Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	authority_n	church_n	truth_n	2,214	5	6.2511	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77707	Rome's conviction: or, A discoverie of the unsoundness of the main grounds of Rome's religion, in answer to a book, called The right religion, evinced by L.B. Shewing, 1. That the Romish Church is not the true and onely Catholick Church, infallible ground and rule of faith. 2. That the main doctrines of the Romish Church are damnable errors, & therefore to be deserted by such as would be saved. By William Brownsword, M.A. and minister of the Gospel at Douglas Chappell in Lancashire.	Brownsword, William, b. 1625 or 6.	1654 (1654)	Wing B5216; Thomason E1474_2; ESTC R209513	181,322	400

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the_o father_n on_o this_o text_n different_a from_o you_o but_o i_o find_v not_o one_o that_o from_o it_o do_v teach_v we_o to_o ground_v our_o faith_n on_o the_o church_n as_o the_o only_a way_n to_o true_a christianity_n and_o the_o right_a religion_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o good_a lesson_n to_o teach_v we_o to_o submit_v our_o will_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o we_o shall_v ground_v our_o faith_n upon_o the_o church_n authority_n the_o scripture_n be_v altogether_o ignorant_a and_o destitute_a of_o expression_n of_o such_o a_o duty_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o chapter_n you_o assert_v that_o true_a religion_n be_v one_o but_o present_o fall_v upon_o the_o unity_n of_o person_n in_o this_o one_o religion_n and_o to_o the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o come_v to_o be_v unite_v which_o mean_v you_o propound_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n experience_n show_v that_o this_o unity_n of_o religion_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o acknowledge_v the_o church_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o belief_n it_o be_v visible_a to_o the_o eye_n that_o all_o that_o square_a their_o belief_n to_o the_o church_n be_v one_o in_o religion_n whereas_o they_o that_o take_v to_o themselves_o other_o rule_n descent_n and_o jar_v etc._n etc._n p._n 28._o asw_n 1._o whether_o those_o who_o acknowledge_v the_o church_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o belief_n be_v so_o one_o in_o religion_n as_o that_o they_o neither_o dissent_v nor_o jar_n i_o refer_v it_o to_o any_o man_n judgement_n who_o have_v but_o ordinary_a insight_n into_o the_o writer_n of_o popish_a controversy_n i_o wonder_v who_o experience_n it_o be_v that_o find_v it_o or_o what_o alseeing_a eye_n it_o be_v that_o discern_v all_o acknowledger_n of_o the_o church_n authority_n to_o be_v one_o in_o religion_n have_v you_o see_v