consentient

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The proper proof of the statement is the consentient voice of all the copies,—except about nineteen of loose character:—we know their vagaries but too well, and decline to let them impose upon us.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward

This principle is often illustrated in the independent yet consentient testimony of the whole body of the Cursives and later Uncials61.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

And now, once more, my lord Bishop,—Pray which of us is it,—you or I,—who seeks for the truth of Scripture “in the consentient testimony of the most ancient authorities”?

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

If that witness is consentient, or very nearly so, whether for or against any given reading, I hold it to be decisive.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

Thus the Nicene Council simply reaffirmed the consentient voice and witness of the Church in general.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James