Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	age_n	church_n	true_a	1,952	5	4.9061	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52138	Plain-dealing, or, A full and particular examination of a late treatise, entituled, Humane reason by A.M., a countrey gentleman.	Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678.	1675 (1675)	Wing M876; ESTC R23029	77,401	164

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heresy_n that_o they_o die_v in_o damnable_a sin_n we_o must_v believe_v if_o we_o will_v believe_v either_o st._n paul_n gal._n 5._o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n who_o reckon_v up_o sedition_n and_o heresy_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o black_a catalogue_n which_o shall_v shut_v we_o out_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n or_o saint_n peter_n who_o plain_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v damnable_a heresy_n 2_o pet._n ●_o 1._o now_o if_o this_o be_v contrary_a to_o charity_n to_o assert_v i_o can_v help_v it_o i_o have_v very_o good_a company_n in_o my_o uncharitableness_n for_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n be_v both_o guilty_a of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o i._o oh_o uncharitable_a apostle_n that_o have_v no_o more_o pity_n nor_o love_n nor_o compassion_n in_o you_o to_o those_o million_o of_o dissenter_n that_o be_v heretic_n in_o your_o time_n but_o that_o you_o must_v not_o only_o believe_v but_o pronounce_v the_o error_n in_o faith_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v damnable_a heresy_n even_o shift_n for_o yourselves_o good_a apostle_n for_o this_o author_n have_v charge_v you_o home_o with_o wild_a uncharitableness_n his_o four_o reason_n ibid._n and_o p._n 69._o we_o ought_v not_o to_o teach_v man_n that_o any_o error_n in_o belief_n overthrow_v our_o hope_n of_o salvation_n unless_o we_o can_v give_v they_o a_o catalogue_n of_o those_o error_n that_o do_v so_o but_o why_o because_o this_o will_v be_v more_o uncomfortable_a than_o the_o other_o be_v uncharitable_a for_o it_o will_v necessary_o lead_v man_n into_o despair_n what_o then_o must_v we_o teach_v they_o to_o throw_v away_o their_o bibles_n and_o renounce_v all_o the_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o whole_o to_o commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o guidance_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n as_o our_o author_n seem_v to_o do_v p._n 65._o and_o that_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v safe_a enough_o and_o need_v not_o further_o trouble_v their_o head_n with_o matter_n of_o faith_n or_o religion_n no_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o middle_a way_n which_o be_v plain_a for_o all_o man_n to_o walk_v in_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v show_v they_o i._n e._n this_o that_o some_o error_n of_o faith_n be_v damnable_a though_o not_o all_o and_o we_o may_v easy_o give_v they_o a_o general_a catalogue_n of_o what_o error_n be_v so_o by_o which_o they_o may_v judge_v of_o particular_n those_o error_n of_o faith_n be_v damnable_a which_o be_v wilful_o run_v into_o and_o all_o such_o as_o be_v continue_v in_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n perverse_o and_o obstinate_o and_o thus_o our_o author_n have_v a_o general_a catalogue_n of_o what_o error_n be_v damnable_a let_v he_o make_v what_o use_n of_o it_o he_o can_v the_o five_o reason_n p._n 69._o and_o 70._o be_v this_o because_o we_o can_v know_v our_o fault_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o mean_n of_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o consequent_o can_v expect_v pardon_n for_o it_o there_o be_v no_o forgiveness_n without_o repentance_n and_o repentance_n impossible_a without_o knowledge_n of_o our_o fault_n but_o if_o this_o be_v true_a it_o will_v damn_v all_o mankind_n for_o who_o be_v there_o that_o have_v ever_o have_v a_o particular_a knowledge_n of_o all_o the_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v so_o that_o there_o must_v be_v many_o of_o they_o according_a to_o this_o gentleman_n reason_n unrepented_a off_o and_o consequent_o unpardoned_a what_o be_v become_v of_o this_o gentleman_n great_a charity_n which_o he_o have_v always_o boast_v of_o for_o this_o opinion_n be_v much_o more_o uncharitable_a than_o any_o of_o those_o who_o uncharitableness_n he_o have_v so_o much_o declaim_v against_o but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n this_o be_v not_o true_a for_o sure_o we_o be_v david_n do_v repent_v he_o of_o those_o fault_n which_o he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o ps._n 19_o 12._o in_o that_o prayer_n of_o he_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n cleanse_v thou_o i_o from_o my_o secret_a fault_n by_o which_o the_o royal_a prophet_n must_v mean_v such_o fault_n as_o he_o himself_o have_v forget_v and_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o else_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o follow_a petition_n can_v have_v no_o coherence_n with_o the_o latter_a which_o be_v the_o petition_n itself_o ground_v upon_o the_o former_a beside_o why_o can_v we_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o our_o fault_n unless_o it_o be_v commit_v against_o our_o own_o reason_n for_o though_o we_o err_v only_o against_o authority_n and_o be_v for_o a_o time_n blind_v with_o prejudice_n so_o that_o we_o can_v at_o present_v see_v our_o error_n be_v it_o not_o possible_a that_o the_o prejudice_n afterward_o may_v be_v remove_v by_o a_o du●_n information_n from_o other_o or_o by_o our_o own_o serious_a consideration_n assist_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a then_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o truth_n nor_o consequence_n in_o this_o 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