Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	divine_a	faith_n	revelation_n	3,413	5	9.3938	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58206	Anabaptism routed: or, a survey of the controverted points: Concerning [brace] 1. Infant-Baptisme. 2. Pretended necessity of dipping. 3. The dangerous practise of re-baptising. Together, with a particular answer to all that is alledged in favour of the Anabaptists, by Dr. Jer. Taylor, in his book, called, the liberty of Prophesying. / By John Reading, B.D. and sometimes student of Magdalen-Hall in Oxford.	Reading, John, 1588-1667.	1655 (1655)	Wing R443; ESTC R207312	185,080	220

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to_o humane_a authority_n and_o undervaluer_n of_o holy_a scripture_n do_v acknowledge_v in_o their_o sober_a fit_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n illuminate_v the_o elect_a who_o he_o call_v guide_v and_o enable_v to_o obedience_n against_o the_o dictate_v of_o carnal_a reason_n and_o the_o corrupt_a affection_n of●flesh_n and_o blood_n 2._o if_o he_o mean_v any_o other_o divine_a revelation_n then_o that_o which_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o know_a and_o invariable_a rule_n of_o god_n word_n i_o know_v not_o what_o great_a advantage_n satan_n can_v desire_v for_o lead_v beguile_v soul_n to_o hell_n blindfold_a then_o to_o find_v they_o follow_v their_o own_o reason_n and_o put_v their_o salvation_n upon_o pretend_a revelation_n our_o faith_n be_v on_o god_n truth_n not_o humane_a reason_n which_o in_o this_o life_n be_v not_o so_o absolute_o purge_v from_o the_o contagion_n of_o sin_n ignorance_n and_o error_n since_o the_o apostle_n be_v furnish_v with_o infallibility_n of_o 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to_o corrupt_v and_o overthrow_v the_o true_a faith_n see_v heb._n 11._o 1_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 16._o 8._o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n rest_v whole_o on_o this_o discourse_n 223._o if_o that_o be_v true_a your_o plea_n for_o anabaptist_n be_v less_o condemnable_a but_o the_o contrary_n will_v appear_v in_o due_a place_n but_o whether_o they_o have_v original_a sin_n or_o no_o 5._o indeed_o the_o pelagian_n a_o old_a sect_n of_o heretic_n deny_v that_o infant_n be_v bear_v in_o original_a sin_n and_o celestius_fw-la affirm_v that_o adam_n sin_n hurt_v only_o himself_o but_o not_o mankind_n lunt_fw-la and_o other_o that_o infant_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o state_n in_o which_o adam_n be_v before_o his_o transgression_n but_o the_o holy_a scripture_n plain_o condemn_v this_o heresy_n see_v job_n 14._o 4_o psalm_n 51._o 5._o john_n 3._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 15_o 50._o rom._n ●_o 12._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 22._o eph._n 2._o 3._o so_o do_v all_o the_o reform_a church_n and_o papist_n too_o vid._n bellar._n l._n 4._o the_o amissione_n gratie_n &_o stat_fw-la peccati_fw-la beside_o woeful_a experience_n teach_v we_o 4._o that_o child_n die_v demonstrate_v that_o they_o bring_v that_o guilt_n into_o the_o world_n with_o they_o which_o subject_v they_o to_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n and_o participation_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o adam_n sin_n which_o can_v not_o be_v except_o they_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o guilt_n because_o god_n be_v just_a that_o they_o have_v contract_v the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n you_o confess_v pag_n 230_o num_fw-la 16._o 32._o infant_n can_v by_o any_o act_n of_o their_o own_o promote_v the_o hope_n of_o their_o own_o salvation_n which_o man_n of_o reason_n and_o choice_n may_v by_o act_n of_o virtue_n and_o election_n 6._o faith_n and_o hope_n of_o salvation_n be_v not_o of_o ourselves_o but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n eph._n ●_o 8._o secundin●_n and_o what_o hope_v infant_n have_v or_o act_n of_o reason_n how_o god_n apply_v the_o merit_n 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