Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	law_n	scripture_n	1,657	5	5.5828	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76232	Ēh probolē tēs alētheias or The bul-warke of truth, being a treatise of God, of Jesus Christ, of the Holy Ghost, and of the Trinity in unity, against atheists and hereticks. / By Robert Bayfeild.	Bayfield, Robert, b. 1629.; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, engraver.	1657 (1657)	Wing B1468; Thomason E1636_3; ESTC R209045	111,248	263

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naribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la rest_v not_o in_o man_n who_o spirit_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n and_o therefore_o lest_o the_o like_a may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v in_o these_o divine_a person_n we_o find_v power_n ascribe_v to_o the_o father_n jul._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justia_n martyr_n in_o expos_n fide●_n cy_n il_fw-fr l._n 8_o cont_n jul._n wisdom_n unto_o the_o son_n and_o goodness_n unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n whereas_o indeed_o each_o one_o of_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n as_o the_o other_o be_v so_o we_o say_v with_o justin_n martyr_n according_a as_o god_n have_v reveal_v himself_o unto_o we_o both_o in_o his_o word_n &_o his_o work_n that_o the_o unity_n be_v understand_v in_o the_o trinity_n &_o the_o trinity_n be_v acknowledge_v in_o the_o unity_n moreover_o s._n cyril_n say_v that_o the_o philosopher_n have_v affirm_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n to_o be_v distinguish_v into_o three_o subsistence_n and_o sometime_o to_o have_v deliver_v the_o very_a name_n of_o trinity_n and_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n 12_o gala●in_n de_fw-fr be_v can_v fide_fw-la l._n v._o 2._o c._n 11._o &_o 12_o as_o galatinus_n say_v have_v observe_v this_o mystery_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o god_n that_o there_o be_v three_o in_o one_o &_o but_o one_o in_o three_o 20._o vide._n n._n n_o n_z celium_fw-la i●_n p●●●mio_fw-la p_o 20._o and_o so_o hermes_n trismegistus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v one_o divinity_n or_o deity_n in_o the_o trinity_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o intellectual_a light_n before_o the_o intellectual_a light_n light_n a_o mind_n full_a of_o light_n and_o there_o be_v always_o a_o enlighten_v mind_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o the_o unity_n of_o these_o and_o the_o spirit_n which_o contain_v all_o thing_n beside_o this_o there_o be_v no_o god_n nor_o angel_n nor_o any_o other_o substance_n because_o he_o 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