Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	eat_v	idol_n	weak_a	1,436	5	9.6548	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54286	A discourse concerning the worship of God towards the holy table or altar	Penton, Stephen, 1639-1706.	1682 (1682)	Wing P1438; ESTC R31106	36,950	124

invocate_v and_o give_v thanks_o to_o his_o father_n in_o the_o new-testament_n be_v they_o not_o external_n ceremony_n and_o service_n do_v not_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n then_o and_o the_o whole_a church_n after_o they_o supplicate_v god_n the_o father_n by_o this_o rite_n they_o continue_v break_v of_o bread_n i._n e._n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n they_o use_v to_o say_v all_o the_o service_n at_o the_o altar_n to_o signify_v that_o they_o send_v up_o their_o prayer_n in_o the_o name_n of_o he_o who_o sacrifice_n the_o ground_n of_o all_o atonement_n and_o intercession_n be_v in_o that_o place_n exhibited_n and_o commemorate_a yet_o it_o seem_v very_o novel_a to_o we_o to_o have_v part_n of_o our_o service_n read_v there_o but_o lest_o you_o may_v say_v the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o god_n will_v have_v no_o external_n service_n but_o he_o will_v be_v worship_v by_o no_o external_n gesture_n or_o posture_n i_o say_v this_o also_o contradict_v our_o saviour_n practice_n who_o himself_o lift_v up_o his_o sacred_a eye_n to_o heaven_n when_o helpray_v for_o lazarus_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n when_o he_o pray_v in_o his_o agony_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v imposition_n of_o hand_n but_o a_o external_n gesture_n when_o god_n be_v invoke_v by_o way_n of_o benediction_n beside_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o in_o the_o point_n of_o evangelical_n worship_n gesture_n shall_v be_v more_o except_v against_o than_o voice_n be_v not_o confess_v pray_v praise_v a_o external_n bodily_a worship_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o gesture_n why_o then_o shall_v the_o one_o derogate_v from_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o father_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o not_o the_o other_o in_o a_o word_n there_o never_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o world_n any_o society_n of_o man_n that_o worship_v the_o father_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o this_o interpretation_n do_v imply_z and_o therefore_o this_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n our_o saviour_n intend_v here_o to_o reprehend_v the_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o the_o samaritan_n sense_n the_o true_a sense_n who_o worshp_v they_o know_v not_o what_o viz._n god_n under_o the_o representation_n of_o a_o dove_n as_o the_o israelite_n in_o jeroboam_n time_n and_o long_o after_o under_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o calf_n idol_n the_o samaritan_n idol_n this_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o samaritan_n worship_n as_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o jewish_a rabbi_n this_o be_v their_o idolatry_n they_o worship_v god_n in_o a_o bodily_a shape_n and_o the_o reason_n which_o our_o saviour_n give_v seem_v to_o imply_z this_o for_o god_n say_v he_o be_v a_o spirit_n i._n e._n he_o have_v no_o body_n nor_o be_v he_o such_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v worship_v as_o a_o spirit_n for_o so_o indeed_o he_o be_v and_o not_o by_o any_o bodily_a representatation_n so_o that_o the_o sense_n here_o be_v this_o the_o hour_n come_v and_o now_o be_v that_o the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v the_o father_n in_o spirit_n that_o be_v conceive_v of_o he_o no_o otherwise_o than_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n that_o be_v not_o under_o any_o corporal_n or_o visible_a shape_n for_o those_o that_o worship_n under_o any_o corporal_a similitude_n do_v indeed_o belie_v he_o for_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o such_o as_o change_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o incorruptible_a god_n into_o a_o image_n make_v like_a to_o corruptible_a man_n 1._o rom._n 1._o they_o change_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n into_o a_o lie_n hence_o idol_n also_o be_v call_v lie_v amos._n 6.4_o some_o interpret_v these_o word_n the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v god_n in_o spirit_n that_o be_v no_o long_o by_o jewish_a ceremony_n but_o in_o and_o by_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o those_o shadow_n this_o sense_n though_o it_o be_v true_a and_o plausible_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o congruous_a to_o our_o saviour_n reason_n for_o god_n say_v he_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o must_v be_v etc._n etc._n if_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n than_o god_n shall_v never_o have_v be_v worship_v with_o jewish_a ceremony_n and_o rite_n for_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o manifest_v himself_o so_o to_o be_v even_o to_o the_o jew_n who_o worship_v he_o with_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n therefore_o i_o adhere_v to_o my_o first_o sense_n thus_o your_o main_a fort_n be_v blow_v up_o the_o second_o objection_n draw_v from_o goos_n protestation_n against_o sacrifice_n michael_n 6.6_o 7_o 8._o hos_fw-la 6.6_o isaiah_n 1_o psalm_n 51._o with_o the_o answer_n vid._n in_o a_o word_n religion_n as_o man_n have_v both_o a_o body_n and_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o our_o service_n be_v the_o service_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o the_o body_n of_o that_o soul_n be_v the_o service_n of_o our_o body_n one_o must_v inform_v the_o other_o and_o both_o make_v a_o complete_a man_n of_o god_n for_o as_o the_o body_n without_o the_o soul_n be_v dead_a so_o the_o soul_n without_o the_o body_n be_v imperfect_a god_n love_v no_o maim_a sacrifice_n god_n call_v for_o the_o heart_n because_o he_o know_v it_o command_v the_o whole_a man_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o have_v the_o heart_n at_o his_o devotion_n he_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o body_n also_o obj._n suppose_v all_o this_o god_n be_v to_o be_v adore_v outward_o as_o well_o as_o inward_a lie_n yet_o this_o manner_n of_o adoration_n be_v dangerous_a and_o may_v become_v many_o way_n evil._n for_o 1._o it_o be_v scandalous_a to_o weak_a brethren_n who_o hereat_o be_v offend_v 2._o it_o may_v be_v a_o occasion_n to_o some_o ignorant_a one_o to_o commit_v idolatry_n by_o adore_v the_o very_a table_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o fair_a introduction_n to_o popish_a superstition_n 1._o every_o scandal_n or_o offence_n take_v be_v not_o a_o scandal_n give_v therefore_o that_o be_v proper_o call_v scandalous_a which_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n tend_v to_o give_v 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be_v it_o make_v the_o weak_a offend_v in_o do_v that_o without_o faith_n and_o know_v ledge_n which_o the_o strong_a do_v withfaith_o and_o knowledge_n but_o do_v these_o weak_a one_o imitate_v we_o there_o in_o and_o worship_n god_n in_o this_o manner_n they_o have_v rather_o run_v to_o new_a england_n than_o make_v a_o leg_n towards_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o old_a how_o be_v they_o then_o offend_v i_o will_v tell_v you_o they_o be_v vex_v at_o it_o they_o rail_v upon_o we_o for_o it_o they_o calumniate_v we_o for_o idolater_n they_o scoff_v at_o we_o as_o superstitious_a and_o foppish_a and_o thus_o they_o be_v offend_v again_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o adore_v god_n towards_o the_o most_o fit_a place_n in_o his_o house_n which_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v a_o necessary_a part_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a which_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n may_v prove_v a_o scandal_n as_o the_o eat_v of_o meat_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n 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discourse_n of_o scandal_n now_o i_o say_v 1._o a_o good_a and_o necessary_a duty_n must_v not_o be_v omit_v because_o some_o may_v make_v ill_a use_n of_o it_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o unlikely_a that_o any_o shall_v think_v we_o worship_v the_o table_n when_o we_o bow_v before_o it_o and_o so_o imitate_v we_o in_o that_o any_o more_o than_o they_o shall_v think_v when_o we_o put_v of_o our_o hat_n come_v into_o the_o church_n that_o we_o adore_v the_o stone_n or_o wall_n it_o be_v the_o ancient_a reproach_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o the_o christian_n that_o they_o worship_v the_o sun_n because_o they_o adore_v god_n towards_o the_o altar_n which_o be_v set_v at_o the_o east_n end_n of_o their_o church_n as_o also_o that_o they_o eat_v man_n flesh_n and_o drink_v man_n blood_n because_o they_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n shall_v the_o christian_n have_v leave_v of_o these_o duty_n because_o malice_n or_o 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it_o in_o by_o this_o 1._o the_o papist_n do_v not_o adore_v god_n before_o the_o altar_n but_o the_o host_n and_o crucifix_n set_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o make_v that_o the_o immediate_a and_o formal_a object_n of_o adoration_n viz._n their_o god_n almighty_a in_o a_o box_n or_o piece_n of_o wafer-cake_n which_o they_o say_v be_v the_o true_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n moreover_o when_o they_o adore_v image_n they_o say_v they_o do_v not_o adore_v they_o but_o those_o who_o the_o image_n represent_v worship_n image_n worship_n and_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o now_o they_o grant_v that_o they_o adore_v the_o image_n relative_o or_o transitive_o though_o not_o ultimate_o or_o chief_o and_o therefore_o they_o worship_v the_o thing_n represent_v in_o and_o by_o and_o with_o the_o image_n this_o i_o speak_v because_o some_o say_v the_o papist_n have_v as_o good_a excuse_n for_o their_o worship_v of_o image_n as_o we_o have_v for_o our_o adoration_n before_o the_o altar_n 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