Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	book_n	form_n	prescribe_v	2,576	5	9.6098	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54151	The guide mistaken, and temporizing rebuked, or, A brief reply to Jonathan Clapham's book intituled, A guide to the true religion in which his religion is confuted, his hypocrisie is detected, his aspersions are reprehended, his contradictions are compared / by W.P., a friend to the true religion.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1668 (1668)	Wing P1301; ESTC R15309	49,937	66

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sect._n 2._o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o you_o by_o tradition_n from_o ancestor_n by_o education_n from_o godly-parent_n commend_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o wise_a and_o pious_a person_n but_o make_v a_o wise_a choice_n for_o yourselves_o p._n 25._o man_n must_v discern_v the_o verity_n and_o certainty_n of_o these_o doctrine_n that_o he_o may_v venture_v his_o soul_n upon_o they_o for_o which_o end_n it_o be_v exceed_o necessary_a to_o be_v conversant_a in_o those_o treatise_n which_o prove_v the_o verity_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n p._n 10._o those_o that_o take_v up_o religion_n because_o it_o be_v profess_v in_o the_o country_n and_o commend_v by_o example_n how_o slight_a be_v they_o therein_o p._n 19_o i_o add_v one_o rule_n of_o caution_n more_o against_o a_o common_a but_o dangerous_a mistake_n take_v heed_n of_o set_v up_o your_o own_o apprehension_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n though_o fundamental_o be_v plain_o lay_v down_o 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p._n 99_o 100_o  _fw-fr o_fw-fr strange_a confusion_n a_o rule_n and_o no_o rule_n reveal_v and_o not_o observe_v reveal_v be_v it_o not_o unreasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o christ_n instead_o of_o render_v his_o church_n more_o glorious_a &_o infallible_a than_o ever_o shall_v leave_v her_o destitute_a of_o information_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v her_o peace_n since_o contrary_a apprehension_n about_o they_o have_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o division_n and_o persecution_n through_o age_n and_o will_v be_v yet_o with_o most_o notwithstanding_o this_o guide_n direction_n can_v the_o scripture_n be_v clear_a in_o deep_a and_o not_o in_o shallow_a matter_n god_n have_v commit_v the_o care_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o settlement_n of_o it_o to_o those_o in_o authority_n in_o their_o dominion_n in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o they_o judge_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 68_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v command_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n but_o make_v a_o wise_a choice_n for_o yourselves_o p._n 25._o let_v every_o one_o be_v full_o persuade_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n p._n 53._o they_o be_v to_o see_v all_o be_v administer_v according_a to_o the_o same_o and_o in_o the_o particular_a circumstance_n undetermined_a by_o god_n they_o have_v a_o power_n to_o order_n and_o settle_v thing_n according_a to_o the_o general_a rule_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o word_n p._n 104._o and_o man_n that_o act_n according_a to_o reason_n will_v look_v into_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n himself_o wherein_o god_n have_v reveal_v his_o will_n concern_v faith_n and_o worship_n p._n 9_o if_o god_n have_v invest_v magistrate_n with_o the_o power_n of_o interpretation_n and_o settlement_n of_o religious_a matter_n according_o be_v it_o not_o observe_v absurd_a to_o bid_v man_n choose_v for_o themselves_o since_o they_o be_v to_o be_v conclude_v by_o another_o choice_n and_o how_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v perspicuous_a to_o all_o understanding_n and_o yet_o need_v a_o interpreter_n i_o mean_v the_o magistrate_n i_o will_v fain_o understand_v sect._n 3_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v confirm_v by_o many_o sign_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o propagation_n of_o it_o by_o weak_a and_o unlearned_a man_n by_o who_o preach_v it_o overspread_v the_o world_n p._n 31._o the_o quaker_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o want_n of_o learning_n and_o outward_a accomplishment_n be_v contemptible_a p._n 62._o the_o fundamental_o of_o christianity_n be_v so_o plain_o lay_v down_o in_o scripture_n that_o the_o weak_a christian_n may_v understand_v they_o pag._n 110._o controvert_v point_n be_v hide_v from_o ordinary_a understanding_n that_o know_v not_o the_o language_n and_o proper_a idiom_n of_o scripture_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o other_o advantage_n of_o learning_n that_o its_o ordinary_o impossible_a they_o shall_v find_v out_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n therein_o p._n 111._o what_o contradiction_n be_v here_o that_o what_o he_o design_n to_o have_v be_v observe_v proof_n or_o argument_n to_o have_v recommend_v the_o more_o unquestionable_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o old_a time_n to_o the_o primitive_a christian_n he_o here_o shall_v make_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o reject_v and_o revile_v the_o quaker_n and_o their_o testimony_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v tell_v we_o the_o spirit_n they_o receive_v perfect_o inform_v they_o and_o yet_o that_o learning_n be_v to_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n of_o know_v god_n mind_n in_o these_o day_n whilst_o he_o confess_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o weak_a christian_n may_v understand_v the_o fundamental_o of_o religion_n god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n p._n 70._o the_o essence_n of_o prayer_n lie_v in_o lift_v up_o true_a desire_n to_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n p._n 71._o for_o who_o be_v there_o that_o know_v not_o that_o form_n of_o prayer_n have_v be_v of_o exceediag_n long_a continuance_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n p._n 91._o to_o pray_v be_v part_n of_o god_n worship_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o a_o book_n or_o out_o of_o it_o be_v no_o part_n at_o all_o pag._n 109._o set-form_n be_v not_o only_o use_v and_o prescribe_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o also_o in_o the_o new_a p._n 94._o how_o worship_n in_o spirit_n and_o yet_o by_o word_n of_o man_n prescription_n observe_v can_v any_o man_n bring_v the_o spirit_n to_o so_o many_o word_n to_o begin_v with_o ay_o and_o end_n with_o r_o or_o who_o know_v the_o spirit_n be_v mind_n so_o punctual_o as_o to_o prescribe_v for_o generation_n to_o come_v the_o word_n it_o will_v use_v for_o all_o person_n and_o condition_n that_o may_v be_v in_o the_o world_n who_o can_v pretend_v to_o know_v all_o state_n that_o he_o may_v write_v prayer_n for_o each_o why_o not_o form_n of_o sigh_n and_o groan_n be_v it_o not_o a_o spiritual-worship_n christ_n jesus_n set_v up_o above_o sixteen_o hundred_o year_n 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that_o a_o form_n of_o prayer_n be_v establish_v till_o sometime_o after_o his_o death_n and_o this_o guide_n himself_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o stone_n smite_v the_o image_n on_o the_o foot_n that_o the_o apostasy_n be_v begin_v the_o empire_n 29._o yield_v up_o to_o the_o papacy_n the_o primitive_a purity_n of_o christian_a worship_n fail_v and_o become_v corrupt_v and_o let_v he_o tell_v i_o if_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v not_o its_o beginning_n there_o at_o least_o those_o thing_n he_o call_v additament_n and_o modes_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o conclude_v as_o necessary_a by_o any_o light_n or_o prudence_n but_o innovate_v by_o a_o vain_a formal_a and_o superstitious_a nature_n beside_o examine_v the_o contradiction_n of_o his_o own_o assertion_n god_n must_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o yet_o in_o form_n form_n be_v not_o only_o of_o legal_a but_o of_o gospel-institution_n and_o yet_o whether_o prayer_n be_v within_o book_n or_o without_o 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his_o presence_n what_o contradiction_n this_o sect._n 4._o for_o who_o be_v there_o of_o the_o high_a form_n of_o christian_n that_o be_v ascertain_v that_o in_o every_o particular_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n that_o these_o be_v in_o the_o right_n see_v the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v imperfect_a and_o may_v and_o do_v err_v p._n 53._o let_v the_o doctrine_n and_o mystery_n of_o faith_n you_o receive_v influence_n your_o heart_n &_o life_n sanctify_v &_o change_v they_o rest_v not_o in_o the_o form_n of_o godliness_n without_o the_o power_n of_o it_o p._n 27._o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v sanctify_v of_o all_o they_o that_o come_v near_o to_o he_o p._n 70._o who_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n free_a from_o error_n what_o church_n or_o person_n upon_o earth_n p._n 65._o for_o what_o church_n be_v so_o pure_a but_o they_o have_v some_o defect_n error_n or_o corruption_n p._n 81._o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v a_o profess_a renunciation_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n with_o all_o their_o sinful_a work_n and_o lust_n p._n 70._o the_o quaker_n trust_v in_o a_o pretend_a sinless_a perfection_n p._n 63._o let_v this_o truth_n influence_n your_o heart_n and_o life_n so_o as_o you_o sincere_o obey_v the_o gospel_n and_o live_v in_o the_o daily_a expectation_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o give_v diligence_n to_o be_v find_v of_o he_o without_o spot_n and_o blameless_a p._n 40._o here_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o his_o contradiction_n 1._o be_v it_o sense_n obser_n to_o affirm_v that_o society_n be_v sanctify_v and_o change_v and_o yet_o imperfect_a corrupt_a and_o erroneous_a 2._o if_o god_n be_v to_o be_v sanctify_v of_o all_o that_o come_v near_o unto_o he_o than_o such_o as_o can_v sanctify_v he_o can_v approach_v he_o but_o clapham_n and_o such_o as_o cry_v they_o have_v no_o health_n in_o they_o and_o consequent_o unsanctified_a can_v sanctify_v the_o lord_n therefore_o can_v they_o approach_v he_o 3._o he_o ask_v the_o 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