Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
Text snippets containing the quad
|
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
|
A93885
|
Some observations and annotations upon the Apologeticall narration, humbly submitted to the Honourable Houses of Parliament; the most reverend and learned Divines of the Assembly, and all the Protestant Churches here in this island, and abroad.
|
Steuart, Adam.
|
1644
(1644)
|
Wing S5492; Thomason E34_23; ESTC R21620
|
55,133
|
77
|
say_v he_o may_v teach_v in_o every_o church_n because_o he_o may_v preach_v in_o they_o be_v invite_v thereunto_o but_o he_o can_v teach_v in_o they_o all_o always_o in_o every_o particular_a way_n by_o way_n of_o a_o particular_a and_o ordinary_a mission_n and_o admission_n as_o their_o particular_a pastor_n for_o neither_o be_v he_o call_v to_o teach_v in_o they_o all_o neither_o can_v he_o rule_v they_o all_o conjunctim_fw-la in_o one_o time_n but_o one_o only_a ordinary_o and_o two_o or_o three_o extraordinary_o in_o case_n of_o some_o urgent_a necessity_n 3._o yea_o we_o may_v say_v that_o a_o particular_a minister_n can_v evermore_o neither_o do_v he_o evermore_o feed_v his_o own_o particular_a church_n totam_fw-la &_o totaliter_fw-la the_o whole_a church_n whole_o as_o experience_n teach_v we_o but_o sometime_o he_o feed_v it_o one_o way_n sometime_o another_o sometime_o in_o teach_v sometime_o in_o rule_v etc._n etc._n 4._o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o consociate_v or_o combine_v presbytery_n and_o presbyter_n rule_v all_o the_o church_n from_o which_o they_o have_v commission_n 1._o in_o quality_n of_o particular_a minister_n as_o we_o have_v already_o declare_v 2._o in_o a_o particular_a way_n in_o virtue_n of_o their_o commission_n from_o particular_a church_n in_o who_o name_n they_o appear_v and_o in_o virtue_n of_o their_o admission_n in_o a_o classical_a or_o synodall_n assembly_n but_o not_o in_o sensu_fw-la diviso_fw-la every_o one_o apart_o for_o if_o they_o dissent_v in_o their_o voice_n from_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o assembly_n they_o feed_v no_o church_n at_o all_o at_o least_o actual_o and_o in_o actu_fw-la exercito_fw-la howsoever_o they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o rule_v they_o all_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o that_o assembly_n potentia_fw-la &_o in_o actu_fw-la signato_fw-la 5._o the_o whole_a collective_a or_o combine_a presbytery_n or_o eldership_n being-taken_a collective_o or_o as_o combine_v rule_v many_o particular_a church_n that_o be_v subject_a unto_o it_o i_o say_v be_v take_v as_o combine_v or_o collectiuè_fw-la for_o if_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o assembly_n be_v take_v distributiuè_fw-la they_o be_v not_o a_o assembly_n not_o a_o collection_n or_o combination_n of_o presbyter_n formal_o but_o several_a presbyter_n apart_o and_o divers_a unity_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o this_o combination_n and_o consociation_n in_o the_o assembly_n 6._o those_o whole_a combine_a presbytery_n qua_fw-la tota_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la qua_fw-la tataliter_fw-la considerata_fw-la as_o whole_a or_o total_o but_o not_o consider_v total_o feed_v in_o any_o particular_a church_n the_o first_o part_n be_v certain_a for_o they_o judge_v of_o point_n of_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n already_o reveal_v in_o holy_a scripture_n and_o give_v we_o new_a ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o so_o teach_v and_o rule_v the_o church_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o feed_v they_o 7._o yet_o these_o combine_a presbytery_n be_v consider_v total_o viz._n according_a to_o every_o respect_n every_o part_n every_o modification_n and_o determination_n they_o can_v have_v rule_v they_o not_o for_o every_o one_o of_o the_o combine_a presbytery_n have_v not_o this_o power_n for_o as_o we_o have_v say_v 2.3_o 4._o or_o 5_o etc._n etc._n may_v dissent_v from_o the_o major_a part_n and_o in_o that_o case_n they_o rule_v not_o in_o the_o assembly_n muchlesse_a rule_n they_o out_o of_o the_o assembly_n be_v consider_v as_o material_a part_n thereof_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o non_fw-la quic_fw-la quid_fw-la convenit_fw-la toti_n per_fw-la accidens_fw-la aggregato_fw-la confuso_fw-la vel_fw-la ordinato_fw-la id_fw-la convenit_fw-la singulu_fw-fr partibus_fw-la it_o be_v not_o needful_a that_o whatsoever_o belong_v or_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o collective_a body_n shall_v be_v attribute_v to_o every_o part_n thereof_o so_o ten_o be_v twice_o five_o which_o can_v be_v say_v of_o five_o which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o ten_o for_o it_o be_v not_o twice_o but_o once_o five_o 8._o neither_o can_v these_o combine_a presbytery_n or_o eldership_n take_v material_o 1._o i.e._n before_o their_o combination_n feed_v many_o church_n as_o when_o they_o be_v combine_v for_o in_o that_o sense_n they_o be_v not_o formal_o a_o combination_n or_o a_o collective_a body_n but_o the_o matter_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o to_o they_o can_v belong_v that_o which_o belong_v unto_o the_o collective_a body_n formal_o or_o in_o virtue_n of_o its_o form_n 9_o the_o collective_a or_o combine_a body_n of_o divers_a presbytery_n feed_v not_o many_o real_a particular_a church_n in_o actu_fw-la exercito_fw-la as_o if_o they_o exercise_v actual_o the_o act_n of_o feed_v they_o in_o a_o particular_a way_n as_o their_o particular_a and_o ordinary_a minister_n do_v but_o in_o actu_fw-la signato_fw-la in_o signify_v and_o represent_v unto_o they_o all_o in_o virtue_n of_o their_o commission_n by_o their_o judgement_n and_o law_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v by_o they_o all_o which_o these_o particular_a minister_n do_v in_o actu_fw-la exercito_fw-la and_o in_o a_o more_o special_a way_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o we_o shall_v confound_v the_o charge_n of_o combine_a presbytery_n with_o that_o of_o one_o presbyter_n 10._o this_o proposition_n may_v yet_o receive_v this_o sense_n all_o the_o combine_a presbytery_n feed_v all_o the_o particular_a church_n that_o they_o represent_v 1._o all_o the_o presbyter_n together_o feed_v and_o rule_v all_o church_n together_o as_o combine_v 2._o in_o this_o combination_n or_o collection_n of_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n every_o one_o of_o the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n feed_v his_o own_o church_n 3._o all_o the_o collective_a body_n of_o combine_a elder_n feed_v every_o church_n apart_o as_o we_o say_v before_o 4._o every_o presbyter_n or_o elder_a in_o this_o combination_n rule_v all_o church_n as_o we_o have_v declare_v it_o also_o 1._o 1_o eth._n ad_fw-la nicomach_n c._n 1._o so_o the_o philosopher_n in_o expound_v that_o maxim_n bonum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la omne_fw-la appetunt_fw-la that_o be_v good_a which_o all_o thing_n desire_v give_v we_o almost_o the_o like_a interpretation_n viz._n 1._o all_o good_a thing_n take_v collective_o be_v those_o that_o all_o desirer_n take_v collective_o do_v desire_v 2._o that_o every_o one_o in_o this_o collection_n of_o desirer_n desire_v his_o own_o good_a in_o the_o collection_n of_o all_o good_a as_o a_o man_n man_n good_a a_o horse_n that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o a_o horse_n etc._n etc._n 3._o that_o the_o whole_a collection_n of_o desirer_n desire_v every_o good_a as_o it_o serve_v for_o every_o part_n and_o so_o for_o the_o total_a or_o whole_a that_o consist_v of_o the_o part_n 4._o that_o every_o desirer_n apart_o desire_v or_o love_v the_o whole_a collection_n of_o good_a insomuch_o as_o in_o that_o collection_n of_o good_a it_o find_v its_o own_o good_a but_o none_o of_o these_o sense_n approve_v by_o we_o can_v serve_v our_o bethren_n more_o may_v here_o have_v be_v say_v and_o i_o hope_v that_o other_o god_n willing_a shall_v say_v more_o but_o this_o may_v suffice_v for_o one_o annotation_n and_o i_o be_o assure_v will_v sufficient_o dissolve_v all_o their_o argument_n hitherto_o found_v upon_o this_o proposition_n about_o the_o end_n of_o this_o 15_o §_o you_o say_v that_o this_o challenge_n of_o all_o spiritual_a power_n from_o christ_n have_v need_n have_v a_o clear_a patent_n from_o christ_n and_o that_o note_a by_o a_o particular_a parenthesis_n as_o very_o considerable_a so_o have_v your_o independent_a and_o omnipotent_a power_n within_o your_o particular_a congregation_n neither_o do_v our_o synod_n challenge_v all_o power_n but_o a_o ministerial_a power_n such_o as_o we_o have_v already_o expound_v neither_o need_v it_o any_o patent_n express_o and_o formal_o from_o christ_n it_o suffice_v that_o it_o have_v one_o from_o nature_n for_o that_o suffice_v to_o bind_v we_o all_o unto_o obedience_n for_o christ_n as_o mediator_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o represent_v unto_o we_o in_o scripture_n as_o author_n of_o nature_n but_o of_o grace_n for_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n but_o grace_n and_o truth_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v mediator_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n neither_o come_v he_o to_o abrogate_v or_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v and_o to_o accomplish_v the_o law_n the_o author_n of_o grace_n pose_v not_o but_o presuppose_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o yet_o we_o can_v show_v a_o patent_n for_o it_o not_o only_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o shall_v suffice_v but_o also_o from_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n immediate_o after_o you_o say_v that_o nothing_o be_v write_v upon_o this_o subject_a before_o the_o book_n set_v forth_o by_o two_o divine_n of_o scotland_n one_o of_o england_n and_o other_o of_o holland_n