Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	catholic_a	church_n	spread_v	1,934	5	10.0390	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15739	A trial of the Romish clergies title to the Church by way of answer to a popish pamphlet written by one A.D. and entituled A treatise of faith, wherein is briefly and plainly shewed a direct way, by which euery man may resolue and settle his mind in all doubts, questions and controuersies, concerning matters of faith. By Antonie Wotton. In the end you haue three tables: one of the texts of Scripture expounded or alledged in this booke: another of the testimonies of ancient and later writers, with a chronologie of the times in which they liued: a third of the chiefe matters contained in the treatise and answer.	Wotton, Anthony, 1561?-1626.	1608 (1608)	STC 26009; ESTC S120318	380,257	454

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err_v have_v so_o many_o age_n be_v blind_a and_o live_v in_o ignorance_n what_o rather_o if_o thou_o thyself_o err_v and_o draw_v so_o many_o after_o thou_o into_o error_n who_o therefore_o shall_v be_v damn_v eternal_o this_o do_v almighty_a god_n object_n to_o luther_n the_o which_o may_v doubtless_o have_v do_v he_o good_a but_o that_o he_o presume_v upon_o his_o own_o understanding_n of_o scripture_n and_o prefer_v his_o own_o judgement_n before_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n harden_v his_o heart_n against_o such_o heavenly_a inspiration_n which_o he_o term_v papistical_a argument_n and_o this_o same_o may_v well_o be_v object_v to_o any_o private_a man_n or_o any_o few_o who_o leave_v the_o king_n broad_a street_n or_o beat_v high_a way_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n will_v seek_v out_o a_o by-path_n as_o be_v in_o their_o conceit_n a_o better_a easy_a &_o more_o direct_a way_n to_o heaven_n to_o they_o i_o say_v well_o may_v be_v say_v be_v you_o only_o wise_a be_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o former_a age_n fool_n have_v you_o only_o after_o so_o many_o hundred_o

rule_n of_o faith_n chap._n 9_o that_o private_a spirit_n can_v be_v this_o rule_n chap._n 10._o that_o the_o doctrine_n or_o teach_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o rule_n or_o mean_n whereby_o all_o man_n must_v learn_v the_o true_a faith_n chap._n 11._o that_o this_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n of_o which_o we_o must_v learn_v the_o true_a faith_n be_v always_o to_o continue_v without_o interruption_n until_o the_o world_n end_n chap._n 12._o that_o this_o same_o church_n must_v always_o be_v visible_a chap._n 13._o how_o we_o shall_v discern_v or_o know_v which_o company_n of_o man_n be_v this_o true_a visible_a church_n of_o which_o we_o must_v learn_v true_a faith_n chap._n 14._o that_o those_o note_n or_o mark_n which_o heretic_n assign_v to_o wit_n true_a doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o right_a use_n of_o sacrament_n be_v not_o sufficient_a chap._n 15._o that_o these_o four_o una_fw-la sancta_fw-la catholica_fw-la apostolica_fw-la one_o holy_a catholic_a 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