Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	add_v	scripture_n	word_n	2,612	5	4.5894	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65849	Christ ascended above the clouds his [brace] divinity--light in man, his being [brace] the Word in saints the only way and rule [brace] vindicated [brace] from the cloudy, erroneous, heretical, and blasphemous conceits of John Newman and his brethren : and the only rule of faith demonstrated for the general information of professours (and people) of all sorts, and the said J.N. his book stiled The light within &c. (with his manifest contradictions) both scripturally, historically, and rationally examined / by a servant of Christ, G. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1669 (1669)	Wing W1904; ESTC R38309	50,991	74

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scripture_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o it_o shall_v end_v the_o controversy_n ald._n h._n answ._n i_o will_v in_o the_o last_o of_o the_o revelation_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v add_v to_o this_o rule_n etc._n etc._n obs._n here_o he_o be_v mistake_v for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v this_o rule_n but_o these_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n etc._n etc._n see_v revelation_n 22.18_o 19_o t._n d's_o arg._n that_o which_o the_o scripture_n direct_v to_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v to_o be_v the_o only_a rule_n but_o the_o scripture_n direct_v to_o themselves_o ergo._fw-la answ._n the_o first_o part_n i_o own_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n direct_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n and_o that_o be_v the_o light_n within_o the_o spirit_n or_o unction_n from_o the_o holy_a one_o 1_o joh._n 2._o that_o give_v they_o forth_o therefore_o i_o deny_v that_o the_o scripture_n direct_v to_o themselves_o as_o the_o only_a rule_n t._n d._n that_o the_o scripture_n direct_v to_o its_o self_n as_o the_o only_a rule_n and_o no_o other_o i_o prove_v from_o joh._n 5.39_o search_v the_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n rep._n christ_n do_v not_o say_v the_o scripture_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n but_o rather_o reprove_v these_o unbeliever_n who_o these_o man_n resemble_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n in_o they_o to_o wit_n the_o scripture_n you_o think_v to_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o you_o will_v not_o come_v to_o i_o that_o you_o may_v have_v life_n vers_fw-la 40._o t._n d._n the_o more_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n 2_o pet._n 1.19_o be_v the_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n rep._n here_o he_o have_v confound_v and_o pervert_v the_o scripture_n as_o if_o the_o word_n of_o prophecy_n and_o the_o write_n and_o prophecy_n be_v all_o one_o and_o as_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v read_v you_o have_v more_o sure_a scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n whereas_o they_o be_v not_o more_o sure_a than_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n or_o holy_a ghost_n that_o move_v in_o the_o prophet_n to_o speak_v or_o write_v scripture_n be_v before_o the_o prophecy_n of_o it_o or_o the_o scripture_n be_v write_v the_o word_n come_v to_o the_o prophet_n before_o they_o prophesy_v it_o be_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o the_o same_o word_n now_o appear_v in_o many_o as_o a_o light_n shine_v in_o a_o dark_a place_n whereunto_o you_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o take_v heed_n until_o the_o day_n dawn_n and_o the_o daystar_n arise_v in_o your_o heart_n 2_o pet._n 1.19_o obs._n so_o this_o light_n within_o be_v in_o all_o age_n and_o still_o be_v the_o most_o absolute_a perfect_a and_o universal_a rule_n to_o all_o the_o righteous_a who_o believe_v in_o the_o light_n and_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o day_n where_o god_n have_v appoint_v the_o great_a light_n of_o himself_o to_o rule_v his_o people_n in_o faith_n and_o practice_n at_o the_o second_o discourse_n which_o be_v the_o 20_o of_o the_o 11_o month_n 1669._o 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