Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	new_a	righteousness_n	13,515	5	8.7278	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90280	Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoyned some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internall Light, revelation, &c. / By Iohn Owen: D.D.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1659 (1659)	Wing O784; Thomason E1866_1; Thomason E1866_1*; ESTC R203092	144,024	386

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be_v no_o sin_n eredat_fw-la apella_n sect._n 9_o the_o sense_n then_o of_o our_o position_n be_v evident_a and_o clear_a and_o so_o our_o answer_n to_o the_o enquiry_n make_v the_o scripture_n have_v all_o its_o authority_n from_o its_o author_n both_o in_o its_o self_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o we_o that_o it_o have_v the_o author_n and_o original_a plead_v for_o it_o declare_v its_o self_n without_o any_o other_o assistance_n by_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n that_o shall_v afterward_o be_v insist_v on_o the_o truth_n whereof_o i_o shall_v now_o confirm_v by_o one_o general_n induction_n 2._o by_o testimony_n 3_o by_o argument_n express_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o its_o revelation_n of_o its_o self_n sect._n 10._o there_o be_v 3_o way_n whereby_o god_n in_o several_a degree_n reveal_v himself_o his_o property_n his_o mind_n and_o will_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n 1._o he_o do_v it_o by_o his_o work_n both_o of_o creation_n and_o providence_n all_o thy_o work_n praise_v thou_o psal_n 145._o 10._o etc._n etc._n the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o firmament_n tell_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n day_n unto_o day_n utter_v speech_n and_o night_n unto_o night_n declare_v knowledge_n there_o be_v no_o speech_n or_o language_n where_o their_o voice_n be_v not_o hear_v their_o line_n be_v go_v out_o throughout_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o word_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n psal_n 19_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n so_o job_n chap._n 37._o chap._n 38._o chap._n 39_o throughout_o god_n who_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o the_o sea_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v therein_o suffer_v in_o time_n past_o all_o nation_n to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n yet_o he_o leave_v not_o himself_o without_o witness_n in_o that_o he_o do_v good_a &_o give_v we_o rain_n from_o heaven_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v our_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n act._n 14._o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o god_n that_o make_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o see_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n dwell_v not_o in_o temple_n make_v with_o hand_n neither_o be_v worship_v with_o man_n hand_n as_o though_o he_o need_v any_o thing_n see_v he_o give_v unto_o all_o life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o thing_n and_o have_v make_v of_o one_o blood_n all_o mankind_n to_o dwell_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o eart_n and_o assign_v the_o season_n which_o be_v ordain_v before_o and_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o habitation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o lord_n if_o happy_o they_o may_v feel_v after_o he_o and_o find_v he_o act._n 17._o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o for_o that_o which_o may_v be_v know_v of_o

point_n of_o elias_n levita_n the_o value_n of_o his_o testimony_n in_o this_o case_n 18_o of_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n 19_o some_o consideration_n about_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o point_n the_o first_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o punctation_n its_o self_n in_o reference_n unto_o grammatical_a rule_n 20_o from_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n and_o integrity_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o now_o point_v this_o be_v in_o my_o apprehension_n the_o state_n of_o thing_n among_o we_o i_o hope_v i_o may_v without_o offence_n proceed_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o particular_n before_o mention_v from_o whence_o it_o be_v fear_v that_o objection_n may_v arise_v against_o the_o purity_n and_o self_n evidence_v power_n of_o the_o scripture_n plead_v for_o in_o the_o forego_n treatise_n that_o which_o in_o the_o first_o place_n be_v mention_v be_v the_o assertion_n of_o the_o point_n or_o vowel_n and_o accent_n to_o be_v a_o novel_a 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there_o will_v be_v more_o confusion_n in_o that_o one_o tongue_n than_o be_v among_o all_o those_o at_o babylon_n nulla_fw-la igitur_fw-la certa_fw-la doctrina_fw-la poterit_fw-la tradi_fw-la de_fw-la hâc_fw-la linguâ_fw-la cum_fw-la omne_fw-la possint_fw-la diversimodò_fw-la legi_fw-la ut_fw-la futura_fw-la sit_fw-la major_a confusio_fw-la unicae_fw-la huius_fw-la linguae_fw-la quam_fw-la illa_fw-la babylonis_fw-la morinus_n plain_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v so_o indeed_o instance_v in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o it_o may_v be_v various_o point_v have_v at_o least_o 8._o several_a signification_n and_o some_o of_o they_o as_o distant_a from_o one_o another_o as_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o to_o make_v evident_a the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o language_n on_o this_o account_n he_o give_v the_o like_a instance_n in_o c_o r._n s._n in_o latin_a junius_n in_o the_o close_a of_o his_o animadversion_n on_o bellar_n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 2_o commend_v that_o say_n of_o johannes_n isaac_n against_o lindan_n he_o that_o read_v the_o scripture_n without_o point_n be_v like_o a_o man_n that_o ride_v a_o horse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o a_o bridle_n he_o may_v be_v carry_v he_o know_v not_o whither_o radulphus_fw-la cevallerius_n go_v far_o rudiment_n ling._n heb._n cap._n 4._o quod_fw-la superest_fw-la de_fw-la vocalium_fw-la &_o accentuum_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la eorum_fw-la sententiae_fw-la subscribo_fw-la qui_fw-la linguam_fw-la hebraeam_fw-la tanquam_fw-la omnium_fw-la aliarum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d absolutissimum_fw-la planè_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la scriptam_fw-la confirmant_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la qui_fw-la contra_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la dubiam_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la sed_fw-la radicitùs_fw-la meo_fw-la quidem_fw-la judicio_fw-la convellunt_fw-la quod_fw-la absque_fw-la vocalibus_fw-la &_o distinctionum_fw-la notis_fw-la nihil_fw-la certi_fw-la firmique_fw-la habeat_fw-la as_o for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o vowel_n and_o accent_n say_v he_o i_o be_o of_o their_o opinion_n who_o maintain_v the_o hebrew_n language_n as_o the_o exact_a pattern_n of_o all_o other_o to_o have_v be_v plain_o write_v with_o they_o from_o the_o beginning_n see_v that_o they_o who_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v do_v not_o only_o make_v doubtful_a the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o in_o my_o judgement_n whole_o pluck_v it_o up_o by_o the_o root_n for_o without_o tho_o vowel_n and_o note_n of_o distinction_n it_o have_v nothing_o firm_a and_o certain_a in_o this_o man_n judgement_n which_o also_o be_v my_o own_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o how_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o opinion_n now_o oppose_v the_o truth_n be_v that_o i_o be_o contend_v for_o to_o these_o also_o may_v be_v add_v the_o great_a buxtorf_n tiberias_n father_n and_o punct_a son_n sc._n gerard._n ●uri_fw-la glassius_n ssa._n voetius_fw-la 6._o flac_n ilyric_n polan_n whitaker_n ezec._n hassret_n jenae_n wolthius_n sect._n 3_o it_o be_v well_o know_v what_o use_n the_o papist_n make_v of_o this_o conceit_n bellarmine_n maintain_v that_o there_o be_v error_n creep_v into_o the_o original_n by_o this_o addition_n of_o the_o point_n de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o hisce_fw-la duabus_fw-la sententiis_fw-la refutatis_fw-la restat_fw-la tertia_fw-la quam_fw-la ego_fw-la verissimam_fw-la puto_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la scripturas_fw-la hebraicas_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o universum_fw-la depravatas_fw-la opera_fw-la &_o malitia_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la omnino_fw-la esse_fw-la integras_fw-la &_o puras_fw-la sed_fw-la habere_fw-la suos_fw-la errores_fw-la quosdam_fw-la qui_fw-la partim_fw-la irrepserint_fw-la n●gligentiâ_fw-la &_o ignorantiâ_fw-la librariorum_fw-la &c_n &c_n partim_fw-la ignorantiâ_fw-la rabbinorum_fw-la qui_fw-la puncta_fw-la addiderunt_fw-la itaque_fw-la possumus_fw-la si_fw-la volumus_fw-la puncta_fw-la detrahere_fw-la &_o aliter_fw-la legere_fw-la these_o two_o opinion_n be_v confute_v the_o three_o remain_v which_o i_o suppose_v to_o be_v most_o true_a which_o be_v that_o the_o hebrew_n scripture_n be_v not_o universal_o corrupt_v by_o the_o malicious_a work_n of_o the_o jew_n nor_o yet_o be_v whole_o pure_a or_o entire_a but_o that_o they_o have_v error_n which_o have_v creep_v in_o partly_o by_o the_o negliligence_n and_o ignorance_n of_o the_o transcriber_n partly_o by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o rabbin_n who_o add_v the_o point_n whence_o we_o may_v if_o we_o please_v reject_v the_o point_n and_o read_v otherwise_o in_o the_o voluminous_a opposition_n to_o the_o truth_n make_v by_o that_o learned_a man_n i_o know_v nothing_o more_o pernitious_o speak_v nor_o do_v yet_o know_v how_o his_o inference_n can_v be_v avoid_v on_o the_o hypothesis_n in_o question_n to_o what_o purpose_n this_o insinuation_n be_v make_v by_o he_o be_v well_o know_v and_o his_o companion_n in_o design_n exact_o declare_v it_o that_o their_o hebrew_a text_n be_v correct_v by_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a be_v the_o express_a desire_n of_o gregory_n de_fw-fr valentia_fw-la tom._n 1._o disput_n 5._o qu._n 3_o and_o that_o because_o the_o church_n have_v approve_v that_o translation_n it_o be_v correct_v say_v huntly_n by_o hierome_n before_o the_o invention_n of_o point_n but_o this_o be_v put_v out_o of_o doubt_n by_o morinus_n who_o from_o hence_o argue_v the_o hebrew_n tongue_n to_o be_v a_o very_a nose_n of_o wax_n to_o be_v turn_v by_o man_n which_o way_n they_o please_v and_o to_o be_v so_o give_v of_o god_n on_o purpose_n that_o man_n may_v subject_v their_o conscience_n to_o their_o infallible_a church_n exercit._fw-la l._n 1._o exer._n 1._o c._n 2._o great_a have_v be_v the_o endeavour_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n wherein_o they_o have_v leave_v no_o stone_n unturned_a to_o decry_v the_o original_n some_o of_o they_o cry_v out_o that_o the_o 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