Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	believe_v	faith_n	ignorance_n	1,362	5	9.1101	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25674	A vindication of the Roman Catholicks from the foul aspersions thrown upon them by John Tillotson ... in a sermon preached by him in November, 1687 ...	Antoine.	1688 (1688)	Wing A3517; ESTC R6580	11,687	16

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cantica_fw-la st._n augustin_n say_v that_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v to_o be_v ask_v of_o those_o who_o profess_v themselves_o doctor_n st._n epiphanius_n commit_v the_o scrutiny_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o learned_a st._n gregory_n say_v the_o word_n of_o god_n abhor_v carnal_a and_o rude_a man_n and_o that_o the_o law_n be_v partly_o manifest_a and_o partly_o hide_v to_o the_o weak_a faithful_a we_o ought_v to_o open_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v more_o perfect_a and_o when_o they_o be_v become_v proficient_o and_o have_v clear_a sight_n then_o to_o put_v the_o light_n before_o they_o the_o reason_n why_o heresy_n be_v be_v the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o divine_a scripture_n the_o unlearned_a ought_v not_o to_o presume_v to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n before_o they_o have_v despise_v and_o cast_v off_o the_o pomp_n of_o the_o world._n i_o conclude_v with_o st._n hierome_n when_o there_o be_v no_o one_o art_n that_o any_o of_o vulgar_a can_v 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that_o the_o doctor_n shall_v so_o much_o extol_v knowledge_n when_o not_o one_o in_o ten_o thousand_o ever_o read_v the_o protestant_a profession_n of_o faith_n nor_o one_o in_o the_o like_a number_n know_v how_o much_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o believe_v so_o that_o when_o we_o right_o examine_v thing_n we_o shall_v find_v ignorance_n a_o protestant_a virtue_n and_o be_v it_o not_o to_o stumble_v at_o a_o straw_n and_o leap_v over_o a_o block_n to_o damn_v the_o people_n if_o they_o read_v not_o the_o scripture_n but_o let_v the_o tenant_n of_o those_o who_o read_v it_o be_v ever_o so_o perverse_a so_o they_o protest_v against_o popery_n they_o be_v member_n of_o crist_n church_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n call_v the_o french_a hugonot_n in_o his_o pastoral-letter_n and_o go_v to_o heaven_n and_o be_v not_o this_o pharisaical_a in_o the_o doctor_n to_o damn_v people_n for_o not_o read_v the_o scripture_n a_o protestant_a tradition_n and_o not_o condemn_v they_o for_o 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a_o vindication_n of_o the_o roman_a catholic_n from_o the_o foul_a aspersion_n throw_v upon_o they_o by_o john_n tillotson_n d_o d_o and_o dean_n of_o canterbury_z in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v by_o he_o in_o november_n 1687._o with_o allowance_n london_n print_v for_o john_n and_o thomas_n lane_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o golden-anchor_n the_o corner_n shop_n of_o wild-street_n next_o dukesstreet_n mdclxxxviii_o the_o preface_n such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o sermon_n as_o that_o the_o principle_n and_o tenant_n of_o a_o religion_n be_v no_o way_n better_o discover_v than_o by_o it_o it_o be_v the_o exposition_n of_o what_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v and_o practise_v in_o order_n to_o eternal_a salvation_n and_o what_o the_o preacher_n do_v general_o most_o insist_v upon_o that_o general_o be_v chief_o presume_v to_o be_v believe_v or_o practise_v in_o the_o church_n now_o in_o most_o protestant_a sermon_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o their_o chief_a business_n be_v rail_v against_o the_o pope_n and_o popery_n then_o that_o may_v be_v presume_v the_o chief_a tenent_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n with_o such_o protestant_a doctrine_n this_o doctor_n have_v fill_v his_o sermon_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n false_o asperse_v the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n with_o the_o notion_n of_o slavery_n and_o bondage_n no_o better_a argument_n than_o cora_n use_v against_o moses_n 3._o flatter_a the_o people_n with_o a_o false_a liberty_n which_o produce_v nothing_o but_o confusion_n and_o distraction_n not_o consider_v that_o this_o his_o doctrine_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o own_o church_n for_o he_o do_v not_o only_o make_v every_o ignorant_a man_n or_o woman_n a_o competent_a judge_n of_o scripture_n and_o religion_n but_o prefer_v their_o judgement_n before_o their_o pastor_n whilst_o their_o church_n oblige_v every_o one_o to_o submit_v to_o her_o decree_n i_o find_v in_o this_o doctor_n be_v sermon_n 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salvation_n to_o be_v have_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o proposition_n be_v notorious_o false_a for_o at_o this_o present_a many_o thousand_o protestant_n know_v not_o one_o line_n of_o it_o unto_o who_o i_o presume_v the_o doctor_n will_v not_o deny_v salvation_n 2_o there_o be_v no_o scripture_n hear_v of_o until_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n and_o be_v all_o damn_a before_o his_o time_n 3_o from_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n till_o printing_n be_v find_v it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o every_o one_o of_o the_o vulgar_a can_v have_v the_o bible_n and_o will_v the_o doctor_n condemn_v they_o all_o if_o he_o do_v not_o than_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o necessary_a if_o not_o necessary_a then_o why_o be_v it_o now_o the_o doctor_n may_v say_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v necessary_a not_o the_o read_n of_o it_o and_o so_o annul_v my_o last_o instance_n i_o answer_v the_o doctor_n whole_a drift_n be_v at_o damn_v 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