Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	faith_n	speak_v	word_n	4,670	5	4.7227	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35559	A letter of Meric Casaubon D.D. &c to Peter du Moulin D.D. and prebendarie of the same church concerning natural experimental philosophie, and some books lately set out about it.; Letter of Meric Casaubon to Peter du Moulin concerning natural experimental philosophie	Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.; Du Moulin, Peter, 1601-1684.	1669 (1669)	Wing C805; ESTC R17546	22,974	40

sophistication_n general_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o scripture_n as_o learned_a man_n ancient_o and_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o this_o latter_a age_n have_v think_v and_o thereupon_o take_v great_a pain_n some_o of_o they_o to_o trace_v it_o to_o its_o first_o original_n suppose_v that_o the_o scripture_n among_o the_o learned_a and_o judicious_a will_v receive_v no_o small_a confirmation_n by_o their_o labour_n herein_o how_o can_v it_o now_o be_v dismiss_v or_o cashier_v without_o some_o wrong_n to_o the_o scripture_n which_o never_o more_o in_o this_o visible_a sad_a increase_n of_o atheism_n every_o where_n want_v all_o kind_n of_o confirmation_n but_o much_o more_o do_v i_o wonder_v at_o another_o passage_n of_o the_o same_o author_n in_o a_o more_o considerable_a subject_n than_o poetry_n be_v it_o be_v where_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o schoolman_n favourable_o enough_o i_o must_v confess_v as_o when_o he_o say_v if_o they_o will_v be_v content_a with_o any_o thing_n less_o than_o a_o empire_n in_o learning_n we_o will_v grant_v they_o very_o much_o i_o think_v they_o be_v much_o to_o blame_v if_o no_o less_o will_v content_v they_o and_o they_o as_o much_o who_o uphold_v they_o upon_o that_o score_n all_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v this_o be_v very_o moderate_a and_o reasonable_a but_o the_o conclusion_n and_o yet_o i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v if_o it_o be_v not_o somewhat_o improper_a to_o the_o present_a discourse_n to_o prove_v that_o even_o in_o divinity_n itself_o they_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a as_o they_o be_v repute_v to_o be_v and_o that_o all_o or_o most_o of_o our_o religious_a controversy_n may_v be_v as_o well_o decide_v by_o plain_a reason_n and_o by_o consideration_n which_o may_v be_v fetch_v from_o the_o religion_n of_o mankind_n the_o nature_n of_o government_n and_o humane_a society_n and_o scripture_n itself_o as_o by_o the_o multitude_n of_o authority_n and_o subtlety_n of_o dispute_n which_o have_v be_v heretofore_o in_o use_n this_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v according_a to_o ordinary_a construction_n the_o sense_n be_v obvious_a enough_o but_o a_o sense_n so_o amaze_a that_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o before_o the_o late_a trouble_n a_o nobleman_n of_o this_o realm_n write_v a_o book_n entitle_v de_n veritate_fw-la the_o end_n and_o drift_n whereof_o be_v out_o of_o the_o religion_n of_o mankind_n to_o extract_v a_o religion_n that_o shall_v need_v no_o christ_n and_o though_o they_o that_o license_v it_o do_v not_o apprehend_v it_o so_o it_o seem_v i_o do_v at_o first_o sight_n yet_o himself_z afterward_o during_o the_o trouble_n in_o his_o epistola_fw-la ad_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la print_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o work_n do_v pretty_a well_o unmask_v himself_o and_o open_o show_v what_o opinion_n he_o have_v of_o christianity_n since_o he_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o some_o body_n have_v take_v some_o pain_n to_o attemperate_a christianity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o every_o country_n and_o command_v of_o supreme_a power_n and_o this_o he_o do_v ground_n or_o endeavour_v to_o ground_n not_o as_o the_o other_o who_o do_v scorn_v they_o upon_o divers_a passage_n of_o scripture_n what_o can_v this_o import_n in_o ordinary_a construction_n but_o a_o new_a religion_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o controversy_n of_o it_o may_v be_v decide_v by_o plain_a reason_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o multitude_n of_o authority_n and_o subtlety_n of_o dispute_n which_o have_v be_v heretofore_o in_o use_n for_o the_o controversy_n of_o christianity_n every_o body_n know_v begin_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n as_o do_v appear_v by_o their_o writing_n a_o great_a part_n of_o which_o be_v spend_v on_o that_o argument_n and_o be_v prosecute_v and_o increase_v in_o succeed_a age_n according_a to_o old_a simeons_n prophecy_n concern_v christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 2.34_o the_o effect_n of_o which_o pprophecy_n as_o also_o of_o st_n paul_n oportet_fw-la haereses_fw-la esse_fw-la will_v continue_v to_o the_o world_n end_n by_o a_o host_n of_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n who_o have_v be_v happy_o repress_v and_o repel_v by_o those_o bless_a father_n and_o authority_n of_o general_a council_n and_o provincial_a which_o every_o age_n afford_v who_o excellent_a work_n by_o a_o singular_a providence_n of_o god_n be_v yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n extant_a who_o can_v expect_v or_o imagine_v that_o any_o other_o course_n can_v be_v available_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o true_a christianity_n and_o certain_o when_o and_o where_o man_n whether_o through_o force_n or_o want_v of_o good_a learning_n shall_v be_v make_v uncapable_a to_o uphold_v their_o faith_n with_o sound_a reason_n and_o dispute_v which_o they_o call_v wrangle_v what_o will_v be_v the_o issue_n or_o who_o will_v get_v by_o it_o any_o man_n may_v guess_v hoc_fw-la ithacus_n velit_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la mercentur_fw-la atridae_n i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o i_o profess_v sincere_o that_o i_o can_v make_v no_o other_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n i_o say_v therefore_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v they_o yet_o i_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o same_o author_n do_v elsewhere_o speak_v of_o christian_a religion_n and_o the_o chief_a mystery_n of_o it_o very_o reverent_o and_o zealous_o much_o abhor_v or_o profess_v to_o abhor_v all_o innovation_n in_o it_o or_o that_o it_o shall_v suffer_v in_o any_o thing_n by_o experimental_a philosophy_n yet_o even_o there_o he_o do_v not_o only_o fetch_v the_o first_o establishment_n of_o it_o which_o to_o i_o sound_v but_o odd_o to_o say_v no_o more_o from_o experiment_n call_v miracle_n divine_a experiment_n but_o also_o do_v commend_v unto_o we_o man_n of_o honesty_n trade_n and_o business_n such_o as_o deal_v in_o experiment_n he_o do_v mean_a certain_o as_o the_o best_a upholder_n or_o testifier_n of_o it_o rather_o than_o man_n of_o craft_n and_o speculation_n allege_v to_o that_o end_n the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o indeed_o most_o of_o they_o by_o their_o profession_n at_o first_o and_o such_o choose_a then_o of_o purpose_n by_o a_o singular_a providence_n be_v no_o better_a than_o illiterate_a tradesman_n and_o labourer_n but_o which_o he_o do_v not_o tell_v we_o be_v not_o only_o long_o teach_v by_o christ_n their_o master_n but_o also_o immediate_o and_o miraculous_o inspire_v beside_o the_o power_n of_o miracle_n give_v they_o by_o god_n before_o they_o begin_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n unto_o man_n none_o of_o which_o thing_n i_o think_v belong_v to_o the_o modern_a professor_n of_o experimental_a philosophy_n by_o man_n of_o craft_n and_o speculation_n by_o the_o drift_n and_o tenor_n of_o his_o discourse_n he_o can_v intend_v no_o other_o than_o ancient_a father_n and_o schoolman_n and_o late_a learned_a writer_n of_o controversy_n now_o such_o a_o assertion_n i_o conceive_v not_o only_o prejudicial_a but_o very_o destructive_a to_o true_a religion_n and_o christianity_n these_o thing_n how_o to_o be_v reconcile_v i_o profess_v i_o know_v not_o to_o speak_v therefore_o as_o moderate_o as_o i_o can_v i_o say_v and_o say_v again_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v he_o if_o you_o do_v i_o shall_v be_v behold_v to_o you_o to_o help_v i_o but_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o do_v with_o our_o school-reformer_n whence_o follow_v say_v he_o that_o the_o curious_a study_n of_o criticism_n and_o observation_n of_o style_n in_o author_n etc._n etc._n and_o where_o have_v we_o a_o commentator_n almost_o either_o upon_o the_o scripture_n beside_o those_o late_o collect_v and_o set_v out_o in_o many_o volume_n under_o the_o name_n of_o critic_n or_o upon_o any_o good_a author_n greek_n or_o latin_a that_o be_v not_o put_v to_o his_o criticism_n sometime_o and_o observation_n of_o style_n which_o in_o very_a deed_n observation_n of_o style_n be_v as_o considerable_a a_o study_n for_o the_o preservation_n and_o vindication_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o truth_n whether_o sacred_a all_o truth_n be_v more_o or_o less_o or_o civil_a wherein_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o commonweal_n be_v much_o concern_v sometime_o as_o any_o study_n can_v be_v and_o what_o think_v you_o of_o longinus_n who_o treatise_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o de_fw-fr sublimi_fw-la dicendi_fw-la genere_fw-la not_o many_o year_n ago_o set_v out_o by_o a_o very_a learned_a and_o worthy_a man_n dr_n langbaine_n provost_n of_o qucens_fw-la college_n in_o oxford_n have_v be_v so_o much_o commend_v and_o admire_v by_o learned_a man_n when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o diametrical_o opposite_a god_n bless_v the_o university_n and_o university-library_n from_o such_o reformer_n i_o now_o return_v to_o your_o book_n where_o i_o meet_v with_o a_o objection_n against_o old_a learning_n and_o aristotle_n particular_o which_o be_v make_v by_o more_o than_o one_o but_o by_o your_o author_n as_o he_o do_v not_o want_v word_n to_o set_v