Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	day_n	lord_n	sabbath_n	2,881	5	9.6080	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73399	An examination and confutation of a lawlesse pamphlet, intituled, A briefe answer to a late treatise of the Sabbath-day: digested dialogue-wise betweene two divines, A and B. By Dr. Fr. White, L. Bishop of Ely	White, Francis, 1564?-1638.; White, Francis, 1564?-1638. Treatise of the Sabbath-day.	1637 (1637)	STC 25379.5; ESTC S124620	96,141	174

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unto_o pag._n 267._o thesis_n 7_o the_o sanctification_n of_o one_o particular_a day_n in_o seven_o be_v neither_o any_o principle_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n nor_o yet_o a_o immediate_a conclusion_n of_o the_o same_o neither_o be_v the_o same_o command_v by_o any_o write_a evangelicall_n divine_a law_n nevertheless_o the_o same_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o 4_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n and_o beside_o the_o religious_a observation_n of_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o be_v a_o convenient_a time_n for_o god_n public_a and_o solemn_a worship_n and_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o all_o age_n since_o the_o apostle_n have_v depute_v one_o weekly_a seventh-day_n to_o the_o foresaid_a end_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n just_a and_o reasonable_a to_o continue_v the_o same_o observation_n pag._n 91._o thesis_n 8._o there_o be_v no_o express_a commandment_n write_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n concern_v the_o religious_a observation_n of_o the_o 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and_o the_o king_n majesty_n himself_o the_o bishop_n sovereign_a lord_n and_o master_n have_v gracious_o accept_v it_o and_o if_o these_o before_o name_v shall_v not_o be_v esteem_v competent_a judge_n our_o desire_n be_v to_o be_v inform_v by_o our_o brother_n b._n who_o in_o our_o church_n or_o kingdom_n be_v competent_a judge_n but_o especial_o let_v he_o resolve_v we_o who_o shall_v be_v those_o competent_a judge_n to_o who_o sentence_n he_o will_v submit_v the_o examination_n of_o his_o own_o unlicensed_a pamphlet_n 3_o the_o bishop_n have_v not_o only_o affirm_v in_o the_o title_n page_n of_o his_o treatise_n that_o it_o contain_v a_o defence_n of_o the_o orthodoxal_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o likewise_o have_v confirm_v the_o same_o by_o argument_n and_o testimony_n irrefragable_a therefore_o brother_n b._n his_o proverbial_a sentence_n frontirara_o fides_fw-la be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o admit_v a_o 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cap._n 37._o de_fw-fr nullo_n ante_fw-la ipsius_fw-la finem_fw-la pronunciari_fw-la potest_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o electorum_fw-la gloria_fw-la sit_fw-la futurus_fw-la ut_fw-la perseverantem_fw-la humilitatem_fw-la utilis_fw-la metus_fw-la servet_fw-la &_o qui_fw-fr star_n videat_fw-la ne_fw-la cadat_fw-la conclus_fw-la it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o former_a position_n of_o s._n augustine_n that_o his_o constant_a and_o express_a tenet_n in_o his_o confutation_n of_o the_o pelagian_o be_v that_o some_o person_n real_o justify_v may_v afterward_o be_v overcome_v by_o temptation_n and_o fall_v away_o from_o save_v and_o justificant_fw-la grace_n and_o therefore_o h._n b._n be_v mendacious_a in_o accuse_v the_o appealer_n of_o popery_n and_o pelagian_a heresy_n for_o we_o trust_v he_o will_v not_o honour_v the_o papal_o so_o much_o as_o to_o make_v s._n augustine_n one_o of_o they_o and_o that_o can_v in_o any_o charitable_a construction_n be_v a_o pelagian_a heresy_n which_o s._n 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gratias_fw-la agere_fw-la in_o dominico_fw-la habes_fw-la psal_n 23._o ambros_n d._n sacram_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o greg_n nyssen_n orat_fw-la d._n castigat_fw-la august_n epist_n 86._o hilar._n prologue_n in_o psalm_n socrat._v hist_o eccl._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 8._o tripertit_n hist_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o and_o therefore_o br._n b._n fight_v with_o his_o own_o shadow_n when_o he_o produce_v modern_a authority_n to_o confirm_v that_o which_o concern_v not_o the_o point_n in_o question_n 3_o the_o bishop_n pag._n 205._o make_v clear_a ostension_n that_o h._n b._n have_v falsify_v three_o place_n of_o saint_n augustine_n and_o to_o prove_v himself_o a_o impudent_a prevaricator_n he_o have_v foist_v in_o these_o word_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la dominicum_fw-la into_o saint_n augustine_n very_a text_n contra_fw-la adimant_n manich._n cap._n 15._o 4_o this_o br._n b._n for_o his_o last_o refuge_n propound_v a_o miserable_a and_o ridiculous_a argument_n to_o wit_n the_o father_n observe_v 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