Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n
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A13629
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The reasonablenesse of wise and holy truth: and the absurditie of foolish and wicked errour
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Terry, John, 1555?-1625.
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STC 23912; ESTC S118354
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moizare_n that_o be_v deliver_v many_o doctrine_n set_v down_o by_o moses_n for_o that_o he_o have_v take_v they_o out_o of_o he_o so_o these_o sybille_n do_v prophetizare_n because_o they_o have_v receive_v these_o prophecy_n either_o out_o of_o their_o book_n or_o by_o tradition_n from_o the_o old_a patriarch_n for_o as_o samson_n say_v unto_o his_o guest_n that_o be_v at_o his_o wedding_n when_o they_o give_v he_o the_o right_a sense_n of_o his_o riddle_n which_o lie_n have_v propose_v unto_o they_o if_o you_o have_v not_o plough_v with_o my_o heifer_n you_o can_v not_o have_v find_v out_o my_o riddle_n jud._n 14._o 18._o so_o may_v we_o as_o true_o say_v that_o if_o the_o heathenish_a prophet_n and_o prophetess_n have_v not_o consult_v with_o our_o prophet_n they_o can_v not_o have_v deliver_v these_o oracle_n the_o which_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o that_o when_o they_o be_v consult_v by_o their_o great_a friend_n concern_v event_n that_o be_v present_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v they_o deliver_v their_o oracle_n in_o doubtful_a sentence_n which_o may_v be_v expound_v divers_a way_n for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o deliver_v any_o certainty_n thereof_o as_o aio_fw-la te_fw-la aeacides_n romanos_fw-la vincere_fw-la posse_fw-la and_o croesus_n halim_fw-la penetrans_fw-la magnam_fw-la pervertet_fw-la opum_fw-la vim_o whereas_o our_o prophet_n not_o only_o deliver_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o event_n of_o divers_a battle_n when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v undertake_v as_o jud._n 4._o 9_o and_o 7._o 9_o 1._o sam._n 30._o 8._o 1._o reg._n 20_o 13._o but_o also_o many_o other_o event_n many_o hundred_o year_n before_o they_o fall_v out_o as_o namely_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o particular_a king_n by_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v even_o cyrus_n king_n of_o the_o mede_n &_o persian_n isa_n 44._o &_o 45._o the_o which_o pprophecy_n as_o josephus_n report_v antiq._n judaic._n l._n 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up_o to_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o judah_n and_o build_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v the_o god_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n here_o than_o we_o may_v perceive_v by_o evident_a reason_n set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o heathen_a have_v and_o therefore_o still_o may_v be_v convince_v to_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o true_a god_n who_o have_v reveal_v himself_o in_o those_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n and_o that_o those_o book_n be_v the_o authentical_a word_n of_o the_o true_a all_o see_v and_o well_o work_v god_n and_o very_o even_o the_o most_o profound_a mystery_n of_o those_o book_n may_v be_v justify_v by_o evident_a reason_n to_o the_o heathen_a themselves_o to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o truth_n proceed_v from_o the_o true_a god_n as_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o book_n of_o these_o notable_a light_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n '_o d._n de_fw-fr plessis_n de_fw-fr veritate_fw-la christianae_n religionis_fw-la zeged_a in_o locis_fw-la come_v keckerm_n in_o syntagm_n theolog._n neither_o must_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o christian_a religion_n be_v by_o reason_n evict_v against_o the_o gentile_n but_o also_o against_o all_o schismatik_n &_o heretic_n for_o albeit_o all_o these_o or_o at_o the_o least_o the_o most_o of_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o proceed_v from_o god_n yet_o see_v this_o word_n of_o god_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o letter_n but_o in_o the_o sense_n not_o in_o the_o read_n but_o in_o the_o understanding_n not_o in_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o speech_n wherein_o it_o be_v deliver_v but_o in_o the_o root_n of_o the_o reason_n whereon_o it_o be_v ground_v and_o see_v all_o schismatic_n and_o heretic_n be_v the_o word_n that_o be_v produce_v against_o they_o never_o so_o plain_a and_o pregnant_a yet_o pervert_v and_o corrupt_v the_o right_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o they_o how_o can_v the_o right_a sense_n be_v justify_v against_o all_o 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but_o also_o the_o other_o part_n thereof_o consist_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o all_o holy_a work_n proceed_v from_o all_o the_o divine_a grace_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n for_o if_o they_o be_v not_o do_v after_o that_o manner_n and_o by_o the_o inducement_n of_o such_o reason_n as_o god_n in_o his_o word_n require_v marc._n deus_fw-la non_fw-la exigebat_fw-la quae_fw-la siebant_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la fiebant_fw-la tert._n 1_o 3_o cont_n marc._n they_o to_o be_v perform_v they_o be_v not_o allow_v and_o approve_v of_o christ_n mat._n 6._o 1._o 1._o cor._n 13._o 1._o for_o that_o may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o good_a work_n which_o tertullian_n avouch_v of_o the_o jew_n sacrifice_n viz_o that_o god_n do_v not_o in_o they_o require_v the_o thing_n do_v but_o the_o reason_n for_o the_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v do_v so_o god_n do_v not_o require_v our_o bare_a work_n but_o will_v have_v they_o do_v upon_o such_o reason_n and_o motive_n as_o 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