Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	ghost_n	holy_a	trinity_n	3,214	5	9.7060	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09597	The Christians A.B.C., or, A Christian alphabet contayning grounds of knowledge vnto saluation first propounded in alphabeticall forme, each proposition being seconded with some solid reasons : secondly repeated by way of question and answer, with the proofe of euery particular point of doctrine, acquainting the reader with the most select texts of scripture, whereupon our Christian faith is grounded / by I.P. B. of D.	Phillips, John, d. 1640.	1629 (1629)	STC 19877.5; ESTC S3143	76,873	278

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change_v not_o therefore_o you_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o consume_v q._n prove_v that_o god_n be_v invisible_a invisible_a a._n it_o be_v manifest_a by_o that_o have_v be_v say_v before_o 1_o tim._n 1.17_o that_o as_o god_n be_v eternal_a without_o beginning_n and_o immortal_a without_o end_n so_o he_o be_v also_o invisible_a and_o col._n 1.15_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o image_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n and_o joh._n 4.24_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o without_o bodily_a or_o visible_a substance_n q._n prove_v that_o god_n be_v almighty_a almighty_a a._n it_o be_v write_v gen._n 17.1_o i_o be_o the_o almighty_a

the_o tree_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v and_o by_o the_o special_a sentence_n of_o bodily_a death_n gen._n 3.29_o dust_n thou_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v so_o ro._n 5.12_o it_o be_v say_v by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o ro._n 6.23_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n q._n prove_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o spiritual_a substance_n immortal_a in_o its_o self_n immortal_a a._n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man●s_n of_o spiritual_a substance_n immortal_a in_o its_o self_n by_o nature_n exist_v as_o well_o out_o of_o the_o body_n as_o in_o the_o body_n and_o giung_a life_n to_o the_o body_n it_o be_v evident_a both_o in_o the_o creation_n gen._n 2.7_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o man_n become_v a_o live_a soul_n as_o also_o by_o the_o part_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o death_n eccles._n 12.7_o then_o shall_v the_o dust_n return_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o else_o christ_n can_v not_o have_v say_v of_o the_o patriarch_n decease_v matth._n 22.32_o god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n and_o matth._n 16.26_o what_o shall_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n though_o he_o shall_v win_v the_o whole_a world_n if_o he_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n q._n prove_v that_o man_n be_v make_v a_o most_o excellent_a creature_n above_o all_o other_o except_o the_o angel_n a._n that_o creature_n next_o to_o the_o angel_n man_n excel_v all_o other_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n see_v psal._n 8.4.5_o what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o or_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o visite_a he_o for_o thou_o have_v make_v he_o a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n and_o have_v crown_v he_o with_o glory_n and_o honour_n q._n prove_v that_o man_n be_v create_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n god_n a._n that_o god_n make_v man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n and_o likeness_n be_v special_o note_v in_o the_o creation_n more_o than_o once_o as_o it_o be_v write_v gen._n 1.26_o god_n say_v let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o image_n after_o our_o likeness_n and_o verse_n 27._o so_o god_n create_v man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o q._n prove_v that_o man_n have_v dominion_n and_o rule_n over_o all_o other_o creature_n creature_n a._n it_o be_v grant_v to_o man_n in_o his_o first_o creation_n gen._n 1.26.28_o to_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o over_o the_o foul_a of_o the_o air_n and_o over_o every_o live_a thing_n that_o move_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o grant_n be_v humble_o acknowledge_v psal._n 8.6_o thou_o make_v he_o to_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n thou_o have_v put_v all_o thing_n under_o his_o foot_n k_o of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n wherein_o man_n be_v create_v q._n rehearse_v the_o letter_n k_o a._n knowledge_n righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n be_v the_o chief_a thing_n wherein_o the_o image_n of_o god_n do_v consist_v for_o otherwise_o the_o word_n of_o god_n will_v not_o call_v upon_o we_o to_o renew_v this_o image_n in_o christ_n and_o without_o these_o grace_n man_n have_v not_o be_v fit_a to_o rule_v the_o creature_n nor_o yet_o himself_o q._n prove_v that_o the_o image_n of_o god_n do_v consist_v in_o knowledge_n knowledge_n a._n the_o apostle_n note_v so_o much_o col._n 3.9.10_o where_o speak_v of_o the_o christian_n renew_a estate_n i●_n christ_n he_o say_v you_o have_v put_v of_o the_o old_a man_n with_o his_o deed_n and_o have_v put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n which_o be_v renew_v in_o knowledge_n after_o the_o image_n of_o he_o that_o create_v he_o q._n prove_v that_o it_o do_v also_o consist_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n holiness_n a._n that_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o man_n do_v not_o only_o consist_v in_o knowledge_n but_o also_o in_o justice_n and_o in_o sanctity_n or_o holiness_n may_v appear_v by_o that_o of_o saint_n paul_n to_o the_o ephesian_n 4.24_o put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n which_o after_o god_n be_v create_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n q._n how_o be_v man_n say_v to_o be_v thus_o make_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n a._n man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v thus_o make_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n ☜_o semblance_n not_o that_o he_o be_v the_o very_a stamp_n and_o representation_n of_o the_o deity_n for_o the_o infinite_a and_o invisible_a god_n can_v be_v resemble_v in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o sinite_fw-la creature_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o some_o kind_n of_o similitude_n or_o likeness_n therefore_o when_o god_n say_v ●6_n let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o image_n it_o be_v add_v after_o or_o according_a to_o our_o likeness_n the_o late_a word_n expound_v the_o former_a for_o this_o be_v the_o peculiar_a 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representation_n of_o the_o deity_n both_o in_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n ☞_o q._n what_o other_o resemblance_n of_o god_n be_v there_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n wisdom_n a._n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n beside_o those_o heavenly_a grace_n of_o divine_a knowledge_n righteousness_n and_o holiness_n god_n give_v man_n excellent_a wisdom_n and_o understanding_n whereby_o he_o do_v know_v the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o that_o adam_n be_v able_a to_o give_v to_o every_o creature_n a_o name_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o gen._n 2.19_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n bring_v they_o unto_o adam_n to_o see_v what_o he_o will_v call_v they_o and_o whatsoever_o adam_n call_v every_o live_a creature_n that_o be_v the_o name_n thereof_o q._n ☜_o be_v there_o any_o resemblance_n of_o god_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o man_n soul_n a._n the_o very_a essence_n and_o substance_n of_o man_n soul_n do_v in_o some_o respect_n bear_v the_o 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sanctification_n be_v as_o well_o in_o the_o body_n as_o in_o the_o soul_n see_v rom._n 12.1_o 1_o thes._n 5.23_o four_o god_n forbid_v murder_n do_v use_v this_o reason_n gen._n 9.6_o for_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n have_v he_o make_v man_n q._n how_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n ☞_o otherwise_o a._n the_o image_n of_o god_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o body_n as_o it_o be_v a_o body_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o shape_n and_o part_n or_o limb_n for_o god_n be_v a_o infinite_a spirit_n incorporaell_o and_o invisible_a but_o in_o these_o respect_n 1._o as_o the_o body_n unite_v to_o the_o soul_n in_o which_o the_o image_n of_o god_n do_v chief_o