Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	according_a	sense_n	true_a	3,509	5	4.7253	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61275	The perfection of Scripture stated, and its sufficiency argued in a sermon preached at the publick commencement at Cambridge, Sunday July iv, 1697 / by George Stanhope ...	Stanhope, George, 1660-1728.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5226; ESTC R16475	18,590	36

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the_o perfection_n of_o scripture_n state_v and_o its_o sufficiency_n argue_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o public_a commencement_n at_o cambridge_n sunday_n july_n four_o 1697._o by_o george_n stanhope_n d.d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n and_o late_a fellow_n of_o king_n college_n publish_a at_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o reverend_a the_o vicechancellor_n the_o divinity-professor_n and_o other_o head_n of_o college_n london_n print_v for_o r._n sare_n at_o gray's-inn-gate_n in_o holborn_n and_o matt._n wotton_n at_o the_o three_o dagger_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1697._o ii_o timoth_n three_o 16_o 17._o all_o scripture_n be_v give_v by_o inspiration_n of_o god_n and_o be_v profitable_a for_o doctrine_n for_o reproof_n for_o correction_n for_o instruction_n in_o righteousness_n that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v perfect_a thorough_o furnish_v unto_o all_o good_a work_n the_o apostle_n have_v have_v occasion_n in_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n to_o mention_v the_o holy_a scripture_n under_o that_o general_a character_n of_o be_v able_a to_o make_v timothy_n wise_a unto_o salvation_n think_v fit_a to_o enlarge_v somewhat_o more_o upon_o so_o glorious_a a_o subject_n and_o to_o give_v this_o particular_a and_o very_a magnificent_a commendation_n of_o they_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o word_n now_o read_v to_o you_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n whereof_o and_o set_v the_o argument_n comprehend_v under_o they_o in_o its_o true_a light_n permit_v i_o brief_o to_o premise_v a_o few_o observation_n with_o regard_n to_o the_o expression_n themselves_o i._o the_o first_o of_o these_o relate_v to_o the_o subject-matter_n of_o the_o assertion_n all_o scripture_n where_o i_o need_v not_o tell_v you_o that_o st._n paul_n by_o scripture_n mean_v those_o write_n which_o be_v general_o receive_v and_o reverence_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n as_o authentic_a signification_n of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n such_o be_v the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n acknowledge_v to_o come_v from_o heaven_n by_o the_o mouth_n and_o ministry_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o these_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o scripture_n which_o timothy_n be_v say_v to_o have_v know_v from_o a_o child_n v._n 15._o and_o such_o likewise_o be_v those_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n then_o extant_a which_o if_o we_o attend_v to_o the_o paulin._n the_o ann._n chr._n lxvii_o neron_n xiii_o vide_fw-la pearson_n cestr_n in_o annal_n paulin._n time_n of_o send_v this_o epistle_n many_o indeed_o most_o except_o the_o write_n of_o st._n john_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v and_o therefore_o 147._o therefore_o so_o scultetus_n in_o locum_fw-la chemnitius_n exam._n conc_fw-fr trident._n p._n i._o cap._n 1._o gerhard_n loc._n commun_n de_fw-fr sacr._n script_n cap._n xviii_o p._n 147._o learned_a person_n have_v take_v these_o into_o the_o account_n and_o think_v st._n paul_n very_o proper_o to_o intimate_v that_o they_o also_o be_v equal_o worthy_a of_o timothy_n study_n of_o the_o same_o mighty_a benefit_n and_o use_v and_o such_o as_o carry_v the_o same_o stamp_n of_o a_o divine_a authority_n with_o those_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o which_o man_n pay_v so_o profound_a and_o entire_a respect_n but_o then_o 147._o then_o nomen_fw-la graecum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interdum_fw-la universalitatem_fw-la significat_fw-la interdum_fw-la integritatem_fw-la ita_fw-la hic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adeóque_fw-la rectè_fw-la vertitur_fw-la tota_n scriptura_fw-la scultet_fw-la qui_fw-la nostram_fw-la interpretationem_fw-la respuunt_fw-la obtendunt_fw-la non_fw-la dici_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sed_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sed_fw-la nec_fw-la si_fw-la sequaris_fw-la interpretationem_fw-la nostram_fw-la opus_fw-la crit_fw-fr articulo_fw-la vox_fw-la enim_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nonnunquam_fw-la etiam_fw-la sine_fw-la articulo_fw-la sine_fw-la adjectivo_fw-la sumitur_fw-la antonomasticè_fw-la ut_fw-la rom._n 1.2_o 2_o pet._n 1.20_o jac._n cappell_n si_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sumas_fw-la vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vertas_fw-la omnis_fw-la in_o cass_n endue_v te_z ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la vix_fw-la te_fw-la possis_fw-la expedire_fw-la quasi_fw-la vel_fw-la minimus_fw-la scripturae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la versus_fw-la habeat_fw-la omnes_fw-la hos_fw-la usus_fw-la quos_fw-la hic_fw-la describit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la jac._n cappell_n vide_fw-la quae_fw-la scultetus_n ad_fw-la locum_fw-la &_o gerhard_n è_fw-la bellarmino_fw-la depromptis_fw-la respondent_fw-la loc._n comm._n part._n i._n cap._n 18._o de_fw-fr sacr._n script_n p._n 146_o 147._o all_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o the_o school_n speak_v not_o in_o a_o distributive_a but_o a_o collective_a sense_n that_o be_v we_o must_v interpret_v it_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o scripture_n take_v 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