Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	church_n	spirit_n	3,973	5	5.1707	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43256	The touch-stone of the reformed gospel wherein the principal heads and tenents of the Protestant doctrine (objected against Catholicks) are briefly refuted. By the express texts of the Protestants own Bible, set forth and approved by the Church of England. With the ancient fathers judgements thereon, in confirmation of the Catholick doctrine.	Heigham, John, fl. 1639.; Kellison, Matthew, attributed name.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1370E; ESTC R216621	50,365	158

be_v not_o give_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a but_o to_o some_o only_o in_o particular_a yea_o he_o presuppose_v that_o one_o may_v have_v the_o gift_n even_o to_o work_v miracle_n and_o yet_o may_v want_v the_o gift_n true_o to_o interpret_v the_o word_n of_o god_n therefore_o a_o man_n by_o his_o own_o private_a spirit_n can_v right_o interpret_v scripture_n 2_o peter_n 1.20_o know_v this_o first_o that_o no_o prophecy_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v of_o any_o private_a interpretation_n for_o the_o prophecy_n come_v not_o in_o old_a time_n in_o the_o margin_n or_o at_o any_o time_n by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n ●ut_v holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n see_v how_o clear_o the_o apostle_n take_v this_o faculty_n and_o authority_n from_o a_o private_a and_o profane_a man_n restrain_v the_o same_o to_o a_o company_n ●nd_a society_n of_o man_n and_o those_o also_o of_o ●ome_v special_a note_n for_o their_o sanctity_n ●nd_v holiness_n assure_v we_o that_o they_o ●pake_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o ho●●_n ghost_n 1_o john_n 4.1_o belove_a believe_v not_o very_a spirit_n but_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v god_n by_o which_o word_n we_o a●●_n teach_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o other_o be_v t●_n be_v examine_v whether_o they_o proce●●_n from_o god_n or_o not_o but_o this_o caveat_n ca●not_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o th●●_n whole_a church_n since_o than_o it_o will_v fo●low_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o leave_v t●_n try_v the_o say_a spirit_n of_o the_o church_n eve●●_n particular_a man_n be_v include_v therein_o if_o then_o it_o be_v to_o be_v mean_v of_o priva●●_n man_n as_o needs_o it_o must_v it_o follow_v th●●_n a_o private_a spirit_n can_v be_v this_o judg●●_n since_o itself_o be_v to_o undergo_v the_o judgement_n and_o examination_n of_o some_o other●_n ¶_o the_o father_n that_o affirm_v the_o sa●●_n be_v s._n aug._n epist_n 16.2_o and_o l._n de_fw-fr b●●ptismo_fw-la cap._n 18._o ad_fw-la epictetum_fw-la s._n ba●●_n epist_n 78._o s._n amb_n epist_n 32._o s._n l●●_n epist_n 53._o s._n hier._n lib._n cont_n lucifer●_n nos_fw-la vincent_n lyr._n cont_n profane_v her●_n novitates_fw-la yea_o martin_n luther_n himself_o the_o protestant_n great_a grandfath_a say_v lib._n the_o potestate_fw-la papae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o certain_a of_o any_o private_a pers●●_n whether_o he_o have_v the_o revelation_n of_o the_o ●●ther_n or_o no_o but_o that_o the_o church_n have_v 〈◊〉_d we_o ought_v not_o to_o doubt_v they_o affirm_v vi_o that_o s_n peter_n faith_n have_v fail_v contrary_n to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o their_o own_o bible_n luke_n 22.31.32_o ●imon_n behold_v satan_n have_v desire_v to_o ●ave_n you_o that_o he_o may_v sift_v you_o as_o wheat_n ●ut_v i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o ●aith_n fail_v not_o satan_n require_v to_o sift_v ●hem_fw-mi all_o the_o apostle_n but_o our_o lord_n ●ere_z pray_v for_o peter_n only_o that_o his_o ●aith_n principal_o may_v not_o fail_v therefore_o s._n peter_n faith_n have_v not_o fail_v matth._n 16.18_o and_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o ●●at_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n 〈◊〉_d will_v build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n 〈◊〉_d hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o but_o use_v s._n peter_n faith_n fail_v the_o gate_n of_o ●●ll_v have_v long_a ago_o no_o doubt_n prevail_v matth._n 23.2_o the_o scr●bes_n and_o the_o ●harises_n sit_v in_o m●ses_n seat_n all_o therefore_o whatsoever_o they_o bid_v you_o observe_v that_o ●●serve_v and_o do_v how_o can_v christ_n bid_v ●●e_z people_n of_o the_o old_a law_n ●o_o all_o what●●ever_n he_o shall_v bid_v they_o by_o those_o that_o sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n if_o they_o can_v err●_n but_o god_n have_v no_o less_o preserve_v th●_n truth_n of_o christian_a religion_n in_o the_o cha●_n of_o s._n peter_n which_o be_v in_o the_o new_a la●_n answerable_a to_o that_o of_o moses_n in_o the_o o●_n therefore_o neither_o s._n peter_n faith_n n●_n chair_n have_v fail_v john_n 11_o 49_o 51._o speak_v of_o caip●_n the_o highpriest_n say_v and_o this_o he_o spa●●●_n not_o of_o himself_o but_o be_v high_a priest_n th●_n year_n he_o prophesy_v that_o jesus_n shall_v for_o that_o nation_n see_v how_o in_o this_o m●_n wicked_a time_n of_o the_o synagogue_n the_o ve●●_n dregs_o and_o outcast_a of_o that_o disobedie●_n people_n yet_o speak_v forth_o of_o that_o cha●●_n which_o christ_n have_v command_v to_o hear_v and_o obey_v touch_v matter_n faith_n answer_v true_o and_o their_o chief_a shop_n prophesy_v ¶_o so_o leo_n ser_n 3._o the_o assump_n sva_fw-la affirm_v the_o same_o the_o danger_n be_v common_a all_o the_o apostle_n but_o our_o lord_n take_v spe●●_n care_n of_o peter_n that_o the_o state_n of_o all_o the_o may_v be_v more_o sure_a if_o the_o head_n be_v vincible_a they_o affirm_v vii_o that_o the_o church_n can_v err_v and_o have_v err_v contrary_n to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o their_o own_o bible_n isai_n 59.21_o as_o ●or_a i_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n my_o spirit_n that_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o my_o word_n which_o i_o have_v but_o in_o thy_o mouth_n shall_v not_o depant_a out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o ●eed_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n seed_n from_o henceforth_o and_o for_o ever_o therefore_o the_o church_n can_v err_v john_n 14.16_o i_o will_v pray_v the_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v you_o another_o comforter_n that_o he_o may_v abide_v with_o you_o for_o ever_o even_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n but_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o live_v not_o for_o ever_o therefore_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o perpetual_a abode_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n with_o their_o successor_n matth._n 18.17_o and_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o ●as_v a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n whence_o be_v clear_o to_o be_v gather_v tha●_n the_o church_n in_o her_o censure_n can_v er●_n isai_n 35.8_o and_o a_o high_a way_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d there_o and_o a_o way_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o way_n of_o holiness_n the_o unclean_a sha●●_n not_o press_v over_o it_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o those_o the_o waifaring_a man_n though_o fool_n sha●●_n not_o err_v therein_o how_o far_o deceive_v then_o be_v many_o simple_a soul_n who_o do_v affirm_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o a●_n holy_a man_n that_o ever_o have_v be_v there●●_n for_o these_o thousand_o year_n how_o wi●●_n soever_o have_v all_o err_v ephes_n 5.27_o that_o he_o may_v prese●●_n it_o to_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n n●_n have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o su●●_n thing_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v holy_a a●_n without_o blemish_n note_v well_o these_o word_n without_o spot_n wrinkle_n or_o any_o blemish_n and_o tell_v i_o now_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a tha●_n read_v this_o thou_o can_v ever_o belieu●_v that_o she_o have_v ever_o teach_v such_o horrib●●_n blasphemy_n and_o abomination_n as_o a●_n this_o day_n she_o be_v charge_v with_o see_v more_o john_n 16.13_o ephes_n 5_o 2d_o isai_n 9.7_o ezech._n 37.26_o luke_n 22_o 3●_n mat._n 22.3_o 1._o pet._n 2.9_o john_n 17_o 1●_n cor._n 11.25_o psal_n 10.25.29_o ephes_n 2.10_o john_n 10.16_o act_n 4.32_o eph●s_n 4.5.11_o luke_n 10.16_o deut._n 17.8_o jerem._n 3.15_o malac._n 27._o m●t._n 16.18_o act_n 15.28_o 2._o cor._n 13.8_o 1._o tim._n 3.15_o ¶_o the_o father_n a_o firm_a the_o same_o express_o s._n aug._n cont_n cres●on_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o also_o upon_o the_o 118._o isal_n t●e_v place_n begin_v ne_fw-fr auferas_fw-la de_fw-la ere_o meo_fw-la verbum_fw-la veritatis_fw-la usquequaque_fw-la s._n cypr._n epist_n 55._o ad_fw-la cornel._n num_fw-la 3._o s._n irenaeus_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o with_o many_o other_o they_o affirm_v viii_o that_o the_o church_n have_v be_v hide_v and_o invisible_a contrary_n to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o their_o own_o bible_n mat._n 5.14.15_o you_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n a_o city_n that_o be_v set_v on_o a_o hill_n can_v be_v hide_v neither_o do_v man_n light_v a_o candle_n and_o put_v it_o under_o a_o bushel_n but_o on_o a_o candlestick_n and_o it_o give_v light_a to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n but_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v such_o a_o light_n such_o a_o candle_n and_o such_o a_o city_n build_v upon_o christ_n as_o upon_o 〈◊〉_d mountain_n therefore_o have_v not_o nor_o ca●_n be_v hide_v nor_o be_v invisible_a mat._n 18.17_o tell_v the_o church_n if_o 〈◊〉_d neglect_v to_o hear_v thou_o but_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o th●_n as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n bu●_n it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a case_n

one_o christian_n to_o another_o as_o s._n aug._n witness_v ep_v 31.34.35.36_o mat._n 23.17_o you_o fool_n and_o blind_a whether_o be_v great_a the_o gold_n or_o the_o temple_n that_o sanctifi_v the_o gold_n mat._n 23.19_o you_o fool_n and_o blind_a whether_o be_v great_a the_o gift_n or_o the_o altar_n that_o sanctifi_v the_o gift_n lo_o how_o plain_o our_o lord_n affirm_v in_o both_o these_o place_n that_o the_o temple_n sanctifi_v the_o gold_n and_o the_o altar_n the_o gift_n and_o general_o all_o creature_n sever_v from_o common_a and_o profane_a use_n to_o religion_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v thereby_o make_v sacred_a and_o holy_a be_v not_o they_o therefore_o much_o to_o be_v blame_v who_o keep_v such_o a_o scoff_a at_o holy_a water_n holy_a ash_n and_o the_o like_a see_v more_o 2_o reg._n 2._o we_o 4.2_o where_o the_o prophet_n eliseus_n apply_v salt_n to_o the_o heal_n and_o purify_n of_o the_o water_n toby_z 6.8_o where_o the_o angel_n raphael_n use_v the_o liver_n of_o a_o fish_n to_o drive_v away_o the_o devil_n 1_o samuel_n we_o 1_v king_n 16._o where_o david_n harp_n and_o psalmody_n keep_v the_o evil_a spirit_n away_o from_o saul_n ¶_o see_v s._n greg._n l._n 1._o dial_n cap._n 4._o s._n aug._n lib._n 18._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la s._n hier._n in_o the_o the_o life_n of_o hilarion_n post_n medium_n s._n bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 30._o hist_o angliae_fw-la xxxvii_o that_o child_n may_v be_v save_v by_o their_o parent_n faith_n without_o the_o sacrament_n of_o holy_a baptism_n contrary_n to_o the_o express_a word_n both_o of_o truth_n itself_o and_o also_o of_o their_o own_o bible_n joh._n 3.5_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n therefore_o they_o can_v be_v save_v without_o baptism_n tit._n 3.5_o not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o renew_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n marc._n 16.16_o he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v see_v infant_n therefore_o can_v believe_v they_o must_v at_o the_o last_o be_v baptize_v or_o else_o they_o can_v be_v save_v here_o they_o will_v object_v against_o we_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 7.14_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v sanctify_v but_o if_o they_o understand_v by_o their_o sanctification_n that_o they_o be_v bear_v without_o sin_n they_o do_v direct_o oppugn_v s._n paul_n who_o affirm_v eph._n 1_o that_o we_o be_v all_o bear_v the_o son_n of_o wrath_n yea_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o selfsame_a place_n say_v that_o the_o unbelieve_a woman_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o believe_a man_n and_o yet_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o say_v that_o she_o obtain_v thereby_o the_o full_a remission_n of_o her_o sin_n gen._n 17.14_o the_o uncircumcised_a man-child_n who_o flesh_n of_o his_o foreskin_n be_v not_o circumcise_v that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n but_o circumcision_n be_v not_o more_o necessary_a to_o the_o israelite_n than_o baptism_n to_o the_o christian_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o see_v s._n aug._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remiss_a c._n 30._o ep_n 90.91_o s._n leo._n epist_n 80._o ad_fw-la episcop_n campaniae_fw-la s._n irenaeus_n l._n 3._o c._n 19_o s._n cyp._n l._n 3._o ep_v 8_o ad_fw-la fidum_fw-la xxxviii_o that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n be_v not_o necessary_a nor_o to_o be_v use_v contrary_n to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o their_o own_o bible_n act._n 8.14_o peter_n and_o john_n pray_v for_o they_o that_o they_o may_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o as_o yet_o he_o be_v fall_v upon_o none_o of_o they_o only_o they_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n then_o lay_v they_o their_o hand_n on_o they_o and_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n thus_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v in_o confirmation_n which_o be_v not_o give_v in_o baptism_n how_o then_o be_v it_o not_o necessary_a nor_o to_o be_v use_v hebr._n 6.1_o therefore_o leave_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n let_v we_o go_v on_o unto_o perfection_n not_o lay_v again_o the_o foundation_n of_o repentance_n from_o dead_a work_n and_o of_o faith_n towards_o god_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o baptism_n and_o of_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n confirmation_n be_v here_o call_v one_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o foundation_n of_o repentance_n how_o then_o not_o necessary_a nor_o to_o be_v use_v ¶_o see_v the_o father_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o tertul._n lib._n de_fw-la resur_n carnis_fw-la s._n pacianus_n lib._n de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la s._n ambr._n lib._n de_fw-la sacram._n s_o hierom._n contra_fw-la lucifer_n and_o last_o s._n cypr._n lib._n 2._o epist_n 1._o speak_v both_o of_o baptism_n and_o 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to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o that_o be_v bite_v when_o he_o look_v upon_o it_o shall_v live_v hence_o be_v evident_o prove_v divers_a thing_n against_o our_o reformer_n 1._o that_o god_n command_v the_o make_n of_o this_o image_n 2._o the_o set_n of_o it_o up_o for_o a_o sign_n 3._o he_o promise_v that_o the_o looker_n thereon_o shall_v assure_o receive_v succour_n and_o help_v 4._o he_o warrant_v the_o make_n the_o set_n up_o the_o behold_v and_o the_o reverence_v thereof_o to_o be_v exempt_v from_o breach_n of_o the_o first_o commandment_n by_o work_v so_o many_o and_o so_o manifest_a miracle_n at_o and_o before_o the_o presence_n thereof_o therefore_o a_o image_n may_v be_v make_v may_v be_v set_v up_o may_v be_v look_v on_o and_o reverence_v as_o doctor_n saunders_n most_o learned_o conclude_v in_o his_o treatise_n of_o image_n ¶_o see_v father_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o s._n amb._n serm_n 1._o in_o psal_n ●_o 18._o s._n aug._n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la s._n greg._n 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