Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	authority_n	church_n	controversy_n	4,446	5	9.1213	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65715	A sermon in confutation of R. H. the author of The guide in controversies Shewing that his most plausible arguments produced against Protestants, do more effectually conclude for Judaism against Christianity. By Daniel Whitby, D.D. chantor of the church of Sarum.	Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.	1679 (1679)	Wing W1736A; ESTC R222007	21,763	39

sight_a person_n shall_v profess_v himself_o certain_a that_o a_o object_n be_v white_a when_o a_o multitude_n of_o other_o the_o most_o clear_o sight_v that_o can_v be_v find_v have_v all_o the_o same_o mean_n of_o a_o right_a sensation_n as_o he_o have_v pronounce_v it_o black_a or_o of_o another_o colour_n 141._o v._o rational_a account_n disc_n 2._o chap._n 5._o §._o 42._o p._n 141._o moreover_o if_o these_o scripture_n or_o reason_n be_v so_o clear_a even_o to_o the_o ignorant_a and_o unlearned_a jew_n must_v they_o not_o be_v as_o clear_v to_o their_o church-guide_n and_o may_v not_o then_o their_o judgement_n more_o secure_o be_v rely_v upon_o at_o least_o for_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v clear_a 24._o disc_n chap._n 3._o §._o 37._o p._n 24._o for_o if_o scripture_n be_v maintain_v so_o clear_a in_o necessary_n that_o every_o one_o use_v a_o right_a endeavour_n can_v mistake_v in_o they_o then_o shall_v the_o church_n governor_n much_o rather_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o clearness_n obvious_a to_o every_o rustic_a not_o err_v in_o they_o and_o so_o shall_v the_o people_n the_o more_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v clear_a the_o more_o secure_o rely_v on_o and_o be_v refer_v in_o they_o to_o their_o direction_n 4._o if_o you_o pretend_v a_o more_o sincere_a endeavour_n in_o those_o few_o convert_n to_o find_v out_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n or_o search_v out_o the_o truth_n in_o these_o matter_n which_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o beraean_n your_o scripture_n seem_v to_o assert_v answ_n i_o answer_v still_o with_o the_o same_o author_n 5._o disc_n chap._n 1._o p._n 4_o 5._o that_o since_o all_o party_n do_v pretend_v sincere_a endeavour_n in_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o after_o it_o do_v differ_v so_o much_o in_o their_o sense_n of_o it_o it_o follow_v that_o such_o sincere_a endeavour_n be_v indifferent_o allow_v to_o all_o party_n the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o verdict_n 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but_o that_o these_o supreme_a church_n governor_n shall_v be_v as_o much_o or_o more_o disengage_v herein_o than_o private_a man_n 145._o ibid._n p._n 145._o and_o that_o passion_n and_o interest_n blind_a private_a man_n or_o ourselves_o soon_o than_o general_n council_n or_o a_o major_a part_n of_o the_o church_n see_v therefore_o here_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n who_o to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o err_v in_o this_o matter_n make_v use_v of_o the_o secure_a way_n that_o reason_n can_v imagine_v 74._o rat._n account_v disc_n 1._o chap._n 7._o §._o 77._o p._n 74._o say_v r._n h._n or_o that_o christian_n be_v prescribe_v whilst_o for_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v controvert_v in_o this_o point_n of_o the_o messiah_n they_o choose_v not_o to_o rely_v on_o their_o own_o judgement_n but_o on_o that_o of_o the_o supreme_a guide_n of_o the_o church_n and_o judge_n of_o divine_a truth_n that_o be_v afford_v they_o on_o earth_n and_o so_o if_o 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contest_v who_o shall_v be_v great_a in_o that_o kingdom_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n to_o sit_v one_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n another_z at_o his_o left_a hand_n in_o it_o this_o be_v our_o faith_n say_v cleopas_n 21_o luke_n xxiv_o 21_o we_o trust_v that_o this_o jesus_n shall_v have_v redeem_a our_o israel_n and_o when_o they_o be_v assemble_v after_o the_o resurrection_n their_o first_o enquiry_n be_v this_o 6._o act._n i._n 6._o lord_n will_v thou_o now_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n to_o israel_n it_o be_v therefore_o certain_a that_o this_o be_v the_o receive_a tradition_n of_o the_o whole_a jewish_a church_n ground_v as_o they_o suppose_v upon_o the_o scripture_n which_o do_v necessitate_v they_o to_o expect_v a_o glorious_a messiah_n b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dial._n p._n 249._o b._n not_o such_o a_o one_o say_v trypho_n as_o your_o mean_a and_o despise_a jesus_n be_v 2._o it_o be_v also_o a_o tradition_n which_o general_o obtain_v among_o the_o jew_n that_o their_o elias_n who_o be_v call_v the_o this_o bite_v be_v to_o appear_v again_o in_o person_n before_o the_o advent_n of_o the_o true_a messiah_n 5._o mal._n four_o 5._o so_o be_v that_o place_n of_o malachi_n translate_v by_o the_o seventy_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n before_o our_o saviour_n come_n behold_v i_o send_v unto_o you_o elias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o great_a and_o glorious_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dial._n p._n 268._o a._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v ix_o 11._o all_o we_o expect_v say_v trypho_n that_o christ_n shall_v be_v anoint_v by_o elias_n who_o be_v for_o to_o come_v and_o because_o this_o elias_n be_v not_o come_v we_o think_v your_o jesus_n can_v be_v the_o christ_n according_o the_o scribe_n or_o the_o expounder_n of_o the_o law_n do_v with_o one_o voice_n declare_v it_o necessary_a that_o elias_n shall_v first_o come_v 3._o it_o be_v the_o general_a 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