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	law_n	word_n	1,924	5	4.0207	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86564	Thyra aneogmene. The open door for mans approach to God. Or, a vindication of the record of God concerning the extent of the death of Christ in its object. In answer to a treatise of Master Iohn Owen, of Cogshall in Essex, about that subject. / By John Horn, a servant of God in the Gospel of his son, and preacher thereof at Lyn in Norffolk.	Horn, John, 1614-1676.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2809; Thomason E610_1; ESTC R206332	332,309	352

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manner_n of_o speak_v of_o and_o propound_v these_o thing_n i_o will_v not_o be_v understand_v there_o but_o as_o under_o those_o term_n man_n understand_v hide_v abstruse_a act_n of_o the_o counsel_n and_o will_n of_o god_n in_o himself_o from_o everlasting_a in_o pag._n 21._o of_o the_o same_o epistle_n there_o be_v lapsus_fw-la memoriae_fw-la a_o mistake_n of_o hubberdine_n for_o dr._n buckneham_n through_o the_o defect_n of_o my_o memory_n i_o not_o then_o have_v the_o martyrology_n by_o i_o in_o pag._n 74._o lin_v 15_o 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n some_o interline_v passage_n of_o mr._n owen_n inference_n be_v mistake_v and_o misplace_v by_o the_o printer_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v print_v thus_o all_o that_o christ_n die_v for_o 1._o he_o give_v that_o be_v compel_v to_o believe_v a_o inference_n whole_o groundless_a from_o that_o text_n it_o speak_v of_o actual_a believer_n and_o not_o of_o faith_n as_o a_o thing_n yet_o to_o be_v give_v they_o 2._o all_o that_o he_o die_v for_o he_o 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or_o determination_n of_o god_n will_v which_o be_v call_v sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o that_o i_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v in_o god_n divers_a will_n or_o principia_fw-la volendi_fw-la for_o that_o will_v be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o assert_v divers_a god_n or_o divers_a essence_n of_o the_o same_o god_n what_o i_o say_v in_o pag._n 58._o about_o christ_n merit_v his_o own_o exaltation_n in_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o i_o hope_v none_o will_v deny_v it_o and_o yet_o i_o find_v that_o zanchy_a be_v somewhat_o question_v about_o it_o by_o some_o in_o his_o time_n the_o learned_a reader_n may_v see_v his_o defence_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o confirmation_n of_o the_o orthodoxness_n of_o that_o assertion_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o divers_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o augustine_n jerome_n ambrose_n beda_n etc._n etc._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la lectorem_fw-la tractatui_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la christianâ_fw-la five_o confessioni_fw-la suae_fw-la praefixâ_fw-la among_o the_o rest_n that_o of_o augustine_n be_v curt_a and_o pithy_a in_o phil._n 2.10_o wherefore_o god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o humilitas_fw-la claritatis_fw-la meritum_fw-la olaritas_fw-la humilitireis_n praemium_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o formâ_fw-la servi_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o by_o humility_n he_o merit_v his_o glory_n and_o his_o glory_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o his_o humility_n but_o this_o be_v not_o in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n but_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n or_o as_o he_o be_v make_v man_n etc._n etc._n zanchy_n assertion_n that_o occasion_v that_o defence_n be_v thus_o de_fw-fr relig._n christ_n cap._n 11._o apho._n 15._o credimus_fw-la christum_fw-la suâ_fw-la perfectâ_fw-la obedientiâ_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la sibi_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la nobis_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la promeruisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o i_o say_v pag._n 125_o to_o that_o place_n in_o phil._n 1.29_o that_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v rather_o be_v translate_v as_o pertain_v to_o christ_n be_v the_o judgement_n of_o divers_a learned_a man_n as_o well_o as_o i_o zanchi_n render_v it_o pro_fw-la christi_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la in_o christi_fw-la negotio_fw-la vid._n zanch._n in_o loc_n beza_n in_o negotio_fw-la christo_fw-la ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la in_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la christo_fw-la suscipitur_fw-la alioqui_fw-la inquit_fw-la redundaret_fw-la articulus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bez_fw-fr annot._n in_o loc_fw-la camerarius_fw-la in_o loc_fw-la thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la attinet_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la ea_fw-la vobis_fw-la contigit_fw-la gratia_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o pag._n 173._o that_o of_o every_o herb_n i_o think_v upon_o further_a con●●deration_n may_v be_v number_v among_o those_o place_n which_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d the_o species_n or_o sort_n of_o thing_n and_o so_o the_o sense_n be_v they_o take_v 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