Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	able_a	holy_a	wise_a	2,457	5	5.8764	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61870	A censure upon certaine passages contained in the history of the Royal Society as being destructive to the established religion and Church of England	Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.	1670 (1670)	Wing S6033; ESTC R32736	43,471	70

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o that_o it_o be_v fit_v for_o we_o to_o neglect_v and_o slight_a all_o those_o mean_n which_o our_o divine_n have_v always_o agreeable_o to_o s._n austin_n inculcate_v for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o holy_a scripture_n 46._o the_o knowledge_n whereof_o join_v with_o obedience_n constitute_v the_o religion_n of_o a_o christian._n but_o further_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o our_o virtuoso_fw-la pass_v in_o this_o paragraph_n ab_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la ad_fw-la thesin_n and_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o christianity_n he_o here_o speak_v indefinite_o as_o if_o no_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o disputation_n which_o condemn_v the_o original_a of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o it_o where_o a_o different_a religion_n be_v settle_v it_o justify_v the_o turk_n &_o paynim_n as_o well_o as_o foreign_a papist_n in_o their_o sentiment_n though_o they_o be_v without_o christ_n alien_n from_o the_o 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not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n ibid._n nor_o to_o be_v understand_v evitant_fw-la homusion_n atque_fw-la homoeusion_n quia_fw-la nusquam_fw-la scriptum_fw-la sit_fw-la and_o because_o the_o answer_n of_o s._n hilary_n will_v justify_v the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o her_o article_n in_o her_o liturgy_n and_o in_o her_o scholastic_a controversy_n i_o shall_v set_v that_o down_o oro_fw-la vos_fw-la ne_fw-la ubi_fw-la pax_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la est_fw-la ibi_fw-la pugna_fw-la sit_fw-la suspicionum_fw-la inane_fw-la est_fw-la calumniam_fw-la verbi_fw-la pertimescere_fw-la ubi_fw-la res_fw-la ipsa_fw-la cujus_fw-la verbum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la difficultatem_fw-la displicet_fw-la unquam_fw-la in_o synodo_fw-la nicena_n homusion_n esse_fw-la susceptum_fw-la ibid._n hoc_fw-la si_fw-la cui_fw-la displicet_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la placeat_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la arianis_fw-la est_fw-la negatum_fw-la si_fw-la propter_fw-la negantium_fw-la impietatem_fw-la 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in_o the_o church_n which_o can_v not_o be_v effect_v by_o the_o prohibit_v of_o they_o and_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o grammatical_a meaning_n of_o plain_a word_n nolo_fw-la verba_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la scripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la dici_fw-la defunctum_fw-la hoc_fw-la tandem_fw-la rogo_fw-la quis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la jubeat_fw-la &_o quis_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la praedicationis_fw-la vetet_fw-la formam_fw-la dic_fw-la prius_fw-la si_fw-la rectè_fw-la dici_fw-la putas_fw-la nolo_fw-la adversum_fw-la nova_fw-la venena_fw-la novas_fw-la medicamentorum_fw-la comparationes_fw-la nolo_fw-la adversum_fw-la novos_fw-la host_n nova_fw-la bella_fw-la nolo_fw-la adversum_fw-la novas_fw-la insidias_fw-la consilia_fw-la recentia_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la ariani_n haeretici_fw-la ideò_fw-la idcirco_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hodie_fw-la evitant_fw-la quia_fw-la priùs_fw-la negaverunt_fw-la nun_n tu_fw-la hodie_fw-la idcircò_fw-la refugis_fw-la ut_fw-la hi_o nunc_fw-la quoque_fw-la denegent_fw-la novitates_fw-la vocum_fw-la sed_fw-la prophanas_fw-la devitari_fw-la jubet_fw-la apostolus_fw-la tu_fw-la cur_n pias_fw-la excludis_fw-la it_o be_v but_o too_o apparent_a that_o those_o in_o our_o day_n who_o join_v with_o the_o arian_n in_o decry_v new_a word_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o in_o scripture_n who_o think_v that_o christianity_n ought_v not_o to_o