Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	church_n	prove_v	2,236	5	6.1879	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B23322	The establish'd church, or, A subversion of all the Romanist's pleas for the Pope's supremacy in England together with a vindication of the present government of the Church of England, as allow'd by the laws of the land, against all fanatical exceptions, particularly of Mr. Hickeringill, in his scandalous pamphlet, stiled Naked truth, the 2d. part : in two books / by Fran. Fullwood ...	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1681 (1681)	Wing F2502	197,383	435

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of_o st._n peter_n or_o the_o roman_a pope_n ibid._n he_o write_v to_o the_o church_n of_o trallis_n to_o obey_v bishop_n as_o apostle_n instance_v equal_o in_o timothy_n st._n paul_n scholar_n as_o in_o anacletus_fw-la successor_n to_o st._n peter_n the_o prudence_n and_o fidelity_n of_o these_o two_o prime_a father_n be_v much_o stain_v if_o there_o be_v then_o a_o universal_a bishop_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n that_o profess_o write_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n they_o st._n paul_n shall_v so_o neglect_v he_o as_o not_o to_o mention_v obedience_n due_a to_o he_o and_o indeed_o of_o st._n paul_n himself_o who_o give_v we_o a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o primitive_a ministry_n on_o set_a purpose_n both_o in_o the_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a kind_n of_o it_o viz._n some_o apostle_n some_o prophet_n some_o evangelist_n some_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o universal_a bishop_n but_o we_o hence_o conclude_v rather_o there_o be_v no_o 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the_o judex_n expurgatorius_fw-la correct_v he_o but_o tertullian_n be_v tertullian_n still_o these_o thing_n can_v consist_v either_o with_o their_o own_o knowledge_n of_o a_o universal_a bishop_n or_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n therefore_o the_o church_n of_o egypt_n hold_v the_o catholic_n faith_n with_o the_o chief-priest_n name_v anatolinus_n of_o constant_a basil_n of_o antioch_n juvenal_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o well_o as_o leo_n bishop_n of_o rome_n bin._n to._n inter_v epist_n illust_n person_n 147._o and_o it_o be_v decree_v say_v the_o church_n of_o carthage_n we_o consult_v our_o brethren_n syricius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o simplicius_n bishop_n of_o milan_n council_n carth._n 3._o c._n 48._o the_o like_a we_o have_v observe_v out_o of_o origen_n clemens_n alex._n cyprian_n etc._n etc._n before_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o church_n and_o the_o father_n before_o the_o council_n have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o we_o have_v

advance_v very_o far_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o it_o for_o so_o the_o title_n have_v be_v give_v to_o other_o as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v not_o argue_v any_o authority_n peculiar_a to_o he_o also_o the_o same_o universalcare_v of_o the_o church_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o title_n have_v be_v acknowledge_v in_o other_o as_o well_o as_o in_o he_o and_o indeed_o the_o power_n which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o that_o care_n as_o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o title_n be_v found_v in_o all_o bishop_n here_o be_v three_o thing_n note_v which_o may_v be_v note_n 3_o note_n distinct_o consider_v 1._o power_n be_v give_v to_o all_o bishop_n with_o a_o immediate_a respect_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a church_n so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o every_o particular_a bishop_n can_v take_v care_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n they_o have_v authority_n enough_o in_o their_o function_n to_o do_v it_o though_o it_o be_v impossible_a and_o 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st._n cyprian_n that_o he_o not_o only_o govern_v the_o church_n of_o carthage_n but_o all_o the_o western_a part_n and_o even_o almost_o all_o the_o eastern_a southern_a and_o northern_a too_o as_o far_o as_o he_o go_v arsenius_n speak_v more_o home_n to_o athanasius_n etc._n atha_n ap_fw-mi ad_fw-la imp._n const_n p._n 786_o etc._n etc._n we_o embrace_v say_v he_o peace_n and_o unity_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n over_o which_o thou_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v preside_v whence_o gregory_n 392._o or._n 21._o p._n 392._o naz._n say_v of_o athanasius_n that_o he_o make_v law_n for_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o st._n basil_n write_v to_o he_o 52._o ep._n 52._o that_o he_o have_v care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n as_o of_o his_o own_o and_o call_v he_o the_o head_n and_o chief_a of_o all_o and_o st._n chrisostom_n in_o the_o praise_n of_o eustathius_n savil._n tom._n 5._o p._n 631._o savil._n the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n say_v that_o he_o be_v instruct_v by_o the_o 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