Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	word_n	work_n	young_a	39	3	5.6633	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11015	A treatise of Gods effectual calling: written first in the Latine tongue, by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ, Maister Robert Rollock, preacher of Gods word in Edenburgh. And now faithfully translated for the benefite of the vnlearned, into the English tongue, by Henry Holland, preacher in London; Tractatus de vocatione efficaci, quae inter locos theologiæ communissimos recensetur, deque locis specialioribus, qui sub vocatione comprehenduntur. English	Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.; Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.	1603 (1603)	STC 21286; ESTC S116145	189,138	276

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be_v no_o scripture_n ergo._n i_o answer_v the_o lord_n god_n think_v it_o not_o necessary_a for_o all_o that_o time_n but_o when_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o begin_v to_o write_v and_o that_o the_o 21._o 2._o pet._n 1._o 18._o 19_o 21._o holy_a man_n of_o god_n be_v act_v and_o move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n first_o prophet_n than_o apostle_n then_o the_o scripture_n begin_v to_o be_v necessary_a &_o even_o simple_o necessary_a arg._n 2._o from_o moses_n unto_o christ_n job_n and_o his_o friend_n both_o believe_v and_o be_v save_v without_o the_o scripture_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v most_o like_a these_o also_o read_v the_o scripture_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o eunuch_n story_n act._n 8._o next_o i_o answer_v that_o so_o many_o as_o be_v call_v without_o the_o visible_a church_n god_n deal_v with_o they_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n arg._n 3._o they_o do_v more_o attend_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o father_n than_o the_o write_a word_n even_o in_o the_o second_o age_n i_o 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article_n or_o instruction_n concern_v faith_n and_o manner_n ergo_fw-la so_o do_v the_o scripture_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o argument_n be_v evident_a for_o that_o nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o substance_n be_v speak_v by_o that_o lively_a voice_n which_o be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o scripture_n arg._n 2._o if_o the_o scripture_n contain_v not_o all_o thing_n necessary_a perfect_o then_o evil_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o our_o church_n and_o of_o our_o time_n which_o hear_v not_o the_o lively_a voice_n of_o any_o man_n speak_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n nor_o of_o any_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n arg._n 3._o the_o religious_a and_o such_o as_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n have_v a_o holy_a experience_n of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o the_o fullness_n of_o it_o add_v to_o these_o argument_n these_o divine_a testimony_n deut._n 4._o you_o shall_v not_o add_v to_o the_o word_n that_o i_o speak_v etc._n etc._n revel_v 22._o if_o any_o shall_v add_v to_o these_o 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let_v he_o be_v accurse_v joh._n 20._o these_o thing_n be_v write_v that_o you_o may_v believe_v etc._n etc._n and_o as_o for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o adversary_n in_o this_o matter_n which_o affirm_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v lame_a and_o maim_a chief_o note_v bellarmine_n and_o his_o argument_n for_o this_o purpose_n they_o teach_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v defective_a and_o weak_a that_o we_o may_v give_v place_n to_o their_o tradition_n and_o forgery_n wherefore_o let_v we_o a_o little_a consider_v this_o matter_n of_o tradition_n of_o tradition_n tradition_n the_o word_n tradition_n be_v general_a and_o signify_v any_o doctrine_n write_v or_o unwritten_a and_o so_o this_o word_n be_v use_v both_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o in_o the_o ancient_a writer_n albeit_o the_o papist_n affirm_v that_o the_o father_n use_v this_o word_n only_o to_o signify_v a_o doctrine_n not_o write_v testimony_n of_o scripture_n which_o clear_a the_o general_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v these_o act._n 6._o 14._o and_o shall_v change_v the_o ordinance_n which_o moses_n 〈◊〉_d moses_n quos_fw-la nobis_fw-la tradidit_fw-la moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v we_o or_o which_o we_o have_v from_o moses_n by_o tradition_n 2._o thess_n 2._o 15._o keep_v the_o tradition_n or_o doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d doctrine_n traditam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deliver_v unto_o you_o which_o you_o be_v teach_v either_o by_o word_n or_o by_o our_o epistle_n the_o word_n tradition_n in_o scripture_n be_v give_v other_o while_n to_o thing_n ncessarie_a and_o continue_a and_o sometime_o to_o thing_n not_o necessary_a and_o temporary_a the_o testimony_n which_o be_v 2._o thess_n 2._o vers_fw-la 15._o be_v of_o necessary_a doctrine_n the_o place_n which_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o the_o act_n 16._o 4._o be_v of_o ceremony_n for_o here_o the_o spirit_n speak_v of_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o jerusalem_n concern_v blood_n and_o thing_n 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do_v concern_v the_o lord_n supper_n of_o ceremony_n only_o this_o i_o will_v say_v they_o do_v no_o way_n exceed_v neither_o be_v rule_n of_o ceremony_n good_a rule_n they_o unprofitable_a neither_o be_v they_o deliver_v with_o any_o 1_o 1_o opinion_n of_o necessity_n to_o bind_v man_n conscience_n neither_o 2_o 2_o be_v they_o contrary_a to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v 3_o 3_o yea_o this_o i_o avouch_v y_z t_z there_o be_v nothing_o deliver_v by_o way_n 4_o 4_o of_o tradition_n or_o touch_v ceremony_n by_o the_o apostle_n which_o have_v not_o good_a ground_n &_o warrant_v in_o god_n word_n that_o be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n which_o not_o long_o after_o be_v write_v by_o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n and_o as_o for_o popish_a tradition_n ceremony_n popish_a tradition_n and_o ceremony_n and_o ceremony_n there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o they_o they_o be_v unprofitable_a they_o be_v like_o old_a wife_n fable_n all_o for_o the_o most_o part_n deliver_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o necessity_n and_o most_o of_o they_o most_o repugnant_a to_o the_o apostolical_a doctrine_n and_o thus_o do_v we_o distinguish_v tradition_n the_o adversary_n understand_v by_o tradition_n their_o unwritten_a verity_n not_o that_o which_o be_v not_o where_o find_v write_v but_o that_o which_o be_v not_o write_v by_o the_o first_o author_n thereof_o that_o be_v by_o he_o which_o deliver_v the_o same_o by_o his_o own_o lively_a voice_n this_o then_o the_o papist_n do_v here_o profess_v that_o they_o can_v find_v their_o tradition_n in_o the_o scripture_n nor_o prove_v they_o by_o the_o scripture_n chap._n xv._o of_o the_o seven_o property_n and_o nine_o controversy_n the_o sacred_a scripture_n be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o controversy_n i_o mean_v such_o controversy_n as_o be_v concern_v religion_n now_o there_o be_v two_o principal_a controversy_n concern_v religion_n the_o first_o be_v of_o the_o scripture_n itself_o who_o 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