Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	lord_n	show_v	supper_n	4,170	5	9.3436	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85228	Certain considerations of present concernment: touching this reformed Church of England. With a particular examination of An: Champny (Doctor of the Sorbon) his exceptions against the lawful calling and ordination of the Protestant bishops and pastors of this Church. / By H: Ferne, D.D.	Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662.	1653 (1653)	Wing F789; Thomason E1520_1; ESTC R202005	136,131	385

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sacrifice_n that_o be_v offer_v all_o the_o wit_n the_o romanist_n have_v can_v make_v the_o offer_v up_o of_o himself_o in_o the_o last_o supper_n as_o they_o fancy_n it_o and_o after_o upon_o the_o cross_n to_o consist_v upon_o any_o reasonable_a term_n for_o as_o they_o may_v not_o say_v there_o be_v two_o several_a offering_n up_o of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n so_o they_o can_v make_v they_o real_o the_o same_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o often_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n cap._n 7._o cap._n 9_o cap._n 10._o he_o offer_v once_o to_o take_v away_o sin_n and_o the_o romanist_n dare_v not_o say_v he_o offer_v himself_o twice_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o say_v that_o he_o offer_v himself_o real_o in_o the_o supper_n and_o on_o the_o cross_n where_o the_o time_n and_o place_n be_v several_a and_o the_o manner_n of_o offer_v as_o to_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o a_o real_a external_a sacrifice_n quite_o diverse_a for_o it_o be_v without_o bloodshed_n and_o 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virtute_fw-la from_o his_o own_o efficacy_n value_n and_o virtue_n but_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o eucharist_n be_v respectivum_fw-la dependens_fw-la &_o applicativum_fw-la relative_a to_o that_o sacrifice_n on_o the_o cross_n depend_v on_o it_o and_o borrow_v totamsuam_fw-la propitiandi_fw-la vim_fw-la à_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la crucis_fw-la all_o the_o propitiatory_a force_n it_o have_v from_o that_o on_o the_o cross_n last_o it_o be_v applicative_a of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n applicando_fw-la nob_n be_v crucis_fw-la merita_fw-la &_o valorem_fw-la it_o apply_v say_v he_o unto_o we_o the_o merit_n of_o that_o sacrifice_n again_o for_o the_o dependencie_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o eucharist_n upon_o that_o of_o the_o cross_n he_o acknowledge_v there_o in_o effectu_fw-la svo_fw-la non_fw-la minù_fw-fr quam_fw-la ●lim_fw-la judeorum_fw-la sacrifisia_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la dependere_fw-la that_o it_o depend_v no_o less_o upon_o it_o as_o to_o his_o effect_n and_o force_n than_o the_o judaical_a sacrifice_n do_v and_o pag._n 707._o he_o make_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o eucharist_n in_o and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n to_o be_v as_o the_o work_v of_o the_o second_o cause_n by_o the_o cooperation_n of_o the_o first_o and_o endeavour_v to_o show_v how_o the_o propitiatory_a virtue_n attribute_v to_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o eucharist_n do_v not_o derogat_n from_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n he_o can_v do_v it_o but_o by_o make_v the_o one_o medium_n applicationis_fw-la a_o mean_v appoint_v to_o apply_v the_o other_o unto_o we_o and_o this_o he_o prove_v by_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n which_o beside_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v require_v in_o we_o to_o make_v it_o effectual_a to_o we_o and_o by_o baptism_n ordain_v of_o god_n to_o apply_v his_o blood_n to_o we_o and_o neither_o of_o these_o derogatory_n to_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n thus_o he_o pag._n 714_o 723.7●6_n 5._o now_o in_o all_o this_o we_o may_v observe_v what_o a_o wide_a difference_n be_v make_v between_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o eucharist_n and_o on_o the_o cross_n and_o thereupon_o how_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o make_v they_o one_o and_o the_o same_o also_o how_o senseless_a it_o be_v to_o affirm_v this_o of_o christ_n offer_v himself_o up_o in_o the_o eucharist_n whether_o we_o consider_v the_o dependency_n acknowledge_v to_o say_v christ_n offering_n himself_o up_o in_o the_o eucharist_n have_v not_o efficacy_n of_o itself_o but_o dependent_o of_o a_o other_o offer_v up_o of_o himself_o or_o whether_o we_o consider_v the_o application_n speak_v of_o to_o say_v that_o christ_n offer_v himself_o up_o in_o the_o eucharist_n to_o apply_v the_o merit_n of_o his_o cross_n unto_o we_o but_o to_o let_v pass_v these_o and_o many_o more_o absurdity_n which_o follow_v upon_o 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