Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	book_n	church_n	tradition_n	5,140	5	9.1021	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78612	A pretended voice from heaven, proved to bee the voice of man, and not of God. Or, An answer to a treatise, called A voice from heaven, written by Mr. Gualter Postlethwait, an unordained preacher, taking upon him to exercise the pastoral charge, in a congregation at Lewis in Sussex. Wherein, his weakness, in undertaking to prove all protestant churches to bee antichristian, and to bee separated from, as no true churches of Christ, is discovered; and the sinfulness of such a separation evinced. Together with, a brief answer inserted, to the arguments for popular ordination, brought by the answerers of Jus Divinum Ministerii Evangelici, in their book called The preacher sent. By Ezekiel Charke, M.A. and rector of Waldron in Sussex. Imprimatur, Edmond Calamy.	Charke, Ezekiel.	1658 (1658)	Wing C2069; Thomason E959_5; ESTC R207673	108,343	141

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theod._n ad_fw-la cyril_n against_o which_o stand_v only_o a_o small_a company_n of_o dissenter_n much_o lead_v by_o anabaptistical_n unscriptural_a principle_n and_o according_o the_o first_o

yet_o this_o vial_n be_v as_o yet_o pour_v out_o but_o in_o part_n as_o be_v also_o several_a other_o of_o the_o vial_n the_o dregs_o of_o they_o and_o of_o this_o in_o particular_a remain_v to_o be_v pour_v upon_o the_o beast_n in_o a_o doctrinal_a way_n by_o this_o angel_n who_o shall_v give_v the_o last_o warning_n of_o babylon_n instant_a ruin_n the_o effect_n whereof_o be_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v enlighten_v that_o be_v many_o more_o of_o the_o common_a people_n be_v draw_v off_o from_o communion_n with_o babylon_n and_o join_v issue_n with_o some_o of_o the_o ten_o horn_n fall_v off_o from_o the_o whore_n and_o hate_v she_o but_o as_o for_o she_o more_o honourable_a slave_n and_o vassal_n they_o receive_v no_o benefit_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o this_o angel_n but_o either_o perish_v in_o babylon_n ruin_n or_o by_o the_o dregs_o of_o the_o vial_n pour_v out_o upon_o her_o associate_n verse_n 2._o pisc_n cecidit_fw-la cecidit_fw-la i._n e._n paulo_n post_fw-la casura_fw-la certissime_fw-la gravissime_fw-la pisc_n here_o we_o have_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o report_n of_o this_o angel_n concern_v babylon_n fall_n which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n set_v down_o as_o actual_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o note_v the_o certainty_n of_o it_o and_o the_o expression_n double_v to_o note_v the_o grievousnesse_n of_o her_o fall_n verse_n 3._o here_o we_o have_v the_o procure_a cause_n of_o babylon_n fall_n her_o abominable_a idolatry_n and_o whore_v seducing_n wherein_o she_o continue_v after_o conviction_n admonition_n and_o threaten_n verse_n 4_o here_o it_o be_v observable_a grass_n militaris_fw-la exhortatio_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la secedant_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la acriter_fw-la eam_fw-la oppugnent_fw-la grass_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n alter_v the_o usual_a manner_n and_o way_n of_o witness_v against_o babylon_n for_o here_o be_v no_o angel_n but_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n it_o 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