Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	holy_a	word_n	write_n	2,671	5	9.0809	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64337	A treatise relating to the worship of God divided into six sections / by John Templer ...	Templer, John, d. 1693.	1694 (1694)	Wing T667; ESTC R14567	247,266	554

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property_n and_o attribute_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n 66_o etc._n etc._n this_o truth_n acknowledge_v by_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n the_o primitive_a christian_n 69._o the_o jew_n 71._o the_o heathen_a 72._o our_o not_o comprehend_v the_o difficulty_n of_o it_o no_o reason_n against_o it_o 73._o some_o consideration_n add_v to_o lead_v we_o through_o they_o ib._n 4._o proposition_n this_o one_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v for_o first_o consider_v as_o essential_o his_o nature_n and_o perfection_n just_o challenge_v the_o deep_a veneration_n 75._o then_o second_o consider_v personal_o the_o scripture_n require_v he_o to_o be_v worship_v 76._o 5._o proposition_n this_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v this_o show_v first_o from_o scripture_n 78._o second_o from_o reason_n 79._o three_o from_o antiquity_n 81._o what_o the_o papist_n say_v in_o opposition_n to_o this_o consider_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n invocation_n of_o saint_n and_o image_n 84._o 1._o as_o to_o the_o eucharist_n that_o the_o papist_n pay_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o it_o ib._n and_o thereby_o put_v the_o great_a affront_n upon_o scripture_n 91._o upon_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n 94._o upon_o antiquity_n 97._o upon_o reason_n 106._o and_o upon_o sense_n 108._o the_o declaration_n of_o their_o church_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o a_o innovation_n consider_v 110._o 2._o as_o to_o invocation_n of_o saint_n this_o injurious_a to_o the_o peculiar_a honour_n of_o god_n 115._o and_o of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o only_a mediator_n 116._o and_o have_v not_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o reason_n as_o our_o pray_v to_o each_o other_o here_o below_o for_o first_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n be_v at_o a_o distance_n 117._o and_o then_o second_o it_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o jesus_n christ_n only_o to_o be_v our_o mediator_n in_o heaven_n 118._o as_o the_o primitive_a christian_n think_v 119._o the_o origine_fw-la of_o 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to_o worship_n ib._n and_o they_o be_v in_o general_a all_o rational_a being_n as_o angel_n 142._o and_o man_n whether_o secular_a 143_o or_o more_o especial_o ecclesiastical_a and_o consecrate_a to_o the_o performance_n of_o religious_a office_n 145._o the_o necessity_n of_o these_o show_v ib._n such_o have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n 147._o before_o the_o flood_n ib._n between_o that_o and_o the_o law_n 150._o that_o the_o first-born_a than_o be_v priest_n 151._o such_o also_o there_o be_v from_o the_o give_v the_o law_n till_o christ_n 154._o as_o appear_v from_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n ib._n from_o the_o school_n of_o the_o prophet_n 155._o from_o their_o study_n there_o 156_o from_o their_o ordination_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n 157_o from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o exercise_v their_o function_n 159._o such_o last_o there_o be_v under_o the_o gospel_n ib._n ii_o enquiry_n how_o man_n be_v to_o worship_n god_n 163._o this_o show_v in_o several_a proposition_n 1._o prop._n 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primitive_a order_n therein_o be_v the_o next_o step_n to_o peace_n be_v to_o make_v prudent_a condescension_n on_o each_o side_n before_o authority_n have_v make_v any_o determination_n 171._o then_o 8._o prop._n if_o condescension_n can_v be_v have_v and_o yet_o a_o determination_n be_v necessary_a all_o both_o weak_a and_o strong_a be_v oblige_v to_o acquiesce_v in_o such_o a_o determination_n 173._o which_o be_v neither_o against_o nor_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o perfection_n of_o scripture_n as_o a_o rule_n 174._o nor_o prejudicial_a to_o our_o christian_a liberty_n 175._o nor_o yet_o induce_v any_o necessity_n of_o violate_v the_o law_n about_o scandal_n 176._o iii_o enquiry_n what_o end_v we_o be_v to_o propose_v in_o the_o act_n of_o religious_a worship_n ib._n this_o show_v in_o three_o particular_n first_o and_o chief_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 177._o second_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n 178._o three_o the_o good_a of_o the_o community_n 179._o the_o tendency_n of_o 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