Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	father_n	heaven_n	maker_n	3,071	5	10.1314	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53750	A true and lively representation of popery shewing that popery is only new-modell'd paganism, and perfectly destructive of the great ends and purposes of God in the Gospel.	Owen, Thankfull, 1620-1681.	1679 (1679)	Wing O830; ESTC R18583	46,596	82

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aratus_n invoke_v in_o his_o phaenomena_n and_o from_o whence_o s._n paul_n cite_v that_o passage_n for_o we_o be_v his_o offspring_n be_v the_o supreme_a god_n the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n we_o be_v inform_v from_o theon_n the_o scholiast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v understand_v say_v he_o here_o by_o jupiter_n the_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o he_o of_o who_o aratus_n speak_v we_o be_v his_o offspring_n and_o who_o the_o athenian_n ignorant_o worship_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o unknown_a god_n he_o it_o be_v that_o be_v the_o maker_n and_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o very_a nonsensical_a and_o ridiculous_a thing_n to_o endeavour_v to_o represent_v this_o supreme_a numen_fw-la by_o a_o image_n of_o gold_n or_o silver_n or_o any_o other_o material_a to_o this_o purpose_n there_o be_v a_o famous_a passage_n in_o sophocles_n cite_v by_o divers_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n where_o after_o have_v assert_v one_o only_a god_n the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o condemn_v all_o image-worship_n and_o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n those_o vain_a mortal_n to_o be_v deceive_v and_o err_v in_o their_o heart_n who_o grave_v image_n of_o god_n out_o of_o stone_n wood_n gold_n or_o ivory_n offer_v sacrifice_n and_o other_o solemnity_n to_o they_o to_o the_o infinite_a damage_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o suppose_v this_o to_o be_v true_a religious_a worship_n and_o that_o the_o heathen_n worship_v their_o minor_a god_n or_o inferior_a deity_n whether_o daemon_n or_o hero_n in_o image_n and_o statue_n be_v so_o plain_a and_o obvious_a that_o it_o need_v no_o far_a proof_n though_o here_o the_o cunning_a sophister_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n not_o be_v able_a to_o deny_v the_o thing_n itself_o have_v invent_v many_o shift_n and_o elusion_n and_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o pagan_n worship_v the_o 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of_o the_o pagan_a theology_n first_o that_o there_o be_v one_o self-originated_n deity_n who_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o maker_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n second_o that_o there_o be_v beside_o he_o other_o god_n also_o to_o be_v religious_o worship_v that_o be_v intellectual_a being_n superior_a to_o man_n which_o be_v notwithstanding_o all_o make_v or_o create_v by_o that_o one_o to_o the_o supreme_a god_n they_o give_v the_o high_a worship_n but_o to_o those_o subordinate_a deity_n they_o give_v a_o lesser_a or_o inferior_a kind_n of_o religious_a worship_n that_o be_v they_o adore_v and_o worship_v the_o supreme_a god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n but_o their_o inferior_a deity_n as_o mediator_n and_o intercessor_n for_o they_o with_o the_o supreme_a numen_fw-la and_o where_o i_o pray_v lie_v the_o difference_n now_o between_o the_o papist_n and_o the_o pagan_a save_v that_o the_o dii_fw-la medioxumi_fw-la of_o the_o heathen_n 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several_a part_n thereof_o to_o be_v animate_v at_o least_o with_o one_o great_a soul_n and_o they_o that_o worship_v the_o sun_n do_v not_o do_v it_o as_o suppose_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o dead_a and_o lifeless_a thing_n but_o as_o animate_v with_o some_o intellectual_a be_v for_o to_o deny_v the_o world_n animation_n and_o to_o be_v a_o atheist_n or_o to_o deny_v a_o god_n be_v look_v upon_o by_o they_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n because_o all_o the_o pagan_n who_o asserted_a providence_n hold_v the_o world_n also_o to_o be_v animate_v and_o epicurus_n deny_v the_o world_n animation_n upon_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o because_o he_o atheistical_o endeavour_v to_o exclude_v a_o providence_n and_o though_o the_o poet_n have_v introduce_v many_o absurd_a and_o impure_a fable_n into_o their_o religion_n concern_v jupiter_n yet_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o by_o jupiter_n the_o heathen_n understand_v the_o supreme_a god_n the_o true_a etymon_n of_o jupiter_n 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