Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	world_n	worship_n	worship_v	74	3	7.8250	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61627	Several conferences between a Romish priest, a fanatick chaplain, and a divine of the Church of England concerning the idolatry of the Church of Rome, being a full answer to the late dialogues of T.G.	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1679 (1679)	Wing S5667; ESTC R18131	239,123	580

appropriate_v to_o the_o absolute_a worship_n of_o god_n if_o so_o than_o all_o such_o act_n be_v appropriate_v where_o the_o same_o reason_n hold_v whether_o it_o be_v divine_a institution_n or_o the_o consent_n of_o mankind_n in_o general_n or_o of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o consequent_o though_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n may_v reserve_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n as_o peculiar_a to_o he_o yet_o they_o may_v give_v other_o act_n of_o divine_a worship_n to_o his_o creature_n which_o have_v the_o same_o reason_n to_o be_v appropriate_v which_o sacrifice_n itself_o have_v 2._o because_o though_o in_o word_n they_o seem_v to_o appropriate_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n as_o a_o peculiar_a act_n of_o external_a worship_n yet_o they_o do_v in_o effect_n overthrow_v it_o by_o these_o two_o assertion_n 1._o that_o its_o peculiarity_n be_v not_o as_o be_v a_o act_n of_o adoration_n but_o upon_o another_o account_n as_o a_o significant_a ceremony_n of_o our_o total_a subjection_n to_o god_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o dr._n st._n charge_v your_o divine_n with_o that_o they_o reserve_v no_o one_o act_n of_o external_a adoration_n as_o proper_a to_o god_n and_o that_o they_o say_v 204._o that_o sacrifice_n do_v not_o natural_o signify_v any_o worship_n of_o god_n 226._o but_o only_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o man_n so_o that_o your_o divine_n confess_v there_o be_v no_o natural_a act_n of_o divine_a worship_n no_o external_a act_n of_o adoration_n which_o be_v reserve_v as_o peculiar_a to_o god_n but_o only_o a_o outward_a ceremony_n which_o do_v not_o of_o itself_o signify_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n nor_o our_o subjection_n to_o he_o but_o solemn_a prayer_n and_o praise_n do_v of_o themselves_o signify_v our_o dependence_n on_o god_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o antecedent_n reason_n to_o the_o consent_n of_o mankind_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n 2._o that_o even_o sacrifice_n be_v allow_v by_o 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although_o therefore_o the_o heathen_n do_v own_o and_o worship_v many_o god_n yet_o they_o look_v on_o they_o as_o inferior_a and_o subordinate_a to_o the_o supreme_a and_o only_o employ_v by_o he_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o thing_n under_o he_o and_o as_o for_o the_o partner_n you_o mention_v they_o be_v not_o such_o quoad_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la potestatis_fw-la but_o only_o make_v use_n of_o in_o their_o particular_a office_n you_o know_v the_o distinction_n and_o it_o serve_v better_a here_o than_o in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_n when_o t._n g._n have_v upbraid_v dr._n st._n for_o two_o page_n together_o with_o his_o father_n livy_n father_n varro_n 317._o father_n cicero_n father_n seneca_n father_n virgil_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v at_o last_o sink_v so_o low_a as_o to_o quote_v father_n t._n g._n in_o his_o roman_a antiquity_n against_o he_o sure_o any_o one_o of_o those_o father_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o roman_a antiquity_n will_v weigh_v 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show_v 300._o what_o article_n of_o your_o creed_n what_o decree_n of_o your_o church_n what_o doctrine_n of_o your_o divine_n it_o do_v contradict_v for_o any_o man_n to_o pray_v direct_o to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o heresy_n support_v under_o trouble_n grace_n to_o withstand_v temptation_n and_o reception_n to_o glory_n and_o what_o can_v we_o beg_v for_o more_o from_o god_n himself_o but_o i_o do_v not_o yet_o understand_v how_o you_o can_v charge_v those_o heathen_n with_o idolatry_n who_o own_v a_o supreme_a god_n and_o worship_v inferior_a deity_n as_o subordinate_a to_o they_o and_o their_o image_n but_o the_o charge_n will_v return_v upon_o yourselves_o r._n p._n will_v you_o never_o be_v satisfy_v do_v not_o t._n g._n say_v they_o be_v just_o charge_v with_o it_o on_o two_o account_n 1._o because_o those_o image_n be_v institute_v by_o public_a authority_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o false_a god_n 437._o and_o they_o concur_v with_o the_o vulgar_a 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