Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	ancient_a	church_n	doctrine_n	1,896	5	6.2759	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65795	The middle state of souls from the hour of death to the day of judgment by Thomas White ...	White, Thomas, 1593-1676.	1659 (1659)	Wing W1836; ESTC R10159	87,827	292

three_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o pray_v for_o the_o saint_n pag._n 13_o iv._o that_o s._n pernard_n only_o except_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n de●yed_v not_o to_o the_o faithful_a depart_v the_o beatifical_a vision_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n pag._n 25_o v._n the_o five_o proof_n from_o scripture_n be_v again_o urge_v and_o two_o other_o add_v pag._n 34_o vi_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o text_n be_v consider_v pag._n 42_o vii_o some_o place_n of_o scripture_n apply_v by_o holy_a father_n to_o confirm_v the_o same_o truth_n pag._n 51_o viii_o testimony_n from_o all_o antiquity_n maintain_v the_o same_o truth_n pag._n 55_o ix._o that_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o opposite_a opinion_n be_v modern_a and_o betray_v their_o novelty_n pag._n 69_o x._o the_o first_o exception_n against_o the_o opposite_a tenet_n from_o pure_a revenge_n pag._n 78_o xi_o two_o other_o exception_n from_o the_o supposition_n of_o these_o pain_n to_o be_v involuntary_a and_o corporeal_a pag._n 92_o xii_o four_o other_o exception_n from_o those_o pain_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n unproportioned_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o indivisible_a duration_n and_o endless_a pag._n 100_o xiii_o two_o other_o exception_n from_o the_o non-connexion_n of_o such_o pain_n with_o the_o sin_n and_o their_o be_v suppose_v to_o remain_v due_a after_o the_o faul_n forgive_v pag._n 110_o xiv_o of_o the_o punishment_n which_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o of_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n pag._n 120_o xv_o three_o other_o exception_n that_o they_o neither_o true_o take_v off_o the_o punishment_n nor_o right_o make_v they_o due_a nor_o in_fw-la sine_fw-la make_v any_o real_a purgatory_n pag._n 136_o xvi_o the_o thirteen_o exception_n that_o their_o opinion_n be_v opposite_a to_o the_o expression_n of_o scripture_n of_o father_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n and_o benedict_n xi_o pag._n 144_o xvii_o that_o the_o ignorance_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n beg●t_n this_o opinion_n pag._n 151_o xviii_o objection_n from_o the_o holy_a father_n against_o our_o doctrine_n answer_v pag._n 158_o xix_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o apparition_n and_o vision_n pag._n 166_o xx_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o vision_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o history_n together_o with_o a_o particular_a examination_n of_o some_o of_o they_o pag._n 17s_n xxi_o whence_o wonderful_a event_n come_v to_o be_v foretell_v without_o any_o supernatural_a assistance_n pag._n 38_o xxii_o what_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a pag._n 197._o xxiii_o that_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n as_o far_o as_o its_o word_n make_v know_v its_o sense_n favour_v the_o ancient_a opinion_n pag._n ●07_n xxiv_o that_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n as_o it_o be_v visible_a in_o action_n make_v likewise_o for_o the_o same_o truth_n pag._n 218_o xxv_o the_o nature_n and_o history_n of_o indulgence_n pag._n 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