Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	find_v	scripture_n	word_n	3,449	5	4.1562	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07444	The iudge of heresies one God, one faith, one church, out of which there is no saluation. Excluding all infidells, Mahumetans, Iewes, obstinate papists, and other heretikes of all sorts, and consequently all newters, who conforme themselues onely externally to any religion, from hope of participation of the kingdome of heauen. If they finally persist therein, and returne not to the knowledge and zealous profession of the true faith. By Iohn Merideth, Sub-Deane of Chichester.	Meredith, John, b. 1579 or 80.	1624 (1624)	STC 17830; ESTC S112660	68,232	98

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go_v to_o hell_n saint_n peter_n say_v the_o righteous_a scarce_o shall_v be_v save_v where_o 4._o 1._o pet._n 4._o then_o shall_v be_v ungodly_a and_o sinner_n appear_v if_o this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v thou_o hear_v the_o infallible_a truth_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n confirm_v this_o conclusion_n one_o say_v unto_o he_o lord_n be_v there_o few_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v our_o lord_n answer_v he_o and_o his_o fellow_n 13._o luc._n 13._o strive_v to_o enter_v by_o the_o narrow_a gate_n for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o many_o shall_v seek_v to_o enter_v and_o can_v see_v therefore_o the_o answer_n ought_v to_o be_v understand_v and_o expound_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o praecedent_a interrogation_n we_o may_v conclude_v and_o undoubted_o hold_v that_o by_o this_o answer_n the_o lord_n determine_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o few_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o augustine_n expound_v these_o word_n say_v the_o lord_n confirm_v that_o dom._n lib._n the_o ver●_n 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cu●tu_fw-la lib._n the_o ver●_n cu●tu_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o suppose_v three_o part_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v damn_v because_o among_o they_o infidel_n or_o heretic_n do_v reign_v but_o of_o the_o four_o part_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v but_o with_o saint_n john_n totus_fw-la mundus_fw-la in_o maligno_fw-la positus_fw-la est_fw-la the_o whole_a world_n be_v set_v on_o mischief_n for_o what_o be_v the_o man_n of_o our_o time_n for_o the_o most_o part_n proud_a covetous_a luxnrious_a glutton_n drunkard_n murderer_n fornicatour_n adulterer_n and_o worse_o wrathful_a envious_a negligent_a in_o good_a work_n and_o plunge_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o p●rish_v now_o that_o no_o man_n despair_v i_o say_v notwithstanding_o the_o praecedent_a position_n that_o the_o elect_n who_o shall_v all_o be_v save_v be_v infinite_a if_o you_o consider_v they_o absolute_o in_o themselves_o god_n say_v unto_o abraham_n i_o will_v make_v 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augustine_n who_o say_v d●m_fw-la lib._n deverb_v d●m_fw-la non_fw-la contrarius_fw-la est_fw-la sibi_fw-la dominus_fw-la etc._n etc._n our_o lord_n do_v not_o speak_v contrary_n who_o say_v that_o there_o be_v few_o that_o enter_v by_o the_o narrow_a gate_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v many_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n and_o the_o west_n and_o shall_v sit_v with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jaccb_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o they_o be_v few_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o damn_a but_o many_o in_o the_o society_n of_o the_o angel_n the_o corn_n be_v hardly_o see_v when_o the_o floor_n be_v thresh_v but_o the_o mass_n which_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o this_o floor_n will_v be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o will_v fill_v the_o barn_n of_o heaven_n for_o this_o cause_n our_o saviour_n term_v the_o elect_n pusillum_fw-la gregem_fw-la a_o little_a flock_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o reprobate_n 12._o luc._n 12._o wherefore_o though_o they_o be_v few_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o damn_a yet_o let_v no_o christian_a despair_n but_o rather_o labour_v to_o keep_v the_o profession_n of_o our_o hope_n without_o waver_v and_o make_v sure_a his_o salvation_n by_o good_a work_n in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o so_o shall_v he_o be_v sure_a that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o few_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v now_o i_o will_v answer_v in_o a_o word_n or_o two_o the_o principal_a objection_n which_o be_v make_v against_o this_o position_n omit_v many_o idle_a absurdity_n who_o very_a rehearsal_n be_v a_o sufficient_a confutation_n of_o they_o as_o that_o of_o origen_n who_o be_v over_o merciful_a say_v that_o the_o devil_n himself_o and_o his_o angel_n shall_v in_o process_n of_o time_n after_o they_o have_v suffer_v long_o and_o grievous_a hierosol_n ●pip●am_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la i●b_n hierosol_n torment_n proportionable_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o their_o torment_n and_o be_v join_v with_o the_o holy_a 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of_o the_o term_n all_o god_n will_v be_v immutable_a the_o term_n universal_a and_o as_o the_o law_n say_v qui_fw-la totum_fw-la dicit_fw-la nihil_fw-la excludit_fw-la he_o that_o say_v all_o except_v nothing_o first_o for_o the_o will_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v with_o saint_n augustine_n when_o we_o hear_v and_o read_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o god_n will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v ●_o enchirid._n cap._n 6._o ●_o though_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o all_o man_n be_v not_o save_v we_o must_v not_o therefore_o derrogate_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o most_o omnipotent_a will_n of_o god_n but_o so_o understand_v that_o which_o be_v write_v who_o will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o there_o can_v no_o man_n be_v save_v but_o he_o who_o he_o will_v have_v save_v not_o that_o there_o be_v no_o