Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	holy_a	person_n	trinity_n	4,196	5	9.8947	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01093	Atheomastix clearing foure truthes, against atheists and infidels: 1. That, there is a God. 2. That, there is but one God. 3. That, Iehouah, our God, is that one God. 4. That, the Holy Scripture is the Word of that God. All of them proued, by naturall reasons, and secular authorities; for the reducing of infidels: and, by Scriptures, and Fathers, for the confirming of Christians. By the R. Reuerend Father in God, Martin Fotherby, late Bishop of Salisbury. The contents followes, next after the preface.	Fotherby, Martin, 1549 or 50-1620.	1622 (1622)	STC 11205; ESTC S121334	470,356	378

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accipitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la mala_fw-la verba_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la dicere_fw-la de_fw-fr hominibus_fw-la namque_fw-la dubitari_fw-la potest_fw-la deus_fw-la verò_fw-la sine_fw-la controver_n siam_fw-it bone_fw-la est_fw-la blasphemy_n be_v to_o speak_v any_o evil_n of_o good_a but_o now_o common_o blasphemy_n be_v to_o speak_v only_o evil_a of_o god_n for_o of_o man_n we_o may_v doubt_v whether_o they_o be_v evil_a or_o good_a but_o of_o god_n we_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v good_a so_o that_o the_o word_n blasphemy_n have_v two_o signification_n the_o one_o a_o lardger_n which_o be_v to_o speak_v evil_a of_o good_a the_o other_o a_o strict_a which_o be_v to_o speak_v evil_a of_o god_n against_o the_o first_o of_o those_o blasphemy_n god_n have_v pronounce_v a_o woe_n woe_n unto_o they_o that_o speak_v good_a of_o evil_n and_o evil_a of_o good_a 28._o but_o against_o the_o second_o of_o they_o he_o have_v ordain_v a_o law_n thou_o shall_v not_o rail_v upon_o the_o god_n no_o not_o upon_o the_o earthly_a god_n much_o less_o upon_o the_o heavenly_a yea_o and_o that_o under_o a_o penalty_n whosoever_o cu●seth_v his_o god_n he_o sh●ll_v bear_v his_o iniquity_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v be_v sure_o punish_v 16._o for_o so_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n read_v it_o sustinebit_fw-la poenam_fw-la svam_fw-la yea_o and_o that_o severe_o too_o for_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o that_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o congregation_n shall_v stone_n he_o the_o execution_n of_o which_o law_n we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o the_o son_n of_o the_o isra●litish_n woman_n be_v stone_v for_o blaspheme_v give_v occasion_n very_o just_o of_o the_o make_n of_o that_o notable_a law_n against_o blasphemy_n wherein_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o blasphemer_n be_v no_o atheist_n and_o that_o by_o two_o reason_n the_o one_o draw_v from_o his_o person_n the_o other_o from_o his_o 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sense_n in_o the_o same_o height_n of_o word_n nimirùm_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n quum_fw-la natura_fw-la sua_fw-la &_o sanctus_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la nos_fw-la homines_fw-la sanctificat_fw-la ac_fw-la deos_fw-la reddit_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v by_o nature_n both_o holy_a &_o god_n by_o sanctify_v we_o man_n make_v we_o become_v go_n 90._o so_o likewise_o dionysius_n salus_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la existere_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la ij_o qui_fw-la salutem_fw-la consequuntur_fw-la dij_fw-la fiant_fw-la a_o man_n can_v otherwise_o attain_v unto_o salvation_n then_o if_o he_o first_o be_v make_v a_o god_n which_o exaggeration_n of_o those_o father_n and_o scripture_n must_v not_o be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n as_o though_o man_n can_v be_v make_v to_o be_v god_n indeed_o for_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n unpossible_a but_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o they_o be_v that_o by_o our_o imitation_n of_o god_n virtue_n and_o goodness_n we_o be_v make_v so_o like_a unto_o he_o and_o so_o near_o join_v with_o he_o that_o we_o may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sense_n to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n because_o all_o those_o virtue_n in_o he_o be_v nature_n 5._o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o all_o the_o forename_a place_n that_o there_o be_v a_o mollification_n use_v to_o reduce_v the_o forenamed_a apotheosis_n and_o deification_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o sense_n dionysius_n areopagita_n where_o he_o say_v that_o all_o they_o which_o shall_v attain_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n must_v first_o be_v make_v god_n add_v for_o explication_n dei_fw-la porrò_fw-la effectio_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la quoad_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la imitatio_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la eodem_fw-la coniunctio_fw-la atque_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la dicam_fw-la unio_fw-la the_o be_v make_v a_o god_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o imitation_n of_o god_n and_o a_o conjunction_n with_o he_o and_o that_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v a_o very_a union_n elias_n cretensis_n where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v make_v man_n god_n add_v that_o it_o be_v per_fw-la adoptionem_fw-la &_o gratiam_fw-la that_o this_o make_n of_o they_o god_n be_v but_o only_a god_n adopt_v they_o by_o grace_n to_o be_v his_o son_n so_o nazianzen_n expound_v his_o be_v make_v a_o god_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o only_o his_o conjunction_n with_o god_n quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la i_o deum_fw-la reddit_fw-la well_fw-mi quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la i_o coniungit_fw-la deo_fw-la which_o conjunction_n with_o god_n as_o trismegistus_n teach_v be_v only_o effect_v by_o religion_n and_o godliness_n 479._o propè_fw-la deos_fw-la accedit_fw-la qui_fw-la ment_fw-la qua_fw-la dijs_fw-la iunctas_fw-la est_fw-la divina_fw-la religione_fw-la dijs_fw-la iunxerit_fw-la that_o man_n come_v near_o unto_o god_n indeed_o that_o join_v his_o soul_n unto_o he_o by_o piety_n and_o religion_n so_o likewise_o boetius_fw-la where_o he_o say_v that_o beatus_fw-la omnis_fw-la deus_fw-la th●t_v every_o one_o which_o be_v bless_v be_v thereby_o make_v a_o god_n he_o add_v for_o the_o qualification_n of_o that_o speech_n sed_fw-la n●tura_fw-la quidem_fw-la unus_fw-la participatione_fw-la verò_fw-la nihil_fw-la prohibet_fw-la esse_fw-la quamplurimos_fw-la yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n by_o nature_n but_o there_o may_v be_v many_o god_n by_o participation_n not_o by_o the_o true_a participation_n of_o his_o natural_a deity_n but_o of_o his_o virtue_n and_o of_o his_o felicity_n yea_o and_o even_o the_o apostle_n peter_n himself_o do_v use_v a_o further_a modification_n even_o of_o this_o participation_n for_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o &c_n that_o there_o be_v great_a and_o precious_a promise_n give_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o godly_a nature_n lest_o we_o shall_v misconstrue_v this_o participation_n to_o be_v intend_v of_o god_n true_a nature_n or_o deity_n he_o expound_v himself_o plain_o that_o this_o participation_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n must_v be_v get_v by_o fly_v of_o corruption_n by_o join_v virtue_n with_o our_o faith_n and_o with_o virtue_n knowledge_n and_o with_o knowledge_n temperance_n and_o with_o temperance_n patience_n and_o with_o patience_n goodlines_n and_o with_o godliness_n brotherly_a kindness_n and_o with_o brotherly_a kindness_n love_n which_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o perfection_n 14._o and_o tie_v a_o man_n strict_o unto_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o our_o felicity_n with_o god_n which_o be_v afford_v unto_o we_o in_o this_o present_a life_n there_o be_v two_o degree_n more_o which_o come_v not_o unto_o man_n before_o the_o life_n to_o come_v the_o first_o that_o virtue_n bring_v we_o up_o to_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o god_n own_o dwell_n and_o there_o make_v we_o to_o live_v eternal_o with_o he_o a_o thing_n plain_o confess_v even_o by_o the_o very_a heathen_a pythagoras_n affirm_v in_o his_o verse_n that_o si_fw-mi relicto_fw-la corpore_fw-la ad_fw-la purum_fw-la aethera_fw-la perveneris_fw-la 129._o eris_n immortalis_fw-la deus_fw-la incorruptibilis_fw-la nec_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la mortalis_fw-la when_o as_o our_o soul_n our_o body_n shall_v forsake_v and_o to_o the_o heaven_n they_o shall_v themselves_o betake_v then_o shall_v we_o be_v as_o god_n immortal_a be_v all_o incorrupt_a no_o long_o mortal_a man_n for_o we_o shall_v then_o enjoy_v god_n who_o be_v our_o very_a life_n 396._o as_o the_o prophet_n moses_n testify_v yea_o the_o life_n of_o our_o life_n our_o vita_fw-la vitalis_fw-la as_o the_o orator_n speak_v whereas_o this_o our_o present_a life_n 1._o be_v but_o vita_fw-la mortalis_fw-la a_o transitory_a and_o a_o mortal_a life_n but_o this_o say_v the_o apostle_n paul_n we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o building_n give_v we_o of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n but_o eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o say_v musonius_n that_o vir_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la civis_fw-la vrbis_fw-la jovis_fw-la quae_fw-la constat_fw-la ex_fw-la hominibus_fw-la &_o dijs_fw-la that_o he_o which_o be_v a_o good_a 234._o man_n shall_v be_v a_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o city_n common_a unto_o god_n with_o man_n which_o be_v a_o probable_a aim_v at_o the_o heavenly_a i●rus●lem_n which_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n be_v describe_v unto_o us._n i_o see_v the_o holy_a city_n 3._o new_a jerusalem_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n praepare_v as_o a_o bride_n trim_v for_o her_o husband_n and_o i_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n out_o of_o heaven_n say_v behold_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n be_v with_o man_n and_o he_o will_v dwell_v with_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o god_n himself_o will_v be_v their_o god_n with_o they_o upon_o which_o our_o cohabitation_n with_o god_n 432._o tully_n say_v that_o we_o be_v deorum_fw-la quasi_fw-la gentile_n the_o countryman_n of_o the_o god_n nay_o generis_fw-la divini_fw-la the_o kinsman_n of_o the_o god_n as_o he_o add_v in_o that_o place_n of_o their_o own_o generation_n as_o aratus_n speak_v 28._o and_o therefore_o tully_n in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o state_n of_o god_n and_o virtuous_a man_n after_o this_o present_a life_n he_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v live_v among_o the_o god_n qui_fw-la in_o corporibus_fw-la humanis_fw-la 119._o vitam_fw-la sunt_fw-la imitati_fw-la deorum_fw-la he_o ad_fw-la eos_fw-la a_o quibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la profecti_fw-la facilis_fw-la reditus_fw-la patet_fw-la such_o as_o have_v live_v the_o life_n of_o a_o god_n in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v a_o easy_a passage_n unto_o god_n because_o from_o he_o they_o have_v descend_v so_o that_o god_n call_v those_o man_n to_o live_v with_o he_o in_o heaven_n with_o who_o he_o himself_o have_v live_v upon_o earth_n now_o the_o way_n whereby_o they_o ascend_v up_o into_o heaven_n there_o to_o live_v with_o god_n be_v by_o instruct_v themselves_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n as_o some_o even_o of_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o 426._o have_v teach_v us._n trismegistus_n say_v express_o that_o vnica_fw-la salus_fw-la homini_fw-la est_fw-la cognitio_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la ad_fw-la olympum_fw-la ascensio_fw-la the_o happiness_n of_o man_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v our_o way_n of_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n agree_v well_o with_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n this_o be_v life_n aeternal_a to_o know_v thou_o 3._o to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o who_o thou_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ._n for_o as_o bernard_n true_o note_v summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la plena_fw-la &_o perfecta_fw-la agnitio_fw-la creatoris_fw-la 1355._o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o creator_n not_o a_o naked_a or_o a_o idle_a knowledge_n but_o a_o knowledge_n which_o 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