Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	believe_v	church_n	creed_n	9,079	5	10.7231	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96387	A charitable essay, in order to allay the outrage of a contentious apostate inverting his error (from true Christian faith and charity) upon him, in his book, falsly stiled, New Rome unmask'd, &c.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1693 (1693)	Wing W1903; ESTC R233852	12,571	8

testimony_n read_v joh._n 17.23_o 2d_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o creed_n 6._o all_o teach_v which_o be_v give_v for●_n by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v to_o bring_v up_o the_o hearer_n 〈◊〉_d perfection_n even_o to_o the_o measure_n stature_n and_o fullness_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n on_o which_o he_o remark_n viz._n come_v and_o see_v once_o more_o this_o dar●_n dismal_a antichristian_a and_o uncharitable_a creed_n of_o the●_n delude_v soul_n etc._n etc._n they_o like_o the_o pharisee_n hold_v sinless_a perfection_n etc._n etc._n answ_n come_v and_o see_v once_o more_o what_o f._n 〈◊〉_d hold_v e_fw-la conuerso_fw-la to_o the_o contrary_a viz._n that_o 〈◊〉_d teach_v or_o ministry_n give_v by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o bring_v up_o the_o hearer_n to_o perfection_n that_o be_v sinless_a though_o it_o be_v to_o present_v they_o perfect_a in_o christ_n a●●_n that_o all_o may_v come_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n unto_o a_o perfect_a ma●●●_n and_o unto_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o stature_n of_o the_o fullness_n 〈◊〉_d christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n express_o declare_v ephes_n 〈◊〉_d oh_o what_o sad_a and_o dismal_a darkness_n of_o apostasy_n 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n fall_v into_o contrary_a both_o to_o chri●●_n and_o his_o apostle_n express_a testimony_n read_v jo●_n 17.21_o 22_o 23_o 34._o etc._n etc._n ephes_n 4.11_o 12_o 13._o in_o creed_n 6._o ibid._n he_o that_o have_v the_o same_o spir●_n that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n from_o the_o dead_a be_v equal_a w●●_n god_n which_o we_o do_v deny_v quote_v saul_n erran●_n etc._n etc._n p._n 8._o and_o also_o great_a mystery_n p._n 78_o 127_o 28_n where_o quoth_v f._n b._n their_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n 〈◊〉_d not_o deny_v but_o strong_o employ_v answ_n we_o deny_v both_o to_o be_v any_o part_n of_o o●●●_n creed_n the_o first_o as_o be_v some_o accident_n mistake_v in_o saul_n errand_n as_o it_o be_v real_o suppose_v be_v also_o contradict_v by_o g._n f._n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d ownng_a the_o charge_n and_o deny_v himself_o or_o a●_n other_o creature_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n his_o creato●_n but_o testify_v the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n to_o 〈◊〉_d equal_a in_o power_n and_o glory_n with_o god_n the_o father_n great_a mystery_n p._n 127._o and_o p._n 254._o and_o saul_n 〈◊〉_d p._n 5_o 6_o 8._o let_v we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o some_o of_o f._n b.'s_n 12_o ●●●rors_n charge_v on_o the_o quaker_n doctrine_n on_o whi●●_n with_o his_o 6_o fictitious_a creed_n his_o 12_o chapte_a 〈◊〉_d and_o much_o of_o his_o book_n be_v ground_v 1._o against_o g._n p.'s_n great_a mist_n p._n 89._o viz._n t._n 〈◊〉_d the_o quaker_n have_v a_o spirit_n give_v to_o they_o beyond_o all_o forefather_n since_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o apostasy_n etc._n etc._n the_o very_a intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o g._n f.'s_n wo●●_n herein_o be_v not_o beyond_o all_o the_o forefather_n with●●_n exception_n but_o beyond_o all_o in_o the_o apostasy_n and_o further_o and_o they_o can_v discern_v who_o be_v saint_n 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v devil_n and_o who_o be_v apostate_n without_o spe●●ing_v ever_o a_o word_n but_o add_v further_a they_o that_o be_v power_n and_o life_n of_o truth_n as_o g._n f._n there_o say_v 〈◊〉_d so_o discern_v between_o saint_n and_o devil_n &c_n &c_n use_v that_n possible_a as_o it_o be_v for_o humble_a man_n to_o ●ern_v wicked_a person_n even_o by_o their_o proud_a and_o ●●y_o look_v wanton_a and_o scornful_a eye_n envious_a 〈◊〉_d fall_v countenance_n the_o show_n of_o who_o ●●untenance_n testify_v against_o they_o and_o more_o special_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o discern_v of_o spirit_n give_v 〈◊〉_d some_o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n apostate_n and_o ●●ked_a spirit_n be_v discernible_a from_o saint_n the_o 〈◊〉_d part_n that_o a_o spirit_n of_o understanding_n and_o dis●ning_n be_v give_v and_o among_o we_o beyond_o all_o such_o forefathers_n as_n be_v in_o the_o apostasy_n f._n b._n do_v long_o ●●ieve_v be_v no_o error_n but_o now_o if_o he_o will_v have_v it_o ●●e_v invert_v it_o upon_o he_o and_o then_o it_o must_v be_v in_o 〈◊〉_d sense_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v a_o error_n to_o profess_v a_o spirit_n ●●en_o we_o now_o adays_o beyond_o all_o the_o forefather_n in_o 〈◊〉_d apostasy_n 2._o that_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o power_n and_o ●●●e_a of_o truth_n can_v discern_v between_o saint_n and_o de●●●●_n especial_o when_o silent_a these_o be_v opposite_a ●he_n doctrine_n he_o deem_v erroneous_a by_o the_o first_o have_v exclude_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o other_o from_o 〈◊〉_d spirit_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v beyond_o all_o the_o fore●hers_n in_o the_o apostasy_n and_o thereby_o he_o have_v elude_v christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n which_o the_o true_a apostle_n have_v consequent_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o ●rit_n of_o apostate_n and_o in_o a_o great_a apostasy_n 〈◊〉_d only_o from_o the_o christian_a society_n of_o the_o people_n ●●ed_v quaker_n but_o also_o from_o christ_n himself_o his_o ●●rit_n light_a and_o truth_n by_o the_o second_o he_o have_v ●●osed_v and_o exclude_v himself_o from_o the_o saint_n ●●ht_v of_o discern_v by_o the_o power_n and_o life_n of_o ●●uth_n between_o saint_n and_o devil_n his_o 11_o erroneous_a principle_n charge_v on_o the_o ●●kers_n chap._n 1._o out_o of_o good_a advice_n p._n 39_o 〈◊〉_d that_o edward_n vi_o by_o archbishop_n cranmer_n be_v ●●pelled_v to_o sign_v a_o warrant_n to_o burn_v poor_a joan_n of●●nt_n ●●nt_z count_v a_o enthusiast_n for_o which_o f._n b._n sad_o ●●t_n on_o presumption_n vilify_v w._n p._n etc._n etc._n p._n 72_o 〈◊〉_d and_o which_o he_o say_v he_o do_v not_o believe_v but_o ●●ges_v it_o upon_o he_o g._n w._n and_o the_o rest_n as_o a_o lie_n until_o ●●prove_v it_o by_o a_o protestant_a author_n answ_n see_v speed_n chronicle_n p._n 1103._o how_o ●●arly_o it_o be_v prove_v and_o how_o averse_a edward_n vi_o ●●s_o to_o sign_v the_o warrant_n to_o burn_v joan_n butcher_n 〈◊〉_d how_o dr._n cranmer_n his_o godfather_n archbishop_n ●oured_v to_o induce_v he_o to_o set_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o ●●rant_n of_o her_o execution_n and_o with_o what_o relu●●ncy_n he_o do_v it_o but_o not_o without_o weep_v see_v 〈◊〉_d boker_n chron._n p._n 311._o now_o f._n b._n may_v ●●u_o not_o be_v horrible_o confound_v and_o ashamed_a of_o 〈◊〉_d precipitant_n foolish_a rashness_n in_o revile_v and_o trust_o condemn_v we_o as_o liar_n in_o this_o mat●●●_n 〈…〉_o 12_o suppose_a error_n i_o affirm_v the_o true_a church_n be_v in_o the_o true_a faith_n that_o be_v in_o god_n and_o we_o must_v either_o believe_v this_o as_o the_o true_a church_n believe_v or_o else_o it_o be_v but_o both_o a_o folly_n and_o hypocrisy_n to_o profess_v ourselves_o member_n thereof_o this_o he_o charge_v upon_o myself_o as_o one_o of_o the_o quaker_n great_a error_n wherein_o i_o do_v not_o make_v the_o church_n the_o foundation_n but_o example_n of_o our_o belief_n whence_o it_o follow_v invert_v it_o to_o his_o contrary_a principle_n employ_v that_o 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or_o tother_o take_v which_o he_o please_v and_o let_v he_o wind_v off_o the_o dilemma_n if_o he_o can_v the_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o article_n that_o concern_v doctrine_n be_v answer_v in_o divers_a other_o book_n as_o in_o my_o late_a answer_n to_o the_o baptist_n at_o depiford_n and_o enquiry_n into_o a_o late_a pamphlet_n style_v some_o of_o the_o quaker_n principle_n and_o doctrine_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o my_o answer_n to_o dr_n ford_n preservative_n against_o quakerism_n at_o present_a i_o wave_v and_o pass_v by_o many_o of_o his_o personal_a abuse_n gross_a detraction_n raileries_n and_o slander_n and_o unjust_a comparison_n between_o we_o and_o the_o papist_n and_o pope_n and_o many_o of_o his_o foul_a reproach_n cast_v upon_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n

be_v our_o creed●ker_n constru_a or_o expositor_n who_o have_v un●tly_o infer_v this_o upon_o we_o from_o be_v pennington_n ●●ing_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o stir_n which_o be_v of_o a_o earthly_a perish_a nature_n ●hereby_o neither_o he_o nor_o the_o people_n call_v qua●●s_v say_v that_o christ_n body_n either_o be_v or_o be_v of_o 〈◊〉_d earthly_a perish_a nature_n for_o his_o flesh_n see_v no●rruption_n ●rruption_z therefore_o do_v not_o perish_v tho●_n our_o ●●ture_n our_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v of_o a_o earthly_a pe●●ing_a nature_n so_o be_v not_o christ_n i_o can_v ra●nally_o suppose_v that_o j._n p._n ever_o intend_v that_o ●rist's_n body_n which_o on_o earth_n do_v not_o corrupt_v 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o earthly_a perish_a nature_n now_o in_o hea●●●_n as_o we_o be_v now_o on_o earth_n take_v his_o word_n al●●●_n grammatical_o for_o it_o be_v such_o a_o absurdity_n as_o i_o 〈◊〉_d not_o think_v ever_o enter_v into_o if._n pennington_n ●art_n be_v 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