	1547 (1547)	STC 22822; ESTC S105010	8,142	34

procedinges and the Lawes and Ordres of this Realme which haue graunted Tenthes and Tythes to many Ley persones Therfore this my sayeng as it may be taken iustly by the wordes and sentences as they be put I wyl not nor entend to defende nor aueere the same but I requyre that I may put theym and declare theim gently that I ment not in these my sayinges of any Lay men to the derogation of the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme but I ment only of Curates and Preestes which receyuing their Tythes do not their dutyes accordingly And where also in my sayd booke of Traditions and lykewyse in my boke of the Sacrifice of the Masse I folowyng Damascene and other Auncient Authors wrote that the Disciples of Christ dyd make certayne Canons which saint Clement dyd gether togither and put in writyng and that these same Canons must be taken for the Appostles doctrine and techyng and their woordes without doubt to be beleued kepte as that which is cōteyned expressely in scripture Now hauynge red many thynges whiche at that tyme I had not diligently marked wayed I doo thinke affirme and cōfesse that doctrine to be not trew but a vayne vnlawfull vniust and vnportable burdein to Christen consciences And that those Canons pretended to be of thappostles making and gatherd of saint Clement not to be made of thappostles or if they were not to be made otherwise than but for an order in the Church for that tyme not euer for to endure wherof many at this tyme in no wyse be too be obserued And those which do remayne not to be of that force as Gods lawe to charge mens consciēces otherwise then as mans Ordinaunces and Policie whiche may be taken away by Superior powers aswel with so lytle scruple of cōscience as other of them which many yeres a go were taken away to sum clene contrary lawes made In the said boke of Traditions also I sayd affirmed that Christ and his Appostles taught and lefte to the church many thingꝭ without writyng which we must both beleue stedfastly also fulfyll obediently vnder payne of dampnation euer to endure Amongest the which I rehersed by name a greate nomber to be obeyed kepte folowed as the obseruation of Lent from flesh or wyne the kepyng of the Sacramēt in the Pyx the receyuing of it at the preestes handes the hallowyng of the water in the Font the thrise dippyng of the Chylde in the water at the Christenyng the puttyng on of the Chrisome the Consecration of the Oyle Anoyntyng of the christened chylde the hallowyng of the Aulters the prayeng towardes the East the Sensyng of the aultare the Wasshyng of the handes sayeng Confiteor and lifting vp of the Sacrament at the Masse the makyng of Holy Water That the. xii Appostles euery man a peace for his portiō made the Crede many mo besydes these And after lyke sorte I spake of Canons Decrees and Ordinaunces of bysshops and generall counsels Now I do confesse the saide doctrine as concernyng thobseruyng of the sayd Traditions vnder that payne to be false and Tirannicall an vniust vnlawfull and vntrew burdein of mens consciences not fit to be taught preched or defended Lykewyse of the beleuynge of thinges where I dyd say that there are diuerse thynges not expressed in the scripture which we are boūde to beleue egally with those thynges which arr written in Scripture in the nomber of which I dyd cōfusely indiseretely 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 vniustly 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 inferos Virginitas Marie Trinitas personarum Processio Spiritus sancti and a few other And bicause I wold declare the trew acceptions 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 Decres 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 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 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 intentes 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 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 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 wtout 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 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