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	holy_a	word_n	2,175	5	3.9389	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07639	Certaine advertisements and articles, giuen by the Worshipfull Master Robert Iohnson Archdeacon of Leicester. In the visitation holden for the said archdeaconrie, at the feast of the Annunciation of our blessed lady the Virgine Marie in the yeare of our Lord God 1613. and the of reigne of our most gracious Lord King Iames, by the grace of God of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. the eleuenth, and of Scotland the fortie fiue..	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Leicester. Archdeacon (1591-1625 : Johnson); Johnson, Robert, 1540-1625.	1613 (1613)	STC 10222; ESTC S92356	8,242	20

CERTAINE ADVERTISEMENTS AND Articles giuen by the Worshipfull Master Robert Iohnson Archdeacon of Leicester In the Visitation holden for the said Archdeaconrie at the feast of the Annunciation of our blessed Ladie the Virgine MARIE in the yeare of our Lord God 1613. and of the Reigne of our most gracious Lord King IAMES by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. the eleuenth and of Scotland the fortie fiue LONDON Printed for Ambrose Garbrand 1613. The vse of the Ecclesiasticall Visitations ORdinarie Visitations Ecclesiasticall by what authoritie soeuer executed were originally instituted and ordained for the honour of God the good of his Church and the preseruation of the people of God in vnitie of true Religion and in holinesse of life and conuersation and that the Churches Parochiall other founded and erected for diuine worship might by Ecclesiasticall Magistrates and Church-gouernours in their distinct callings be furnished with reuerent and discreet Ministers godly and learned Preachers faithfully to teach and instruct the people in the truth of Gods word sincerely to administer the Sacraments and to doe and performe all other offices of the holy Church by name Matrimonie visiting the sicke buriall of the Dead thankesgiuing of Women after childbirth and such like according to the positiue Lawes and Ordinances of Christian Kings and Princes Gods Vicegerents on the earth without any Antichristian corruption Schismaticall innouation of addition of their owne And further that in due execution or such Visitations the enemies of Gods truth the Papall Schismaticall Anabaptisticall prophane or other might be reformed or expulsed Gods Church All idle and dissolute Ministers being insufficient and a scandall to their calling remoued and displaced and men or better sort sobrietie and worthinesse placed in their stead and that the people who are many times carelesse and negligent to be instructed oft seduced to follow innouation and strange worship might be reduced from their errours and superstition eyther by godly exhortation and perswasion or otherwise by the censures of the Church This diuine and verie necessarie inquisition by the prouidence of God and in wisedome of former times grauely ordained being duly executed by the Magistrate Minister Churchwardens such other as are trusted in this businesse would doubtlesse God assisting easily purge the Church of many inconueniences and bring the people to better obedience and more due acknowledgement of the benefits bestowed vpon them in placing ouer them so renowned sacred and religious a Prince and in giuing vnto them by his sole wisedome and authoritie vnder God libertie to serue God and to liue at home in peace ¶ An Aduertisement THankesgiuing for benefits and graces receiued and daily inuocation of Gods holy name for the continuance of his blessings towards vs and for the protection and defence of this Church Prince and People from the rage oppression and violence of Satan and his members as it is particularly commanded in many places in holy writ so it is warranted vnto vs by all examples of the Prophets and Patriarches in all ages therefore since we haue as good cause as euer nation had to prostrate our selues before the Maiestie of the Almightie for the infinite blessings brought vpon vs in placing ouer vs so religious sacred and godly a Prince as no Chronicle can euer mention neither any Kingdome or people euer had let vs therfore seriously yea let vs sincerely euen from the bottoms of our hearts acknowledge with all thanksgiuing the good receiued which we ought euen of our owne accord to do yet much more when we are commanded by publike authoritie And therefore for as much as we are by certaine statutes proclamations letters and ordinances required enioyned and commanded to celebrate the day of his Maiesties Coronation and of his wonderfull deliuerance from that bloody conspiracy of that family of the Gowries as also from that most horrible trecherous and vnspeakable action of that Antichristian hellish most damnable plot and practise lately intended not against the person of his Maiestie onely but to the quite extirpation subuersion of his royall issue Religion and the whole state of this Kingdome it behooueth euery Minister all Church-officers be they Church-wardens or other as they tender their dutie to God their allegeance to their Prince their obedience to the lawes established to prouide that in their seuerall Parishes and Cures all solemnitie be had of the day of his Maiesties Coronation and all publike prayer be vsed according to the prescript forme set forth by authoritie as well the fift of August as vpon the fift of Nouember and that a particular note be giuen by the Minister and Churchwardēs of al such as shall refuse to come to Church those daies and for their better admonition it is required that the Minister doe make knowne vnto the people vpon the precedent Sunday the seuerall daies as they shall happen to fall Church recusants enemies to Gods truth to be presented 1 Church-Recusants as it is a name heretofore seldome or neuer heard of so are they in the condition and practise of their life knowne enemies of Gods truth such as hate to heare the word or partake the Sacraments and liue in open contradiction and opposition against the lawes of God and against the lawes of their Christian Prince and Common-welth These persons being iustly reputed very dangerous subiects and offensiue members in the Church are by the Minister Church-wardens with all care and diligence to be enquired after and presented by their knowne names surnames with addition of their titles and with declaration of what power and sufficiencie they are and what office they beare in the Church and Common-wealth which presentment so made is to be subscribed and deliuered vnder the hand of the Minister Churchwardens and Sworne men Admonishment to be giuen such as refuse the Sacrament and after vpon refusall to be presented 2 Where sundrie persons who haue béene héeretofore Recusants doe now of their owne accord frequent the Church though not so vsually as others yet refuse to heare the word preached or to receiue the Sacrament of the Lords Supper the better thereby to confirme them and to giue testimonie vnto others by those their outward actions of that their inward zeal deuotion and conformity it behoueth the Minister and Church-wardens in like sort first by godly admonition to perswade the said persons if so they can to receiue or otherwise to present all such as shal obstinately refuse being of the age of sixtéene years and aboue least their sufferance and permission of them become an offence vnto the godly and giue others cause by their example to backslide Wiues Children and Families of reformed Recusants not communicating ought to be presented 3 Though sundrie Recusants haue of late conformed themselues and doe now come to the Church to heare diuine praier and to receiue the Sacraments as by the lawes of God