Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	faith_n	justification_n	justify_v	2,940	5	8.6780	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00428	The conuiction of noueltie, and defense of antiquitie. Or demonstratiue arguments of the falsitie of the newe religion of England: and trueth of the Catholike Roman faith Deliuered in twelve principal sylogismes, and directed to the more scholasticall wits of the realme of great Britanie, especially to the ingenious students of the two most renowned vniuersities of Oxford & Cambrige [sic]. Author R.B. Roman Catholike, and one of the English clergie and mission.	Broughton, Richard.; Broughton, Richard, attributed name.; Lascelles, Richard, attributed name.	1632 (1632)	STC 1056; ESTC S116769	74,624	170

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unto_o justice_n 10._o rom._n 10._o but_o with_o the_o mouth_n coufesion_n be_v make_v to_o salvation_n and_o howbeit_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o defender_n of_o the_o invisibilitie_n may_v instance_n &_o say_v that_o profession_n of_o faith_n be_v not_o require_v to_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o true_a church_n &_o by_o consequence_n that_o it_o may_v subsist_v with_o internal_a faith_n only_o nevertheless_o i_o rejoine_v to_o this_o that_o althou_fw-mi '_o i_o shall_v grant_v profession_n of_o faith_n in_o metaphisical_a rigour_n to_o be_v no_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o true_a church_n yet_o be_v it_o so_o necessary_o annex_v to_o the_o true_a church_n as_o it_o neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o will_v be_v find_v without_o professor_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o authority_n either_o of_o scripture_n or_o father_n whereby_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o any_o such_o true_a church_n ever_o be_v or_o ever_o will_v be_v consist_v of_o internal_a faith_n only_o but_o all_o those_o 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every_o prudent_a man_n ought_v rather_o to_o follow_v the_o tenor_n of_o speech_n of_o the_o scripture_n &_o father_n in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_a &_o particular_o the_o sentence_n of_o saint_n augustin_n in_o the_o ●1_n chapter_n of_o his_o 19_o book_n against_o faustus_n colligentur_fw-la in_o nullum_fw-la nomen_fw-la religionis_fw-la seu_fw-la verum_fw-la seu_fw-la falsuu●_n coagulari_fw-la homines_fw-la possunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la aliquo_fw-la signaculorum_fw-la vel_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la visibilium_fw-la consortio_fw-la colligentur_fw-la where_o he_o affirm_v that_o man_n can_v be_v congregat_v or_o assemble_v together_o under_o one_o name_n of_o religion_n unless_o they_o be_v tie_v together_o with_o some_o consort_n or_o socictie_n of_o visible_a sign_n or_o sacrament_n in_o which_o word_n althou_a '_o he_o make_v no_o express_a mention_n of_o profession_n of_o faith_n as_o require_v to_o a_o church_n yet_o do_v he_o in_o effect_n affirm_v the_o same_o in_o other_o 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the_o same_o church_n of_o which_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n speech_n which_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v visible_a which_o i_o have_v already_o cite_v to_o that_o purpose_n &_o for_o the_o adversary_n to_o limit_v these_o word_n to_o the_o invisible_a church_n as_o if_o christ_n have_v mean_v that_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o his_o invisible_a church_n only_o be_v a_o miere_n voluntary_a explication_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n repugnant_a both_o to_o the_o text_n itself_o &_o reason_n to_o the_o text_n in_o regard_n that_o all_o the_o word_n &_o circumstance_n of_o it_o demonstrate_v that_o christ_n speak_v of_o his_o visible_a church_n either_o only_a or_o chief_o as_o be_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o saint_n peter_n which_o church_n be_v to_o consist_v of_o man_n who_o sin_n the_o same_o peter_n have_v power_n promise_v he_o to_o bind_v &_o loose_v &_o that_o upon_o earth_n all_o which_o particular●_n sound_v nothing_o but_o 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some_o bishop_n other_o pastor_n &_o other_o