Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	faith_n	roman_a	4,619	5	7.9310	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64463	The texts examined which papists cite out of the Bible to prove the supremacy of St. Peter and of the Pope over the whole church.	Scott, John, 1639-1695.	1688 (1688)	Wing T826; ESTC R6438	34,807	58

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which_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v the_o high_a power_n potestatem_fw-la power_n habuerunt_fw-la summam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la if_o it_o be_v less_o than_o the_o power_n of_o the_o apostle_n than_o they_o be_v all_o great_a than_o he_o as_o he_o be_v a_o ordinary_a pastor_n and_o then_o it_o be_v nonsense_n to_o say_v they_o so_o have_v a_o plenitude_n of_o power_n as_o that_o st._n peter_n be_v notwithstanding_o the_o head_n of_o they_o and_o they_o all_o depend_v on_o he_o for_o he_o rather_o depend_v on_o they_o as_o a_o ordinary_a pastor_n if_o that_o be_v less_o than_o the_o power_n of_o the_o apostleship_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o but_o great_a than_o it_o then_o as_o i_o say_v it_o be_v false_a that_o the_o apostle_n have_v the_o high_a power_n this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v into_o what_o absurdity_n man_n run_v when_o they_o go_v about_o to_o maintain_v a_o falsehood_n and_o what_o wretched_a shift_n they_o devise_v to_o obscure_v the_o clear_a truth_n 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for_o there_o be_v no_o evidence_n that_o st._n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o only_o that_o he_o found_v that_o church_n and_o settle_v a_o bishop_n there_o for_o if_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n it_o be_v against_o all_o ancient_a rule_n to_o leave_v that_o and_o go_v to_o another_o see._n the_o truth_n be_v he_o be_v proper_o bishop_n of_o neither_o but_o plant_v a_o church_n in_o each_o and_o first_o at_o antioch_n before_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n and_o who_o can_v think_v he_o do_v not_o settle_v one_o to_o take_v care_n of_o that_o church_n of_o antioch_n when_o he_o leave_v it_o who_o may_v be_v call_v his_o successor_n as_o well_o as_o he_o who_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v place_v afterward_o in_o rome_n which_o two_o thing_n be_v allow_v as_o unquestionable_a matter_n of_o fact_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v why_o all_o the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o be_v claim_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o succession_n shall_v not_o devolve_v 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over_o the_o church_n so_o bellarmine_n who_o elsewhere_o allege_v these_o word_n 3._o l._n four_o de_fw-fr rom._n pontific_n c._n 3._o to_o prove_v that_o the_o chief_a bishop_n i._n e._n they_o when_o he_o teach_v the_o whole_a church_n in_o thing_n belong_v to_o faith_n can_v in_o no_o case_n err_v but_o this_o depend_v upon_o his_o former_a supposition_n that_o peter_n be_v the_o rock_n of_o the_o church_n as_o its_o supreme_a governor_n and_o therefore_o every_o one_o of_o his_o successor_n in_o like_a manner_n be_v the_o same_o which_o have_v no_o foundation_n all_o his_o superstructure_n upon_o they_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v so_o sandy_a that_o honest_a man_n among_o themselves_o be_v ashamed_a to_o build_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n

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