Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	church_n	true_a	2,752	5	4.8734	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26461	Advice to the confuter of Bellarmin with some considerations upon the antiquity of the Church of England.		1687 (1687)	Wing A653; ESTC R21463	8,401	13

advice_n to_o the_o confuter_n of_o bellarmin_n with_o some_o consideration_n upon_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n with_o allowance_n london_n print_v by_o henry_n hill_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n for_o his_o household_n and_o chapel_n 1687._o advice_n to_o the_o confuter_n of_o bellarmin_n with_o some_o consideration_n upon_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o apprehend_v it_o be_v much_o easy_a confute_v bellarmin_n over_o a_o pot_n than_o by_o take_v pen_n in_o hand_n and_o write_v a_o answer_n and_o yet_o i_o fear_v it_o be_v possible_a by_o the_o powerful_a influence_n of_o a_o ill_a habit_n that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v so_o often_o knock_v down_o that_o roman_a champion_n with_o a_o bellarmin_n thou_o lie_v under_o a_o bush_n that_o he_o may_v be_v blow_v up_o with_o a_o vanity_n of_o be_v as_o able_a to_o meet_v and_o overthrow_v he_o in_o the_o field_n of_o controversy_n i_o do_v pretend_v that_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o he_o who_o have_v undertake_v to_o answer_n bellarmin_n mark_n of_o the_o church_n but_o because_o i_o be_o sensible_a he_o have_v engage_v himself_o in_o a_o task_n of_o some_o difficulty_n i_o presume_v he_o will_v willing_o so_o discharge_v himself_o as_o not_o to_o be_v thus_o censure_v by_o adversary_n and_o upon_o this_o score_n i_o make_v bold_a to_o present_v he_o with_o a_o short_a advice_n which_o be_v some_o observation_n upon_o his_o second_o paper_n wherein_o he_o examine_v the_o second_o note_n of_o the_o church_n viz._n antiquity_n for_o the_o first_o i_o have_v not_o the_o luck_n to_o see_v if_o they_o prove_v serviceable_a in_o his_o undertake_n he_o will_v be_v oblige_v to_o a_o unknown_a friend_n if_o not_o there_o be_v only_o a_o little_a good_a will_n lose_v and_o half_a a_o sheet_n of_o paper_n my_o first_o remark_n and_o advice_n be_v that_o when_o he_o be_v upon_o confute_v bellarmin_n he_o will_v take_v care_n that_o what_o he_o engage_v to_o disprove_v shall_v be_v something_o that_o bellarmin_n assert_n otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o confute_v he_o and_o therefore_o i_o apprehend_v the_o papist_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o think_v that_o in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o three_o thing_n he_o undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v viz._n that_o the_o plea_n of_o bare_a antiquity_n be_v not_o proper_a to_o the_o church_n he_o have_v not_o at_o all_o confute_v bellarmin_n because_o bellarmin_n no_o where_o assert_n that_o it_o be_v he_o say_v indeed_o that_o whoever_o at_o this_o time_n will_v find_v out_o the_o catholic_a church_n profess_v in_o the_o creed_n among_o so_o many_o pretender_n must_v not_o apply_v himself_o to_o any_o upstart_n congregation_n which_o be_v never_o visible_a in_o the_o world_n but_o of_o late_a year_n but_o to_o such_o a_o church_n which_o have_v be_v of_o as_o long_o stand_v as_o ever_o since_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o consequent_o such_o a_o church_n to_o which_o antiquity_n of_o necessity_n at_o this_o time_n belong_v this_o bellarmin_n assert_n but_o he_o no_o be_v say_v that_o bare_a antiquity_n be_v a_o note_n of_o truth_n and_o so_o the_o confute_v of_o this_o will_v be_v think_v only_o a_o knock_n down_o of_o a_o imaginary_a principle_n of_o the_o answerer_n own_o raise_n but_o no_o confute_v of_o bellarmin_n and_o this_o lead_v i_o to_o my_o 2._o advice_n that_o when_o he_o confute_v bellarmin_n he_o will_v not_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o bellarmin_n do_v which_o yet_o he_o seem_v unlucky_o to_o do_v in_o this_o paper_n p._n 45._o where_n have_v own_a that_o bellarmin_n by_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o church_n mean_v that_o the_o true_a church_n must_v necessary_o be_v ancient_a than_o the_o false_a as_o god_n be_v before_o the_o devil_n he_o take_v pain_n to_o explicate_v and_o prove_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n and_o thus_o strange_o seem_v to_o answer_n bellarmin_n by_o show_v from_o reason_n and_o the_o father_n that_o what_o bellarmin_n say_v be_v true_a and_o that_o antiquity_n as_o by_o he_o explicate_v must_v of_o necessity_n belong_v to_o the_o true_a catholic_a church_n 3._o that_o he_o will_v be_v cautious_a not_o to_o fight_v against_o himself_o while_o he_o be_v earnest_a upon_o confute_v bellarmin_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o think_v he_o have_v make_v it_o out_o p._n 42._o that_o antiquity_n be_v not_o a_o note_n proper_a to_o the_o church_n because_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o church_n be_v new_a he_o do_v not_o do_v prudent_o within_o three_o page_n after_o p._n 45._o to_o assert_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o true_a antiquity_n because_o every_o one_o of_o his_o fresh_a man_n in_o learning_n will_v begin_v to_o argue_v that_o if_o with_o this_o man_n antiquity_n can_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n because_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o church_n be_v new_a how_o can_v he_o say_v it_o true_o belong_v to_o the_o scripture_n since_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o scripture_n be_v new_a as_o well_o as_o the_o church_n this_o will_v not_o seem_v proper_a argue_n for_o a_o confuter_n of_o bellarmin_n especial_o since_o every_o body_n know_v that_o the_o church_n be_v before_o the_o scripture_n or_o write_a word_n and_o that_o if_o antiquity_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o what_o be_v first_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o make_v it_o belong_v to_o the_o latter_a which_o be_v not_o in_o be_v till_o some_o year_n after_o 4._o that_o he_o will_v be_v careful_a not_o to_o contradict_v himself_o and_o therefore_o methinks_v when_o he_o have_v assert_v absolute_o p._n 42._o that_o antiquity_n be_v not_o a_o note_n proper_a to_o the_o church_n it_o do_v not_o make_v good_a music_n with_o p._n 45._o where_o he_o have_v find_v out_o a_o antiquity_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o church_n this_o last_o sort_n of_o antiquity_n say_v he_o be_v the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v first_o unto_o which_o we_o be_v desirous_a to_o go_v to_o which_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o stand_v and_o by_o which_o we_o will_v be_v judge_v be_v not_o this_o something_o like_o say_v antiquity_n be_v and_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o the_o church_n 5._o that_o in_o quote_v father_n he_o will_v only_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o as_o seem_v to_o be_v against_o his_o adversary_n and_o not_o those_o which_o favour_n they_o and_o therefore_o when_o he_o be_v draw_v up_o his_o plea_n against_o antiquity_n p._n 47._o he_o may_v very_o well_o have_v omit_v one_o which_o support_v his_o adversary_n and_o be_v the_o very_a ground_n of_o what_o they_o maintain_v and_o he_o oppose_v the_o word_n be_v these_o there_o be_v a_o short_a way_n for_o religious_a and_o simple_a mind_n to_o find_v out_o what_o be_v truth_n for_o if_o we_o return_v to_o the_o beginning_n and_o original_a of_o divine_a tradition_n human_a error_n cease_v thither_o let_v we_o return_v to_o our_o lord_n be_v original_a the_o evangelical_n beginning_n the_o apostolical_a tradition_n and_o hence_o let_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o act_n arise_v from_o whence_o order_n and_o the_o beginning_n arise_v be_v not_o this_o plead_n for_o antiquity_n instead_o of_o write_v against_o it_o be_v not_o this_o the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o bellarmin_n and_o the_o set_n up_o the_o very_a tradition_n which_o catholic_n appeal_v to_o whilst_o the_o way_n to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n according_a to_o the_o father_n be_v by_o follow_v divine_a and_o apostolical_a tradition_n what_o be_v this_o against_o bellarmin_n or_o his_o antiquity_n now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o thing_n he_o intend_v to_o prove_v viz._n that_o the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n vain_o pretend_v to_o true_a antiquity_n i._n e._n to_o ancient_a truth_n and_o in_o the_o perusal_n of_o this_o i_o must_v advise_v he_o first_o that_o when_o he_o treat_v of_o any_o church_n or_o body_n of_o man_n he_o will_v not_o forget_v good_a manner_n and_o ordinary_a civility_n as_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v do_v p._n 49._o where_o he_o be_v not_o content_v to_o charge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o error_n only_o but_o in_o plain_a english_a with_o lie_z too_o as_o if_o he_o think_v a_o argument_n will_v not_o sound_v well_o in_o controversy_n unless_o it_o be_v put_v in_o the_o billings-gate-phrase_n but_o he_o prove_v the_o whole_a charge_n thus_o ib._n that_o church_n have_v not_o the_o mark_n of_o true_a antiquity_n which_o do_v not_o hold_v the_o same_o christian_a doctrine_n it_o do_v at_o the_o beginning_n but_o have_v introduce_v error_n and_o lie_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o ancient_a truth_n but_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o that_o alteration_n they_o have_v make_v in_o the_o ancient_a creed_n unto_o which_o they_o have_v add_v as_o