Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	call_v	church_n	zion_n	82	3	9.3002	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04540	A Christian plea conteyning three treatises. I. The first, touching the Anabaptists, & others mainteyning some like errours with them. II. The second, touching such Christians, as now are here, commonly called Remonstrants or Arminians. III. The third, touching the Reformed Churches, with vvhom my self agree in the faith of the Gospel of our Lord Iesus Christ. Made by Francis Iohnson, pastour of the auncient English Church, now sojourning at Amsterdam in the Low Countreyes.	Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.	1617 (1617)	STC 14661; ESTC S107828	395,581	331

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christ_n in_o what_o manner_n soever_o and_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o turk_n and_o pagan_n and_o thus_o be_v all_o heretic_n schismatics_n and_o arian_n papist_n anabaptist_n and_o such_o li●e_z refer_v to_o the_o christian_a church_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o christian_n distinguish_v among_o themselves_o the_o church_n large_o take_v be_v that_o which_o worship_v christ_n with_o a_o more_o pure_a or_o sincere_a profession_n of_o doctrine_n and_o the_o sacrament_n and_o thus_o our_o church_n gather_v in_o france_n england_n scotland_n low_a country_n county_n palatine_n of_o the_o rhine_n and_o other_o where_o be_v call_v religion_n call_v that_o be_v of_o right_a faith_n or_o sound_a religion_n the_o orthodox_n church_n and_o yet_o with_o a_o certain_a large_a extension_n because_o not_o all_o who_o profess_v our_o right_n or_o sound_a religion_n be_v elect_v but_o there_o be_v also_o not_o a_o few_o reprobate_n and_o hypocrite_n withal_o therefore_o must_v we_o discern_v 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i_o will_v proceed_v to_o note_v a_o few_o more_o of_o this_o opposite_n evasion_n and_o error_n etc._n etc._n 93._o animadv_n p._n 93._o 9_o where_o he_o say_v the_o turk_n acknowledge_v one_o god_n and_o christ_n to_o be_v send_v of_o god_n with_o his_o gospel_n and_o to_o be_v the_o breath_n or_o spirit_n of_o god_n what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n see_v they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v jesus_n to_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n make_v man_n that_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n profess_v and_o divers_a of_o that_o church_n have_v dye_v in_o testimony_n hereof_o against_o the_o turk_n and_o moor_n etc._n etc._n to_o make_v it_o yet_o more_o plain_a do_v he_o think_v that_o the_o turk_n make_v such_o profession_n of_o christ_n whereby_o any_o of_o they_o be_v save_v in_o their_o estate_n and_o again_o do_v he_o think_v that_o none_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v save_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o hold_v and_o profess_v in_o their_o estate_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n of_o which_o also_o how_o these_o man_n esteem_v be_v not_o unknowen_a 10._o likewise_o when_o he_o say_v the_o turk_n and_o ●agans_n be_v in_o some_o thing_n to_o be_v justify_v 94._o pag._n 94._o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n how_o frivolous_a be_v this_o and_o not_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n say_v not_o the_o prophet_n that_o jerusalem_n become_v so_o exceed_o sinful_a as_o she_o justify_v samaria_n &_o sodom_n in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o and_o that_o they_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o she_o ezech._n 16_o 46_o 52._o also_o that_o the_o backslide_a israel_n justify_v herself_o more_o than_o treacherous_a judah_n jer._n 3_o 11._o yea_o christ_n say_v it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n &_o sodom_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n then_o for_o chorazin_n bethsaida_n and_o capernaum_n where_o christ_n live_v preach_v &_o do_v miracle_n himself_n matt._n 11.20_o 24_o shall_v we_o therefore_o think_v that_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n chorazin_n bethsaida_n &_o capernaum_n be_v not_o the_o city_n church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n yet_o such_o reason_n and_o argument_n this_o man_n bring_v we_o 11._o erroneous_a also_o it_o be_v and_o anabaptisticall_a that_o he_o say_v ibid._n ibid._n the_o temple_n of_o god_n speak_v off_o 2_o thes_n 2_o 4._o be_v no_o more_o the_o church_n and_o temple_n of_o god_n than_o the_o devil_n which_o appear_v to_o the_o witch_n at_o endor_n be_v samuel_n 1_o sam._n 28.14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n also_o where_o i_o compare_v ezec._n 43_o 7_o 8._o with_o 2_o thes_n 2_o 4._o that_o this_o be_v not_o fit_a but_o that_o the_o type_n shall_v be_v set_v from_o bell_n temple_n in_o babylon_n where_o the_o vessel_n of_o god_n true_a temple_n be_v hold_v captive_a dan._n 1_o 2._o or_o from_o the_o samaritan_o temple_n build_v by_o sanballat_n on_o mount_n garizim_n whither_o the_o apostate_n and_o wicked_a jew_n use_v to_o flee_v joseph_n antiq._n jud_v l._n 11_o c._n 8._o for_o let_v he_o speak_v be_v the_o devil_n samuel_n in_o deed_n be_v bell_n temple_n or_o the_o samaritan_o temple_n god_n temple_n in_o deed_n as_o himself_o say_v erewhile_o that_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n speak_v off_o 2_o thes_n 2_o 4._o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o god_n church_n and_o people_n answerable_a to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o dweller_n therein_o pag._n 80._o beside_o that_o he_o know_v how_o augustine_n say_v in_o the_o place_n here_o before_o cite_v by_o himself_o that_o the_o temple_n of_o any_o idol_n or_o devil_n the_o apostle_n will_v not_o call_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 19_o 12._o where_o i_o allege_v zach._n 6_o 12_o 13._o ephe._n 2_o 11_o 13_o 19_o 21._o 2_o cor._n 6_o 16._o 95._o pag._n 95._o rev._n 11_o 19_o and_o compare_v they_o with_o 2_o thes_n 2_o 4._o to_o show_n that_o by_o the_o 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keep_v if_o he_o will_v answer_n to_o the_o purpose_n 13._o and_o again_o extreme_o erroneous_a and_o anabaptisticall_a it_o be_v ibid._n ibid._n that_o he_o say_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v not_o england_n not_o such_o be_v his_o opinion_n also_o touch_v the_o baptism_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o true_a baptism_n the_o one_o baptism_n speak_v off_o ephes_n 4_o 5._o if_o this_o be_v true_a what_o outward_a baptism_n then_o have_v these_o man_n themselves_o he_o say_v not_o a_o true_a one_o not_o that_o one_o baptism_n speak_v of_o ephes_n 4_o 5._o and_o what_o remain_v then_o but_o that_o they_o must_v needs_o become_v anabaptist_n and_o get_v another_o outward_a baptism_n then_o that_o they_o have_v if_o they_o will_v walk_v conscionable_o and_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o profane_v the_o lord_n table_n and_o all_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n usurp_v among_o they_o so_o either_o they_o must_v leave_v their_o anabaptistical_n opinion_n or_o admit_v of_o anabaptistical_n course_n let_v they_o choose_v which_o they_o will_v and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o become_v anabaptist_n let_v they_o tell_v we_o whether_o in_o divers_a respect_n a_o double_a consideration_n may_v not_o be_v have_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o of_o israel_n heretofore_o yea_o and_o of_o judah_n also_o so_o as_o in_o one_o respect_v it_o may_v be_v say_v there_o be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n or_o a_o true_a church_n there_o to_o wit_n as_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o his_o people_n be_v there_o and_o that_o in_o another_o respect_n there_o be_v a_o apostate_n or_o a_o false_a church_n there_o namely_o as_o antichrist_n sit_v therein_o with_o his_o apostasy_n opposition_n exaltation_n above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n etc._n etc._n &_o whether_o

etc._n etc._n 2_o thes_n 2_o 7._o now_o i_o ask_v where_o that_o mystery_n now_o wrought_v in_o paul_n time_n and_o where_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n there_o speak_v off_o come_v to_o be_v exalt_v and_o seat_v whether_o at_o rome_n or_o not_o if_o he_o say_v at_o rome_n let_v he_o consider_v with_o himself_o what_o will_v follow_v thereupon_o if_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o there_o let_v he_o then_o show_v we_o some_o other_o place_n in_o paul_n time_n where_o that_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n do_v then_o work_n and_o come_v afterward_o to_o be_v seat_v &_o that_o also_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n note_v withal_o what_o now_o let_v for_o a_o time_n till_o it_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n likewise_o speak_v in_o the_o same_o place_n 2_o thes_n 2_o 4_o 6_o 7._o i_o can_v also_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o speech_n &_o question_n now_o be_v not_o either_o of_o particular_a person_n in_o this_o or_o that_o age_n or_o of_o several_a church_n as_o he_o will_v by_o his_o answer_n draw_v it_o unto_o but_o of_o one_o &_o the_o same_o church_n diverse_o consider_v according_a to_o the_o divers_a respect_n that_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v thereabouts_o from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o hereunto_o he_o must_v keep_v if_o he_o will_v answer_v m._n junius_n otherwise_o if_o he_o will_v needs_o be_v wander_v let_v he_o wander_v still_o on_o till_o he_o come_v to_o answer_n m._n junius_n otherwhere_o ibid._n ibid._n 44._o and_o note_v withal_o how_o he_o say_v here_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o who_o paul_n write_v rom._n 1._o be_v long_o since_o go_v to_o god_n yet_o otherwhere_o he_o say_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o paul_n 22._o paul_n rom._n 11_o 20_o 21_o 22._o forewarn_v be_v for_o unbelief_n cut_v off_o animad_fw-la p._n 84._o now_o who_o and_o where_o do_v paul_n thus_o forewarn_v be_v it_o not_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o who_o he_o write_v and_o be_v it_o not_o in_o that_o epistle_n which_o he_o write_v unto_o they_o 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respect_n as_o m._n junius_n also_o do_v in_o this_o place_n where_o he_o allege_v it_o to_o which_o if_o m._n ainsw_n will_v not_o keep_v let_v he_o follow_v on_o his_o own_o wander_a course_n 46._o where_o he_o say_v if_o the_o jew_n be_v belove_v for_o their_o good_a father_n sake_n 102._o animad_fw-la p._n 102._o then_o rome_n why_o say_v he_o not_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n may_v well_o be_v hate_v for_o her_o evil_a father_n sake_n for_o who_o be_v her_o father_n but_o the_o gentile_n sodomite_n and_o egyptian_n rev._n 11_o 2_o 8_o 18._o not_o the_o saint_n in_o rome_n for_o she_o be_v not_o of_o their_o faith_n and_o sanctity_n if_o he_o mean_v this_o of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n he_o speak_v not_o to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n what_o will_v he_o answer_v if_o we_o allege_v those_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o jew_n even_o of_o jerusalem_n &_o israel_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n unto_o jerusalem_n thy_o birth_n and_o thy_o nativity_n be_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n thy_o father_n be_v a_o amorite_n and_o thy_o mother_n a_o hittite_n ezec._n 16_o 3._o and_o again_o be_v you_o not_o as_o child_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n unto_o i_o o_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_n amos_n 9_o 7._o will_v he_o say_v that_o jerusalem_n and_o israel_n therefore_o be_v not_o ever_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n any_o more_o than_o the_o hittite_n amorites_n and_o ethiopian_n or_o will_v he_o admit_v of_o no_o other_o consideration_n now_o of_o israel_n in_o any_o respect_n but_o only_o ask_v as_o here_o he_o do_v who_o be_v their_o father_n but_o the_o hittite_n amorites_n and_o ethiopian_n ezec._n 16_o 3._o and_o amos_n 9_o 7._o not_o the_o patriarch_n and_o saint_n in_o israel_n for_o these_o be_v not_o of_o their_o faith_n and_o sanctity_n or_o will_v he_o yet_o learn_v to_o leave_v off_o his_o cavil_v and_o by_o these_o occasion_n thus_o offer_v by_o himself_o to_o consider_v and_o speak_v of_o person_n and_o thing_n diverse_o in_o divers_a respect_n or_o what_o will_v he_o answer_n hereunto_o what_o ever_o it_o be_v let_v he_o take_v it_o as_o a_o answer_n to_o himself_o and_o in_o deed_n against_o himself_o and_o for_o we_o 47._o but_o he_o say_v there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o likelihood_n 103._o ibid._n p._n 102_o 103._o that_o this_o church_n be_v the_o natural_a posterity_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o rome_n because_o that_o beside_o the_o blooody_a persecution_n in_o those_o time_n there_o have_v be_v many_o change_n of_o the_o roman_a state_n and_o great_a commotion_n &_o trouble_n by_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 414_o 454_o 546._o and_o afterward_o again_o by_o the_o saracen_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o then_o the_o stranger_n that_o come_v to_o israel_n whether_o in_o time_n of_o sincerity_n or_o of_o apostasy_n be_v of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o so_o to_o be_v 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