Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	canonical_a	church_n	receive_v	6,086	5	6.1495	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08326	An antidote or treatise of thirty controuersies vvith a large discourse of the Church. In which the soueraigne truth of Catholike doctrine, is faythfully deliuered: against the pestiferous writinges of all English sectaryes. And in particuler, against D. Whitaker, D. Fulke, D. Reynolds, D. Bilson, D. Robert Abbot, D. Sparkes, and D. Field, the chiefe vpholders, some of Protestancy, some of puritanisme, some of both. Deuided into three partes. By S.N. Doctour of Diuinity. The first part.; Antidote or soveraigne remedie against the pestiferous writings of all English sectaries	S. N. (Sylvester Norris), 1572-1630.	1622 (1622)	STC 18658; ESTC S113275	554,179	704

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prove_v invocation_n of_o saint_n to_o be_v lawful_a against_o d._n reynolds_n d._n field_n and_o d._n fulke_o pag._n 255._o the_o 14._o controversy_n establish_v the_o lawful_a worship_n of_o image_n against_o d._n bilson_n and_o d._n reynoldes_n pag._n 276._o the_o 15._o controversy_n maintain_v purgatory_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a against_o d._n field_n and_o d._n fulke_o pag._n 296._o the_o 2._o chapter_n wherein_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v defend_v against_o the_o foresay_a doctor_n m._n feild_n and_o m._n fulke_o pag._n 316._o the_o first_o book_n the_o first_o controversy_n declare_v that_o neither_o the_o holy_a scripture_n by_o itself_o nor_o by_o any_o mean_v the_o protestant_n do_v assign_v can_v be_v judge_n of_o controversye_n against_o doctor_n whitaker_n doctor_n reynolds_n and_o all_o other_o protestant_n chap._n i._n the_o extreme_a &_o miserable_a refuge_n of_o all_o guilty_a person_n who_o either_o mistrust_v the_o equity_n of_o their_o cause_n or_o fear_v the_o weakness_n of_o their_o own_o defence_n have_v ever_o be_v to_o decline_v the_o bar_n of_o indifferent_a trial_n and_o cleave_v to_o the_o succour_n of_o some_o such_o tribunal_n as_o will_v not_o or_o can_v give_v sentence_n against_o they_o this_o be_v the_o wont_a fraud_n of_o all_o ancient_a heretic_n this_o be_v the_o retreat_n of_o the_o 30._o iran_n l._n 3._o cont_n haer_fw-mi tertul_n l._n 8._o depraescrip_n basil_n l._n de_fw-fr spir._n sanct_a cap._n 27._o aug._n l._n 1._o count_v max._n wbitak_n count_v 1._o q._n 5._o c._n 8._o reyn._n in_o bis_fw-la conf_n c._n 2._o divis_fw-la 2._o p._n 45._o etc._n etc._n 8._o divis_fw-la 1._o p._n 396._o etc._n etc._n bezainan_n novi_fw-la test_n 1556._o in_o c._n 10._o matth._n &_o in_o c._n 22._o luc._n iran_n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o 20._o 29._o aug._n l._n 32._o con_v faust_n c._n 19_o &_o 21._o philast_n c._n 36._o euseb_n l._n 4._o hist_o c._n 29._o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 30._o valentinian_o eunomian_o marcionist_n and_o 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merit_n which_o the_o primitive_a church_n allow_v be_v not_o the_o same_o which_o we_o defend_v but_o the_o merit_n of_o impetration_n only_o as_o though_o merit_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n quite_o different_a from_o impetration_n 1._o the_o beggar_n do_v impetrate_v he_o do_v not_o merit_v his_o alm_n the_o hire_a servant_n merit_v he_o do_v not_o impetrate_v his_o wage_n 2._o merit_n arise_v from_o the_o worthiness_n of_o desert_n impetration_n from_o the_o earnestness_n only_o of_o request_n 3._o that_o be_v ground_v in_o some_o title_n of_o justice_n or_o claim_v of_o right_n this_o in_o mere_a prayer_n and_o supplication_n direct_o exclude_v the_o right_a of_o claim_n 4._o that_o have_v intrinsical_v reference_n to_o a_o due_a reward_n or_o payment_n presuppose_v a_o dignity_n in_o the_o work_n this_o to_o a_o liberal_a gift_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o the_o value_n of_o the_o work_n wherefore_o see_v s._n gregory_n naziazen_n say_v that_o for_o good_a work_n we_o may_v exact_v reward_n not_o as_o grace_v but_o as_o a_o plain_a debt_n see_v the_o rest_n avow_v with_o hap_n nazian_n ora_fw-la 3._o in_o hap_n he_o that_o we_o deserve_v heaven_n as_o the_o stipend_n or_o crown_n of_o our_o work_n they_o can_v be_v wrest_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o impetration_n but_o of_o true_a and_o proper_a merit_n or_o else_o the_o magdeburgian_n protestant_n with_o their_o english_a colleague_n be_v to_o blame_v in_o reprehend_v the_o father_n for_o that_o kind_n of_o merit_n which_o for_o impetration_n no_o doubt_n they_o will_v never_o have_v do_v 5._o nevertheless_o it_o be_v object_v that_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o free_a often_o ad_fw-la rom._n 6._o v._n 23._o 1._o io._n 5._o v._n ●1_n abbot_n in_o his_o defence_n c._n 5._o very_o often_o gift_n of_o god_n impart_v by_o grace_n bestow_v upon_o we_o of_o mercy_n that_o it_o be_v propose_v in_o scripture_n under_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o inheritance_n which_o befall_v to_o child_n without_o their_o desert_n i_o 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