Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	believe_v	church_n	infallible_a	3,076	5	10.3460	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83437	The casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan. Or, A treatise against toleration and pretended liberty of conscience: wherein by Scripture, sound reason, fathers, schoolmen, casuists, Protestant divines of all nations, confessions of faith of the Reformed Churches, ecclesiastical histories, and constant practice of the most pious and wisest emperours, princes, states, the best writers of politicks, the experience of all ages; yea, by divers principles, testimonies and proceedings of sectaries themselves, as Donatists, Anabaptists, Brownists, Independents, the unlawfulnesse and mischeif [sic] in Christian commonwealths and kingdoms both of a vniversal toleration of all religions and consciences, and of a limited and bounded of some sects only, are clearly proved and demonstrated, with all the materiall grounds and reasons brought for such tolerations fully answered. / By Thomas Edvvards, Minister of the Gospel. The first part.; Casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan. Part 1	Edwards, Thomas, 1599-1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing E225; Thomason E394_6; ESTC R201621	211,214	231

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exercise_v it_o be_v infallible_a and_o not_o subject_a to_o error_n which_o that_o it_o be_v so_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o these_o follow_a reason_n first_o in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n when_o they_o have_v man_n among_o they_o immediate_o inspire_v who_o can_v dictate_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n infallible_o and_o tell_v they_o the_o certain_a meaning_n of_o any_o scripture_n notwithstanding_o all_o that_o infallibility_n and_o immediatenesse_n of_o inspiration_n such_o person_n tenet_n and_o practice_n though_o erroneous_a and_o mistake_v as_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n can_v and_o may_v be_v tolerate_v and_o suffer_v be_v tolerate_v and_o the_o apostle_n in_o those_o thing_n so_o far_o from_o give_v any_o direction_n to_o the_o church_n for_o withdraw_a or_o excommunicate_v that_o they_o give_v command_n to_o the_o contrary_a namely_o to_o receive_v bear_v with_o please_v such_o and_o not_o ourselves_o follow_v 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thus_o all_o these_o people_n speak_v of_o in_o rom._n 14_o be_v not_o in_o the_o right_n for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o eat_v flesh_n out_o of_o conscience_n when_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o forbid_v certain_o be_v a_o sin_n or_o to_o make_v conscience_n of_o a_o holy_a day_n which_o god_n require_v not_o be_v a_o sin_n now_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o come_v with_o his_o authority_n and_o say_v i_o will_v make_v you_o leave_v of_o keep_v such_o day_n or_o you_o shall_v eat_v or_o to_o abstain_v thus_o as_o you_o do_v be_v evil_a and_o it_o must_v not_o be_v suffer_v in_o you_o no_o the_o apostle_n lay_v no_o apostlicall_a authority_n upon_o they_o but_o tell_v they_o that_o every_o man_n must_v be_v ful_o persuade_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n in_o what_o he_o do_v and_o who_o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v another_o man_n servant_n the_o lord_n have_v receive_v he_o and_o yet_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n may_v upon_o much_o strong_a ground_n have_v stand_v 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the_o precious_a soul_n of_o man_n and_o godliness_n and_o certain_o if_o infallibility_n be_v not_o the_o just_a ground_n and_o formal_a reason_n of_o censure_v but_o some_o other_o thing_n than_o fallibility_n a_o possibility_n of_o mistake_v in_o some_o thing_n can_v be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o take_v away_o all_o power_n of_o punish_v from_o governor_n and_o that_o in_o all_o point_n though_o never_o so_o destructive_a to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n second_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n there_o be_v many_o command_v give_v and_o many_o ●●●les_n lay_v down_o both_o for_o those_o time_n wherein_o they_o be_v write_v and_o for_o all_o time_n till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n unto_o person_n who_o be_v not_o infallible_a nor_o immediate_o inspire_v concern_v heresy_n and_o heretic_n schism_n and_o schismatic_n to_o beware_v of_o folk_n prophet_n and_o false_a teacher_n to_o avoid_v reject_v and_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o not_o to_o believe_v every_o spirit_n but_o to_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n not_o to_o receive_v into_o house_n neither_o to_o bid_v god_n speed_v those_o that_o trasgresse_v and_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n not_o to_o suffer_v those_o who_o teach_v false_a doctrine_n and_o seduce_v the_o servant_n to_o god_n to_o countend_v earnest_o the_o faith_n to_o hold_v fast_o the_o truth_n and_o sound_a doctrine_n show_n be_v these_o scripture_n to_o whole_a church_n and_o particular_a person_n both_o private_a christian_n and_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n not_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n the_o extraordinary_a officer_n rom._n 1._o 16_o 17_o 18._o phil._n 3._o 2._o 1._o tim._n 6._o 5._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 17._o 1_o john_n 4._o 3._o 2._o epist_n john_n 9_o 10._o jud●_n 3_o revel_v 2._o 14_o 20._o revel_v 3._o now_o however_o the_o