Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	according_a	truth_n	word_n	622	5	3.9324	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46354	Several sermons preach'd on the whole eighth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans eighteen of which preach'd on the first, second, third, fourth verses are here published : wherein the saints exemption from condemnation, the mystical union, the spiritual life, the dominion of sin and the spirits agency in freeing from it, the law's inability to justifie and save, Christ's mission, eternal sonship, incarnation, his being an expiatory sacrifice, fulfilling the laws righteousness (which is imputed to believers) are opened, confirmed, vindicated, and applied / by Tho. Jacomb.	Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.	1672 (1672)	Wing J119; ESTC R26816	712,556	668

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the_o world_n have_v he_o appear_v &c._n &c._n nor_o only_o as_o manifest_v 1_o joh._n 1.2_o 1_o joh._n 3.5_o 8._o 1_o tim._n 3.16_o nor_o only_o as_o take_v flesh_n which_o expression_n to_o some_o may_v be_v more_o doubtful_a and_o general_a as_o heb._n 2.14_o 16._o but_o to_o put_v this_o out_o of_o all_o question_n it_o say_v he_o be_v make_v flesh_n joh._n 1.14_o which_o must_v be_v more_o than_o a_o bare_a appearance_n or_o manifestation_n in_o imaginary_a and_o fantastic_a flesh_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o 363._o for_o nullus_fw-la unquam_fw-la angelus_n ideo_fw-la descendit_fw-la ut_fw-la crucisigeretur_fw-la etc._n etc._n si_fw-la nunquam_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la fuit_fw-la causa_fw-la angelorum_fw-la corporandorum_fw-la habes_fw-la causam_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la acceperint_fw-la carnem_fw-la non_fw-la venerant_fw-la mori_fw-la ideo_fw-la nec_fw-la nasci_fw-la at_o vero_fw-la christus_fw-la mori_fw-la missus_fw-la nasci_fw-la quoque_fw-la necessario_fw-la habuit_fw-la ut_fw-la mori_fw-la posset_n tertull._n de_fw-fr carne_n christi_fw-la p._n 363._o angel_n when_o god_n have_v only_o some_o particular_a and_o ordinary_a message_n to_o send_v they_o upon_o to_o assume_v a_o external_a shape_n and_o then_o lie_v it_o down_o again_o but_o when_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v bear_v to_o converse_v in_o the_o world_n a_o considerable_a time_n to_o die_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n in_o that_o nature_n in_o which_o the_o offence_n have_v be_v commit_v here_o must_v be_v more_o than_o a_o spectrum_n a_o apparition_n here_o must_v be_v real_a flesh_n and_o indeed_o the_o former_a old-testament_n apparition_n be_v but_o as_o so_o many_o 37._o many_o vide_fw-la irenaum_fw-la advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 37._o praeludium_n of_o christ_n real_a incarnation_n in_o all_o these_o he_o do_v but_o praeludere_fw-la humanitati_fw-la suae_fw-la as_o tertullian_n phrase_v it_o 5._o therefore_o as_o to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o word_n when_o it_o be_v say_v christ_n be_v send_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n this_o likeness_n be_v to_o be_v link_v not_o with_o flesh_n but_o with_o sinful_a flesh_n he_o have_v true_a real_a very_a flesh_n but_o he_o have_v only_o in_o appearance_n and_o likeness_n sinful_a flesh_n he_o have_v not_o a_o putative_a imaginary_a body_n but_o as_o to_o sin_n though_o there_o be_v something_o like_a to_o that_o in_o his_o outward_a state_n and_o condition_n yet_o it_o be_v but_o like_a to_o it_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o truth_n and_o reality_n inhere_v in_o that_o nature_n which_o he_o assume_v this_o be_v that_o plain_a genuine_a interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n against_o the_o old_a heretical_a perverting_n of_o they_o which_o the_o 4._o the_o non_fw-fr in_o similitudine_fw-la carnis_fw-la quasi_fw-la caro_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la caro_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o similitudine_fw-la carnis_fw-la quia_fw-la caro_fw-la erat_fw-la sed_fw-la peccati_fw-la caro_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la aug._n vide_fw-la serm._n 3_o &_o 6._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la in_o similitudine_fw-la carnis_fw-la peccati_fw-la fuisse_fw-la christum_fw-la ait_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la carnis_fw-la accepit_fw-la quasi_fw-la imaginem_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la veritatem_fw-la sed_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la carnis_fw-la peccatricis_fw-la vult_fw-la intelligi_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsa_fw-la non_fw-la peccatrix_fw-la caro_fw-la christi_fw-la ejus_fw-la suis_fw-la par_fw-fr cujus_fw-la erat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la genere_fw-la non_fw-la vitio_fw-la adae_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertull._n de_fw-fr carne_n christi_fw-la p._n 372._o similitudo_fw-la ad_fw-la peccati_fw-la titulum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la substantiae_fw-la mendacium_fw-la etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la adv_fw-la marci_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n ep._n 65._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n chrysost_o in_o loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret._n misit_fw-la deus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la in_o verâ_fw-la carnis_fw-la susceptione_n agnosceretur_fw-la veritas_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la peccati_fw-la &_o quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la corpus_fw-la veritas_fw-la intelligeretur_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la peccatum_fw-la similitudo_fw-la peccati_fw-la cassian_n de_fw-fr incarn_n dom._n lib._n 4._o orthodox_n ancient_a and_o modern_a put_v upon_o they_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v out_o in_o what_o will_v follow_v at_o present_a i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o about_o it_o word_n two_o proposition_n raise_v from_o the_o word_n these_o thing_n be_v thus_o premise_v the_o whole_a matter_n will_v fall_v into_o these_o two_o proposition_n 1._o that_o christ_n be_v send_v in_o flesh_n 2._o that_o he_o be_v send_v in_o the_o likeness_n yet_o but_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n two_o very_o weighty_a and_o important_a truth_n therefore_o i_o hope_v the_o open_n 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these_o nature_n of_o christ_n and_o god_n be_v bless_v for_o their_o excellent_a zeal_n in_o such_o fundamental_a article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n it_o be_v pity_n the_o church_n zeal_n shall_v ever_o run_v in_o any_o other_o channel_n but_o christ_n must_v be_v oppose_v some_o way_n or_o other_o for_o he_o be_v set_v for_o a_o sign_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o luk._n 2.34_o the_o present_a contest_v of_o the_o world_n be_v now_o against_o he_o chief_o with_o respect_n to_o his_o office_n but_o the_o past_a contest_v be_v against_o he_o chief_o with_o respect_n to_o his_o nature_n i_o have_v according_a to_o my_o poor_a ability_n vindicate_v his_o natural_a and_o eternal_a sonship_n and_o consequent_o his_o godhead_n i_o be_o now_o to_o vindicate_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o incarnation_n and_o manhood_n this_o the_o forementioned_a heretic_n peremptory_o deny_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o etc._n the_o athanas_n tom_fw-mi 1._o de_fw-fr incarn_n christi_fw-la tertull._n 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god_n be_v man_n and_o man_n be_v god_n a_o communication_n of_o property_n thus_o far_o or_o in_o this_o sense_n we_o deny_v not_o it_o follow_v upon_o the_o union_n but_o that_o that_o which_o be_v essential_a to_o one_o nature_n shall_v real_o physical_o be_v convey_v and_o make_v over_o to_o the_o other_o nature_n as_o omnipresence_n vbiquity_n omniscience_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o godhead_n to_o the_o manhood_n which_o be_v the_o popish_a and_o lutheran_n communication_n this_o as_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n and_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o perfect_a repugnancy_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n we_o can_v assent_v unto_o divine_a the_o humane_a nature_n in_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o its_o formation_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o divine_a 4._o no_o soon_o be_v the_o humane_a nature_n frame_v or_o form_v but_o in_o that_o very_a instant_n of_o time_n it_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n this_o also_o i_o put_v down_o as_o another_o branch_n of_o the_o main_a 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godhead_n a_o question_n here_o be_v move_v by_o some_o whether_o christ_n humane_a nature_n be_v complete_a and_o perfect_a at_o the_o first_o that_o be_v whether_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o his_o flesh_n be_v form_v his_o soul_n be_v infuse_v and_o unite_v to_o it_o or_o whether_o as_o it_o be_v with_o we_o there_o be_v not_o some_o space_n of_o time_n intervening_a betwixt_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o infusion_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o discuss_n of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n among_o they_o some_o be_v for_o the_o 362._o the_o sharp_a cursus_fw-la theol._n p._n 362._o affirmative_a and_o other_o for_o the_o 324._o the_o lud._n capellus_n in_o thes_n salmur_n part_n 2._o p._n 12._o thes_n 15._o dr._n jackson_n on_o the_o creed_n seven_o book_n sect._n 3._o ch_n 29._o p._n 324._o negative_a but_o which_o be_v to_o my_o purpose_n all_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o whether_o it_o be_v only_a flesh_n for_o sometime_o or_o whether_o both_o flesh_n and_o 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3._o absque_fw-la praejudicio_fw-la concedi_fw-la potest_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la humana_fw-la natura_fw-la non_fw-la peccasset_fw-la adhuc_fw-la christum_fw-la carnem_fw-la sumpturum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la alex._n alons_n 3._o p._n qu._n 2._o memb_v 13._o catharinus_n de_fw-fr praed_fw-we christ_n pet._n galatinus_n de_fw-fr arc._n cathol_n ver_fw-la l._n 7_o c._n 2._o osiander_n etc._n etc._n affirm_v it_o some_o 564._o some_o aquinas_n p._n 3._o qui._n 1._o art_n 3._o vasquez_n in_o 3._o part_n tom_fw-mi 1._o disp_n 10._o art_n 3._o becan_n theol._n schol._n p._n 3._o c._n 1._o qu._n 7._o calvin_n instit_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 12._o against_o osiander_n hoorneb_n socin_n confut._n tom_n 2._o l._n ●_o c._n 2._o p._n 253._o stegm_n photin_n disp_n 15._o p._n 176._o alt_v theol._n probl._n loc._n 12._o probl._n 5._o p._n 564._o deny_v it_o the_o former_a affirm_v though_o sin_n have_v not_o be_v yet_o christ_n will_v have_v come_v in_o flesh_n not_o to_o have_v die_v or_o suffer_v but_o only_o 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