Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	act_n	faith_n	soul_n	2,563	5	5.2634	4	false

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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but_o the_o whole_a worship_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n from_o p._n 27_o to_o 34_o the_o 17._o of_o deut._n 18._o 19_o open_v and_o prove_v to_o give_v magistrate_n the_o care_n of_o religion_n p._n 34_o 35_o 36_o 37_o under_o the_o father_n in_o the_o four_o commandment_n and_o under_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n the_o magistrate_n duty_n to_o see_v the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n observe_v by_o his_o subject_n prove_v p._n 34_o 40._o 41_o the_o magistrate_n duty_n qua_fw-la magistrate_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n prove_v and_o yet_o with_o a_o difference_n of_o the_o christian_a and_o heathen_a magistrate_n power_n in_o such_o matter_n p._n 42_o 43_o 44_o the_o command_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o magistrate_n punish_v in_o matter_n of_o the_o first_o table_n as_o exod._n 22._o 13._o deut._n 13._o 1_o 2_o 5._o deut._n 17._o 1._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o levit._fw-la 24._o 16._o deut_n 18_o 20._o 22._o with_o divers_a other_o lay_v down_o p._n 44_o 45_o 46_o reason_n lay_v down_o to_o prove_v these_o command_n for_o punish_a idolater_n false_a prophet_n etc._n etc._n moral_a of_o common_a reason_n and_o equity_n give_v to_o all_o nation_n and_o for_o all_o age_n from_o p._n 46._o to_o 53._o of_o judicial_a law_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v in_o force_n under_o the_o new_a how_o far_o and_o in_o what_o respect_n with_o the_o reason_n thereof_o from_o p._n 53._o to_o 58._o the_o magistrate_n punish_v of_o sin_n immediate_o against_o god_n as_o blasphemy_n apostasy_n etc._n etc._n be_v of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n p._n 58_o 59_o 60_o 61_o 72_o 73_o the_o magistrate_n coercive_a power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o necessary_a under_o the_o gospel_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n salvation_n of_o man_n soul_n peace_n of_o church_n and_o state_n as_o under_o the_o old_a yea_o more_o reason_n for_o it_o under_o the_o gospel_n then_o under_o the_o law_n p._n 62_o 63_o 64_o the_o magistrate_n punish_v false_a prophet_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o act_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n and_o our_o brethren_n p._n 66_o 67_o 68_o 69_o 70_o 71_o the_o reason_n of_o those_o command_n in_o 13._o and_o 17._o chap._n of_o deut._n concern_v put_n to_o death_n false_a prophet_n apostate_n have_v be_v be_v and_o be_v still_o the_o same_o of_o a_o like_a nature_n and_o force_n both_o before_o the_o command_v give_v by_o moses_n in_o moses_n time_n and_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n p._n 76_o 77_o 78_o a_o answer_n to_o that_o objection_n that_o if_o moses_n law_n bind_v now_o then_o moses_n be_v alive_a under_o the_o new_a testament_n p._n 79_o 80_o a_o full_a answer_n to_o that_o objection_n if_o the_o law_n in_o deut._n 13._o be_v in_o force_n now_o it_o be_v in_o force_n in_o all_o the_o particular_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o punishment_n for_o a_o whole_a city_n not_o only_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o the_o cattle_n also_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o answer_n many_o thing_n be_v open_v and_o clear_v what_o be_v moral_a in_o that_o deut._n 13._o and_o what_o ceremonial_a and_o that_o the_o law_n concern_v the_o destroy_n of_o a_o city_n cattle_n etc._n etc._n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o command_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o 13._o chap_n of_o deut._n p._n 81_o 82_o 83_o 84_o 85_o 86_o 87._o 173_o 174_o 175._o 195_o 196_o a_o answer_n to_o that_o objection_n if_o moses_n law_n bind_v under_o the_o new_a testament_n than_o every_o person_n in_o a_o idolatrous_a state_n be_v bind_v to_o seek_v the_o death_n one_o of_o another_o yea_o the_o magistrate_n bind_v to_o sentence_n to_o death_n all_o his_o subject_n practise_v idolatry_n without_o exception_n p._n 90_o 91_o 92_o 93_o a_o full_a answer_n to_o that_o evasion_n of_o hagiomastix_n against_o the_o old_a testament_n law_n that_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o magistrate_n do_v then_o punish_v false_a prophet_n blasphemer_n etc._n etc._n be_v because_o the_o jew_n to_o who_o these_o law_n be_v give_v in_o all_o difficult_a case_n about_o matter_n of_o religion_n have_v the_o opportunity_n of_o immediate_a consultation_n with_o god_n who_o do_v infallible_o declare_v his_o mind_n to_o they_o in_o which_o answer_n many_o question_n be_v discuss_v and_o clear_v several_a text_n open_v as_o whether_o god_n give_v answer_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_v in_o difficulty_n arise_v about_o moral_a transgression_n against_o the_o first_o table_n or_o rather_o whether_o those_o answer_n be_v not_o concern_v the_o event_n of_o future_a thing_n as_o about_o the_o success_n of_o war_n etc._n etc._n as_o whether_o infallibility_n or_o fallibility_n be_v the_o proper_a ground_n and_o reason_n of_o punish_v or_o not_o punish_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o moral_a transgression_n as_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o and_o how_o far_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v a_o infallibility_n and_o certainty_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n now_o as_o well_o as_o under_o the_o law_n as_o whether_o that_o deut._n 17._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o be_v any_o proof_n 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king_n as_o also_o because_o those_o reason_n and_o end_v appoint_v for_o punishment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o to_o take_v away_o the_o evil_a as_o that_o other_o shall_v bear_v and_o fear_n etc._n etc._n which_o show_v punishment_n be_v act_n of_o love_n be_v give_v for_o a_o ground_n of_o punish_v idolatry_n false_a prophesy_v etc._n etc._n yea_o set_v down_o more_o express_o in_o those_o command_v then_o in_o the_o other_o with_o other_o reason_n too_o as_o of_o turn_v th●t_v away_o from_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o imply_v also_o love_v to_o god_n and_o our_o brethren_n what_o follow_v hence_o then_o therefore_o those_o precept_n which_o god_n have_v give_v magistrate_n of_o punish_a offender_n heretic_n subverter_n of_o religion_n be_v not_o abrogate_a by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n because_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o our_o neighbour_n be_v preserve_v command_v to_o magistrate_n for_o punish_v in_o matter_n of_o 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in_o deut._n 13._o 6._o three_o it_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n it_o be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o all_o nation_n to_o punish●men_n for_o violation_n in_o religion_n as_o well_o as_o for_o matter_n of_o life_n and_o good_n i_o will_v not_o here_o enter_v into_o a_o large_a discussion_n of_o that_o question_n what_o be_v requisite_a and_o how_o many_o ingredient_n go_v to_o make_v a_o thing_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o how_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la and_o jus_fw-la positivum_fw-la differ_v i_o shall_v refer_v the_o reader_n in_o this_o question_n to_o many_o learned_a tractate_v and_o discourse_n of_o it_o by_o the_o naturae_fw-la schoolman_n and_o casuist_n to_o popish_a and_o protestant_n divine_n particular_o to_o amisius_n case_n of_o conscience_n book_n 5._o first_o chapter_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la voetius_fw-la thesis_n de_fw-fr vecat_fw-la gentium_fw-la part_n secund_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la &_o justitia_fw-la dei._n master_n selden'_v de_fw-fr 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