Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
lord_n blood_n body_n jesus_n 12,126 5 6.1739 4 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A41384 The fundamentals of the Protestant religion asserted by reason as well as Scriptvre written in French by the famous Monsieur de Gombaud ; made English by Sidnet Lodge ; to which is added his Letters to Monsieur de Militiere and other personages of the French-court upon the same subject. Gombauld, Jean Ogier de, d. 1666.; Lodge, Sidney, b. 1648 or 9. 1682 (1682) Wing G1024; ESTC R14808 82,659 180

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

go_v and_o whither_o will_v you_o have_v i_o go_v can_v i_o look_v on_o those_o people_n without_o pity_n who_o know_v not_o what_o they_o say_v when_o they_o either_o pray_v or_o sing_v but_o above_o all_o can_v i_o see_v so_o many_o poor_a miserable_a woman_n who_o have_v never_o do_v and_o who_o believe_v god_n be_v only_o please_v with_o number_n and_o repetition_n can_v i_o without_o horror_n take_v notice_n of_o their_o bead_n and_o altar_n dedicate_v to_o any_o other_o than_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n where_o the_o creature_n be_v place_v in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o creator_n can_v i_o see_v on_o the_o high_a altar_n that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o bless_a sacrament_n a_o ineffectual_a object_n a_o insignificant_a sign_n bread_n which_o be_v neither_o break_v give_v or_o receive_v by_o any_o one_o that_o represent_v neither_o the_o break_n of_o the_o body_n or_o the_o shed_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o which_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o the_o sacrament_n will_v you_o have_v i_o go_v every_o day_n to_o observe_v sacrifice_v priest_n that_o can_v tell_v you_o themselves_o what_o they_o sacrifice_n and_o of_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v a_o show_v only_a sometime_o they_o speak_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o sometime_o so_o foft_o and_o pronounce_v such_o mysterious_a and_o sacred_a word_n that_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o those_o who_o be_v by_o though_o never_o so_o devout_a to_o hear_v what_o be_v say_v lest_o they_o profane_v it_o they_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o to_o the_o left_a in_o imitation_n of_o what_o the_o heathen_n call_v vertigines_fw-la and_o from_o whence_o they_o expect_v to_o procure_v some_o efficacious_a and_o admirable_a virtue_n this_o be_v the_o high_a pitch_n of_o superstition_n they_o elevate_v what_o they_o hold_v in_o their_o hand_n to_o make_v it_o adore_v to_o which_o they_o attribute_v the_o name_n of_o god_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o body_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o all_o these_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v they_o be_v consistent_a together_o without_o any_o contradiction_n sure_o these_o man_n must_v be_v of_o a_o very_a easy_a belief_n to_o imagine_v that_o that_o which_o they_o make_v with_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o which_o they_o consecrate_v shall_v be_v make_v the_o god_n who_o make_v they_o then_o not_o consider_v that_o the_o supper_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o common_a meal_n and_o therefore_o must_v have_v company_n at_o it_o or_o without_o have_v consideration_n of_o that_o passage_n which_o say_v stay_v one_o for_o another_o the_o priest_n for_o the_o most_o part_n eat_v alone_o and_o sometime_o give_v it_o only_o to_o some_o particular_a person_n which_o from_o abuse_n and_o custom_n they_o forbear_v not_o to_o call_v the_o communion_n what_o be_v yet_o worse_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o cup_n which_o can_v upon_o any_o account_n more_o at_o one_o time_n than_o another_o be_v justify_v and_o that_o evident_a reason_n of_o its_o concomitancy_n tacit_o accuse_v our_o saviour_n of_o not_o have_v well_o think_v what_o he_o do_v do_v correct_v or_o rather_o violate_v his_o ordinance_n and_o so_o add_v sacrilege_n to_o blasphemy_n moreover_o those_o who_o have_v but_o a_o ordinary_a tincture_n of_o humane_a learning_n very_o well_o know_v from_o what_o invention_n from_o what_o source_n have_v flow_v their_o holy_a water_n some_o fix_v other_o run_v or_o carry_v about_o their_o ensign_n their_o light_a taper_n at_o noonday_n their_o image_n of_o saint_n i_o have_v almost_o say_v go_n to_o conclude_v all_o their_o feast_n their_o procession_n their_o shear_v crown_v head_n their_o pontifical_a ornament_n their_o pompous_a ceremony_n that_o make_v the_o cross_n of_o jesus_n christ_n of_o no_o effect_n do_v sufficient_o of_o themselves_o prove_v that_o they_o preserve_v nothing_o of_o the_o plainness_n or_o simplicity_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o principal_a head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o true_o universal_a have_v be_v afraid_a to_o omit_v any_o one_o single_a act_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o this_o world_n as_o if_o god_n need_v to_o borrow_v even_o from_o his_o enemy_n new_a invention_n or_o other_o method_n to_o procure_v great_a honour_n to_o himself_o thus_o paganism_n be_v not_o quite_o abolish_v and_o we_o may_v say_v that_o there_o be_v yet_o such_o remain_n of_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n that_o the_o heathen_n even_o now_o do_v triumph_n in_o some_o measure_n over_o the_o christian_n here_o we_o find_v nothing_o pure_a or_o complete_a nothing_o that_o bear_v any_o mark_n of_o the_o first_o institution_n every_o thing_n be_v change_v and_o corrupt_v and_o to_o use_v their_o own_o term_n there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v in_o all_o thing_n a_o universal_a transubstantiation_n but_o what_o will_v become_v of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n that_o be_v set_v on_o work_n from_o the_o time_n of_o st._n paul_n 2_o thess●…_n 7._o and_o by_o what_o will_v believer_n know_v it_o if_o it_o have_v not_o the_o mark_v of_o infidel_n all_o these_o alteration_n have_v come_v to_o pass_v for_o the_o promotion_n of_o that_o kingdom_n or_o rather_o that_o king_n who_o advance_v himself_o above_o all_o other_o and_o who_o only_o use_v the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o authorise_v his_o own_o law_n against_o those_o of_o god_n himself_o it_o be_v with_o the_o head_n of_o this_o church_n as_o with_o the_o church_n he_o govern_v it_o be_v but_o wary_o observe_v he_o and_o we_o may_v be_v undeceive_v he_o be_v elect_v only_o by_o political_a intrigue_n and_o bribery_n and_o his_o government_n be_v but_o a_o trade_n for_o under_z it_z sin_z be_v tax_v and_o pardon_n to_o be_v sell_v he_o set_v himself_o up_o as_o the_o absolute_a judge_n of_o divine_a as_o well_o as_o humane_a thing_n of_o the_o live_n as_o the_o dead_a and_o dispose_v even_o as_o he_o please_v of_o our_o very_a soul_n send_v some_o to_o hell_n and_o other_o to_o paradise_n he_o bestow_v on_o some_o ecclesiastic_n in_o great_a employment_n title_n of_o vanity_n and_o pride_n and_o canonize_v only_o such_o who_o defend_v his_o tyranny_n and_o usurpation_n what_o a_o successor_n be_v this_o of_o st._n peter_n how_o do_v he_o imitate_v jesus_n christ_n what_o a_o vicar_n be_v he_o to_o subvert_v all_o the_o order_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o who_o turn_v his_o poverty_n his_o humility_n and_o suffering_n into_o riches_n pomp_n and_o pleasure_n yet_o he_o have_v the_o multitude_n on_o his_o side_n the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n and_o for_o a_o time_n he_o be_v even_o impower_v to_o contend_v against_o the_o saint_n and_o overcome_v '_o they_o these_o be_v ill_n scarce_a to_o be_v remedy_v because_o esteem_v virtue_n and_o in_o which_o many_o find_v all_o the_o convenience_n imaginable_a with_o these_o be_v hypocrite_n the_o ambitious_a and_o covetous_a please_v and_o all_o such_o who_o be_v bias_v by_o interest_n these_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o timorous_a the_o weak_a the_o brutish_a the_o stupid_a and_o to_o all_o those_o who_o be_v harden_v by_o custom_n the_o antiquity_n of_o these_o error_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v they_o value_v as_o sacred_a law_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o vulgar_a even_o many_o of_o the_o father_n by_o suit_v themselves_o too_o much_o to_o the_o present_a time_n and_o not_o foreseeing_a what_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v have_v confirm_v they_o by_o connive_v at_o '_o they_o to_o cite_v their_o testimony_n on_o this_o account_n be_v not_o to_o defend_v our_o own_o cause_n but_o accuse_v they_o it_o be_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o authority_n for_o want_v of_o reason_n they_o themselves_z ow●…_n that_o they_o be_v not_o infallible_a and_o in_o this_o matter_n that_o their_o best_a thought_n be_v very_o imperfect_a if_o not_o altogether_o consonant_a to_o the_o scripture_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o true_a church_n be_v pure_o canonical_a &_o divine_a and_o not_o to_o be_v authorise_a by_o that_o which_o be_v not_o so_o these_o famous_a preacher_n which_o you_o desire_v so_o much_o i_o shall_v hear_v be_v accessory_n to_o all_o these_o abuse_n and_o deal_v very_o unfair_o unless_o they_o undeceive_v the_o people_n there_o be_v no_o religion_n but_o may_v be_v eloquent_o discours●…_n nay_o there_o be_v those_o which_o preach_v up_o mo●…y_o admirable_o well_o but_o we_o may_v say_v of_o eloquence_n as_o of_o beauty_n that_o it_o be_v a_o gift_n of_o heaven_n bestow_v as_o well_o on_o the_o wicked_a as_o the_o good_n the_o business_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v indeed_o to_o set_v forth_o themselves_o and_o to_o procure_v some_o spiritual_a preferment_n which_o now_o exceed_v the_o secular_a be_v it_o to_o preach_v jesus_n christ_n to_o conceal_v the_o ●…ost_o important_a and_o chief_a part_n of_o his_o command_n