Selected quad for the lemma: tradition_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
tradition_n	church_n	council_n	trent_n	1,848	5	10.6462	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45915	An Enquiry whether oral tradition or the sacred writings be the safest conservatory and conveyance of divine truths, down from their original delivery, through all succeeding ages in two parts.		1685 (1685)	Wing I222A; ESTC R32365	93,637	258

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christi_fw-la tum_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la tum_fw-la integritatem_fw-la pertinens_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 229._o and_o may_v be_v untrue_a without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o what_o i_o have_v discourse_v in_o this_o section_n sect_n iii_o obj._n 3_o whereas_o i_o have_v say_v that_o the_o safe_a descent_n of_o divine_a truth_n be_v so_o great_o provide_v for_o because_o they_o be_v treasure_v up_o in_o the_o holy_a write_n it_o may_v be_v perhaps_o reply_v that_o oral_a tradition_n be_v not_o destitute_a of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d advantage_n also_o for_o one_o mean_n which_o bellarmine_n allege_v of_o the_o preservation_n of_o oral_a tradition_n be_v scriptura_fw-la write_v they_o in_o the_o ancient_a record_n of_o the_o church_n therefore_o he_o say_v that_o 12._o that_o de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la scripto_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 12._o a_o doctrine_n be_v call_v unwritten_a 2._o unwritten_a id●m_fw-la ibid_fw-la ch._n 2._o not_o because_o it_o be_v not_o where_o write_v 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theodos_fw-la &_o arcad._n augustos_fw-la pro_fw-la veteri_fw-la

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sacramental_a practice_n for_o in_o religion_n and_o even_o the_o agendis_fw-la of_o it_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v faith_n and_o practice_n be_v interweave_v with_o each_o other_o the_o former_a must_v guide_v the_o latter_a the_o understanding_n must_v be_v right_a in_o its_o belief_n before_o the_o action_n can_v be_v regular_a now_o that_o christ_n do_v ordain_v the_o sacrament_n and_o command_v the_o administration_n of_o it_o in_o after_o age_n in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o he_o himself_o have_v ordain_v and_o administer_v it_o be_v credenda_fw-la thing_n to_o be_v believe_v though_o the_o execution_n of_o or_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_n be_v a_o practical_a so_o then_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n deny_v the_o cup_n to_o the_o people_n and_o avow_v it_o disobey_v a_o divine_a command_n and_o maintain_v that_o disobedience_n do_v offend_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o practice_n and_o faith_n both_o for_o they_o do_v not_o bare_o omit_v a_o practice_n or_o duty_n but_o also_o 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provinciales_fw-la or_o the_o mystery_n of_o jesuitism_n pag._n 92._o doctrine_n of_o probable_a opinion_n and_o many_o practical_a doctrine_n of_o the_o jesuit_n questionless_a please_v themselves_o and_o likewise_o the_o 194._o the_o pag._n 194._o polite_a saint_n and_o courtier-like_a puritan_n yet_o other_o mislike_v they_o and_o believe_v they_o never_o descend_v from_o jesus_n nor_o from_o his_o apostle_n st._n peter_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o cassandrian_o and_o the_o church_n in_o communion_n whereof_o they_o live_v be_v so_o great_a as_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v one_o state_n within_o another_o state_n and_o one_o church_n within_o another_o church_n as_o 11._o as_o mr._n daille_n of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o father_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o one_o report_v who_o have_v reason_n to_o know_v some_o will_v have_v the_o 14._o the_o bellarm._n de_fw-fr council_n auctor_fw-la lib_fw-la 2._o cap._n 14._o pope_n to_o be_v above_o a_o council_n 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barclay_n in_o which_o bellarmin_n defend_v the_o pope_n power_n over_o prince_n be_v so_o detest_v by_o that_o state_n that_o in_o their_o public_a assembly_n they_o do_v prohibit_v and_o forbid_v any_o and_o that_o under_o the_o pain_n of_o high_a treason_n either_o to_o keep_v or_o receive_v or_o print_n or_o sell_v that_o book_n 40._o book_n exomolog_fw-la c._n 40._o h._n p._n de_fw-fr cressy_n call_v infallibility_n to_o he_o a_o unfortunate_a word_n confess_v that_o chillingworth_n have_v combat_v it_o with_o too_o too_o great_a success_n will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n maintain_v no_o more_o than_o a_o authority_n and_o say_v he_o have_v reason_n move_v he_o to_o wish_v that_o the_o protestant_n may_v never_o be_v invite_v to_o combat_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o infallibility_n and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o alone_o in_o this_o he_o make_v very_o bold_a with_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n ibid._n ibid._n and_o pope_n pius_n four_o if_o they_o be_v not_o on_o his_o side_n for_o he_o shelter_n his_o opinion_n under_o a_o decision_n of_o the_o former_a and_o a_o bull_n of_o the_o latter_a concern_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o profession_n of_o faith_n and_o likewise_o dr._n holden_n in_o his_o etc._n his_o quem_fw-la &_o cathel_n come_v fidei_fw-la consonum_fw-la inveni_fw-la &_o etc._n etc._n approbation_n of_o cressy_n book_n without_o any_o censure_n of_o this_o passage_n say_v he_o find_v it_o consonant_n to_o the_o catholic_a faith_n if_o this_o be_v so_o as_o cressy_n will_v say_v have_v it_o to_o be_v than_o the_o romanist_n and_o we_o be_v not_o at_o so_o much_o distance_n as_o we_o think_v we_o have_v be_v for_o of_o a_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v no_o dispute_n between_o we_o and_o they_o but_o sure_a there_o be_v more_o in_o the_o case_n than_o so_o for_o the_o roman_a catechism_n set_v forth_o by_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o by_o the_o command_n of_o pope_n pius_n 5_o 15._o 5_o quemadmodum_fw-la haec_fw-la una_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la errare_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la in_o fidei_fw-la ac_fw-la morum_fw-la disciplinâ_fw-la tradendâ_fw-la cùm_fw-la a_o spiritu_fw-la s._n gubernetur_fw-la ita_fw-la etc._n etc._n catech_v rom._n cap._n 15._o quest_n 15._o say_v that_o the_o church_n can_v err_v in_o deliver_v faith_n and_o manner_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n can_v err_v i._n e._n be_v infallible_a and_o this_o church_n thus_o inerrable_a be_v that_o of_o the_o roman_a communion_n for_o the_o same_o catechism_n 11._o catechism_n quid_fw-la de_fw-la romano_n pontifice_fw-la visibili_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la christi_fw-la capite_fw-la sentiendum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr eo_fw-la fuit_fw-la illo_fw-la omnium_fw-la patrum_fw-la ratio_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n quest_n 11._o say_v a_o little_a before_o that_o the_o roman_a pontife_n be_v the_o visible_a head_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o the_o great_a defender_n of_o the_o romish_a faith_n card._n bellarmin_n affirm_v that_o initium_fw-la that_o catholici_fw-la verò_fw-la omnes_fw-la constant_a d●cent_fw-la concilia_fw-la generalia_fw-la a_o summo_fw-la pontifice_fw-la confirmata_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la errare_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la explicandâ_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o tradendis_fw-la morum_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la toti_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la communibus_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr conciliorum_fw-la autoritate_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o circa_fw-la initium_fw-la all_o catholic_n do_v constant_o teach_v that_o general_a council_n confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n can_v err_v in_o faith_n or_o manner_n in_o explicate_v the_o one_o or_o in_o deliver_v precept_n about_o the_o other_o and_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o add_v that_o colligitur_fw-la that_o tota_n autoritas_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la fermaliter_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o praelatis_fw-la ergo_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la errare_fw-la in_o definiendis_fw-la rebus_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o episcopos_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la errare_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n sect._n ex_fw-la he_o enim_fw-la locis_fw-la manifest_a colligitur_fw-la the_o whole_a

authority_n of_o the_o church_n be_v formal_o in_o the_o prelate_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o church_n can_v err_v in_o define_v matter_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n can_v err_v be_v the_o same_o thing_n from_o what_o have_v be_v quote_v it_o seem_v that_o dr._n cressy_n and_o whosoever_o else_o may_v be_v on_o his_o side_n be_v considerable_o oppose_v by_o other_o indeed_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o the_o great_a usefulness_n of_o it_o to_o they_o be_v better_a understand_v by_o they_o than_o to_o be_v part_v with_o upon_o a_o survey_n of_o the_o forementioned_a dissension_n among_o romanist_n themselves_o the_o clear_a inference_n be_v that_o either_o tradition_n be_v full_a and_o plain_a enough_o in_o the_o thing_n disagree_v about_o and_o if_o so_o than_o the_o romanist_n themselves_o do_v not_o believe_v tradition_n rest_v not_o in_o what_o their_o father_n teach_v they_o and_o so_o transgress_v their_o own_o rule_n of_o faith_n or_o tradition_n come_v down_o so_o divide_v that_o it_o can_v unite_v they_o shine_v so_o dim_o that_o they_o can_v see_v their_o way_n by_o it_o as_o 82._o as_o in_o the_o point_n of_o immaculate_a conception_n and_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o jesuit_n and_o the_o dominican_n etc._n etc._n exomolog_n ch._n 82._o dr._n cressy_n say_v some_o learned_a catholic_n be_v of_o opinion_n and_o so_o wander_v each_o party_n in_o a_o path_n by_o itself_o and_o this_o evince_n tradition_n impotency_n want_v of_o a_o sufficient_a plainness_n and_o certainty_n but_o here_o be_v a_o retreat_n to_o which_o our_o adversary_n must_v be_v follow_v there_o be_v a_o 28._o a_o enchirid_a of_o faith_n p._n 17._o 113._o some_o what_o to_o this_o purpose_n likewise_o cressy_n speak_v exom_a ch._n 28._o distinction_n make_v between_o the_o faith_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n between_o point_n which_o be_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la absolutè_fw-la and_o such_o as_o be_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la 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and_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n cresly_n ibid_fw-la point_n of_o faith_n or_o of_o mere_a opinion_n as_o it_o be_v attest_v to_o or_o not_o attest_v to_o by_o a_o sufficient_a tradition_n which_o they_o assert_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n but_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n between_o we_o therefore_o as_o thing_n stand_v the_o way_n will_v be_v to_o review_v the_o aforenamed_a tenant_n controvert_v among_o the_o romanist_n and_o to_o see_v what_o their_o tendency_n and_o importance_n be_v in_o religion_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o any_o sober_a and_o unbïassed_a christian_n as_o also_o what_o our_o adversary_n own_o sentiment_n be_v concern_v they_o then_o 1._o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o will_n in_o corrupt_a nature_n the_o assistance_n of_o divine_a grace_n predestination_n to_o a_o eternal_a state_n the_o extent_n of_o the_o redemption_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n perseverance_n in_o grace_n look_v like_o material_a concern_v in_o religion_n and_o the_o 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