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	true_a	2,421	5	5.1957	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02359	Three rare monuments of antiquitie, or Bertram, priest, a French-man, of the body and blood of Christ, (written 800 yeares agoe) with the late Romish purging thereof: Ælfricus, Arch-bishop of Canterburie, an English-man, his sermon of the sacrament, (preached 627 yeares agoe:) and Maurus, abbot, a Scots-man, his discourse of the same (820 yeares agoe:) all stronglie convincing that grosse errour of transubstantiation. Translated and compacted by M. VVilliam Guild, minister at King-Edward; De corpore et sanguine Domini. English. Abridgments	Ratramnus, monk of Corbie, d. ca. 868.; Guild, William, 1586-1657.; Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham. Sermo de sacrificio in die Pascae. aut; Rabanus Maurus, Archbishop of Mainz, 784?-856. De sacramento Eucharistiae. aut	1624 (1624)	STC 12492; ESTC S103528	49,280	152

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water_n that_o push_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n be_v partaker_n of_o christ_n his_o body_n and_o blood_n otherwise_o they_o shall_v no●_n 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o old_a testam●t_o that_o which_o th●y_a 〈◊〉_d but_o all_o the_o form●_n non_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d of_o they_o require_v not_o the_o ●o_o porall_a prefence_n of_o that_o which_o they_o signi●●ied_v ther●oe_v according_a to_o the_o invisible_a efficacy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n only_o they_o have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d mendell_a force●_n as_o do_v the_o lord_n sup_v ●_o 10_o argument_n from_o the_o internal_a matter_n of_o the_o sacrament_n our_o ●_z be_v m●d●_n pa●t●k●ts_v of_o christ_n but_o we_o be_v m●de_v 〈◊〉_d of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d both_o we_o and_o they_o of_o one_o thing_n 11._o argument_n from_o o●●_n feleo●_n purveyor_n o●_n that_o spiritual_a and_o ●●●●●●lie_a food_n the_o angel_n do_v not●_n 〈◊〉_d of_o that_o corporal_a manna_n 〈◊〉_d of_o that_o spiritual_a therefore_o even_o so_o the_o faithful_a not_o in_o a_o corporal_a but_o in_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n by_o faith_n do_v ●ate_z the_o ●od●e_n of_o christ_n 12._o argument_n from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d rat●on_n and_o institution_n of_o the_o lord_n suppoi_v matthew_n 20._o john_n 6._o ●3_n argument_n from_o the_o absue_v and_o wicked_a u●●l_a 〈◊〉_d which_o necessar●●●●_n follow_v that_o gross●_n &_o 〈◊〉_d ●●t●ng_v of_o chi●stes_n ●od●●_n 14._o argument_n from_o christ_n visible_a as●●●sion_n and_o the_o estate_n of_o his_o glorious_a body_n in_o heaven_n not_o to_o be_v break_v any_o more_o or_o catnallie_o to_o be_v eat_v by_o p●●●●●ale_n on_o earth_n 15._o argument_n from_o the_o author_n of_o that_o 〈◊〉_d whereof_o the_o 〈…〉_z by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o wit_n the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o quicken_v where_o we_o have_v to_o no●_n 〈…〉_z 16._o argument_n from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d who_o say_v 〈…〉_z word_n 〈…〉_z 17._o argument_n from_o the_o ●●u●l_a son_n of_o speech_n in_o such_o thing_n which_o be_v ●igura●●●●e_n and_o yet_o easy_o understand_v 18._o argument_n from_o the_o sacramental_a proportion_n &_o similitude_n between_o the_o sigue_n and_o th●ng_v signify_v which_o who_o take_v away_o overthrow_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o sacrament_n 19_o argument_n likewise_o who_o know_v not_o that_o for_o this_o resemblance_n the_o name_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v be_v impose_v on_o the_o sign_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o nature_n of_o sam●ntes_n 20._o argument_n that_o which_o after_o a_o sacramental_a manner_n be_v christ_n bod●e_n be_v not_o the_o same_o proper_o 21._o argument_n who_o con●oundeth_v the_o sign_n with_o the_o thing_n signify_v make_v the_o one_o to_o be_v the_o other_o destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o s●●●●ment_n 22._o argument_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o christ●●●●_n bo●●e_n which_o be_v but_o one_o &_o therefore_o can_v be_v