Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	church_n	true_a	visible_a	19,269	5	9.3685	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50525	The apostasy of the latter times in which, according to divine prediction, the world should wonder after the beast the mystery of iniquity should so farre prevaile over the mystery of godlinesse, whorish Babylon over the virgin-Church of Christ, as that the visible glory of the true church should be much clouded the true unstained Christian faith corrupted the purity of true worship polluted, or, The gentiles theology of dæmons i.e. inferiour divine powers, supposed to be mediatours between God and man : revived in the latter times amongst Christians in worshipping of angels, deifying and invocating of saints, adoring and templing of reliques, bowing downe to images, worshipping of crosses, &c : all which together with a true discovery of the nature, originall, progresse, of the great, fatall and solemn apotisy are cleared : delivered in publique some years since upon I Tim. 4. 1,2,3 / by Joseph Mede ...	Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.	1641 (1641)	Wing M1590; ESTC R22768	121,369	171

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his_o five_o book_n praeparat_fw-la evangel_n cap._n 2._o according_a to_o the_o greek_a edition_n of_o rob._n stephen_n when_o say_v he_o those_o wicked_a spirit_n as_o he_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v which_o be_v worship_v under_o the_o name_n of_o daemon_n see_v mankind_n bring_v off_o to_o a_o deify_n of_o the_o dead_a he_o mean_v by_o erect_v statue_n and_o ordain_v ceremony_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o their_o memorial_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o insinuate_v themselves_o and_o help_v forward_o their_o error_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o certain_a motion_n of_o the_o statue_n which_o ancient_o be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o decease_a as_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o ostentation_n of_o oracle_n and_o cure_n of_o disease_n whereby_o they_o then_o superstitious_a run_v headlong_o sometime_o to_o take_v they_o to_o be_v some_o heavenly_a power_n and_o god_n indeed_o and_o sometime_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n of_o their_o deify_v worthy_n and_o so_o say_v he_o the_o earth-neighbouring-daemon_n which_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n those_o spirituality_n of_o wickedness_n and_o ringleader_n of_o all_o evil_a be_v on_o all_o hand_n account_v for_o great_a god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o ancient_n decease_a be_v think_v worthy_a to_o be_v celebrate_v with_o a_o great_a service_n the_o feature_n of_o who_o body_n the_o dedicate_v image_n in_o every_o city_n seem_v to_o represent_v but_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o and_o those_o divine_a and_o incorporeal_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wicked_a daemon_n counterfeit_v by_o work_v many_o miracle_n hear_v tertullian_n also_o speak_v in_o his_o apology_n to_o the_o gentile_n cap._n 21._o in_o fine_a quaerite_fw-la ergò_fw-la si_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la ista_fw-la divinitas_fw-la christi_fw-la si_fw-la est_fw-la ea_fw-la quâ_fw-la cognitâ_fw-la ad_fw-la