Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	father_n	son_n	subsist_v	3,592	5	11.9300	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48160	A letter to a friend concerning a postscript to the Defense of Dr. Sherlock's notion of the Trinity in unity, relating to the Calm and sober enquiry upon the same subject	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1694 (1694)	Wing L1639; ESTC R3143	19,814	66

be_v the_o same_o but_o must_v be_v two_o no_o man_n be_v his_o own_o image_n nor_o be_v a_o image_n the_o image_n of_o itself_o and_o he_o add_v this_o be_v so_o self_n evident_a etc._n etc._n but_o whereas_o the_o distinction_n all_o this_o while_n may_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v but_o modal_n and_o that_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o defender_n present_a what_o ever_o be_v the_o dean_n former_a meaning_n that_o the_o three_o subsistence_n differ_v only_o in_o their_o different_a manner_n of_o subsist_v yet_o with_o this_o meaning_n his_o other_o word_n do_v little_a agree_v for_o he_o plain_o assert_v a_o real_a distinction_n of_o three_o in_o the_o same_o individual_a numerical_a nature_n and_o who_o do_v ever_o make_v a_o real_a distinction_n to_o be_v but_o modal_n more_o express_o he_o have_v say_v before_o p._n 18._o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v one_o individual_a nature_n but_o not_o one_o single_a nature_n for_o one_o single_a nature_n can_v be_v but_o one_o person_n whether_o in_o god_n or_o man_n i_o shall_v not_o here_o discuss_v with_o he_o the_o criticism_n upon_o which_o he_o lay_v so_o mighty_a stress_n of_o one_o individual_a nature_n and_o one_o single_a nature_n but_o take_v the_o term_n he_o choose_v and_o if_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v not_o one_o single_a nature_n it_o must_v be_v double_a it_o must_v be_v triple_a and_o what_o do_v this_o come_v to_o less_o than_o three_o nature_n unless_o all_o ordinary_a form_n of_o speech_n must_v be_v quite_o abandon_v and_o forsake_v and_o wherein_o do_v it_o come_v short_a of_o what_o be_v say_v by_o the_o enquirer_n p._n 50._o and_o 51._o this_o term_n individual_a must_v in_o the_o case_n now_o suppose_v as_o possible_a not_o as_o certain_a admit_v of_o a_o twofold_a application_n either_o to_o the_o distinct_a essence_n of_o the_o father_n or_o of_o the_o son_n or_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o to_o the_o entire_a essence_n of_o the_o godhead_n in_o which_o these_o three_o do_v concur_v each_o 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make_v no_o one_o of_o the_o person_n to_o be_v true_a and_o perfect_a god_n 108._o but_o how_o well_o do_v that_o agree_v with_o what_o he_o have_v himself_o say_v defence_n p._n 26._o though_o god_n be_v the_o most_o absolute_a complete_a independent_a be_v yet_o neither_o the_o son_n nor_o the_o holy_a ghost_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o absolute_a complete_a independent_a god_n he_o false_o charge_v it_o upon_o the_o enquirer_n that_o he_o make_v the_o person_n several_o not_o perfect_a god_n and_o he_o deny_v two_o of_o they_o to_o be_v complete_a god_n to_o say_v not_o perfect_a be_v criminal_a as_o indeed_o it_o be_v to_o say_v not_o complete_a be_v innocent_a but_o his_o say_v the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o complete_a god_n how_o do_v it_o consist_v with_o what_o be_v say_v postscr_n p._n 109._o the_o same_o whole_a entire_a divinity_n distinct_o and_o inseparable_o subsist_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n what_o be_v want_v 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