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	scripture_n	1,852	5	5.7319	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43790	Dissertation concerning the antiquity of churches wherein is shewn, that the Christians in the two first centuries, had no such publick separate places for worship, as the papists generally, and some Protestants also presume, and plead for.	Hill, Joseph, 1625-1707.	1698 (1698)	Wing H1999; ESTC R19760	56,800	78

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〈◊〉_d signify_v only_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o come_v together_o or_o assemble_v as_o act_n 11.26_o but_o the_o church_n a_o special_a viz._n a_o holy_a meeting_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o place_n but_o the_o employment_n that_o give_v the_o denomination_n for_o as_o it_o be_v not_o in_o every_o place_n where_o the_o senator_n or_o parliament-man_n meet_v that_o there_o be_v a_o senate_n or_o parliament_n nor_o in_o every_o place_n where_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n meet_v be_v there_o forthwith_o a_o synod_n see_v both_o sort_n may_v come_v together_o at_o fast_n or_o feast_n or_o other_o occasion_n but_o there_o and_o then_o only_o where_o and_o when_o they_o meet_v to_o deliberate_v about_o affair_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a so_o wheresoever_o the_o member_n of_o a_o church_n come_v together_o they_o be_v not_o for_o that_o say_v to_o come_v together_o in_o the_o church_n but_o only_o then_o and_o there_o when_o and_o where_o they_o come_v together_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n but_o the_o chief_a argument_n all_o our_o opponent_n make_v use_v of_o be_v from_o v_o 22._o where_o they_o assert_v a_o antithesis_fw-la or_o opposition_n between_o private_a house_n proper_a to_o each_o and_o the_o church_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o let_v we_o therefore_o due_o consider_v it_o and_o 1._o that_o though_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v above_o 100_o time_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o only_a place_n our_o protestant_n insist_v on_o for_o their_o opinion_n although_o bellarmine_n allege_v also_o 1_o cor._n 14.25_o which_o yet_o clear_o prove_v the_o contrary_a 2._o we_o deny_v as_o camero_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o fuller_n tract_n de_fw-fr eccles_n c._n 1._o that_o the_o opposition_n here_o be_v make_v between_o the_o do_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o or_o that_o place_n but_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o other_o or_o not_o in_o their_o presence_n as_o when_o one_o do_v that_o in_o public_a which_o shall_v be_v do_v at_o home_n we_o rate_v he_o say_v have_v thou_o not_o a_o house_n of_o thy_o own_o do_v thou_o despise_v the_o city_n understand_a not_o the_o structure_n or_o street_n but_o the_o face_n of_o the_o citizen_n who_o be_v there_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n appear_v both_o by_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o shame_v they_o that_o have_v not_o that_o be_v the_o poor_a brethren_n that_o have_v neither_o money_n to_o buy_v nor_o provision_n to_o bring_v for_o their_o feast_n of_o charity_n then_o in_o use_n at_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o despise_v the_o place_n but_o the_o person_n put_v the_o poor_a who_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o church_n to_o blush_v and_o be_v ashamed_a and_o also_o by_o a_o parallel_n place_n in_o this_o epistle_n c._n 14._o v._n 34_o &_o 35._o where_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v their_o woman_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o church_n and_o if_o they_o