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	succession_n	1,709	5	10.1649	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62864	Anti-pædobaptism, or, The third part being a full review of the dispute concerning infant baptism : in which the arguments for infant baptism from the covenant and initial seal, infants visible church membership, antiquity of infant baptism are refelled [sic] : and the writings of Mr. Stephen Marshal, Mr. Richard Baxter ... and others are examined, and many points about the covenants, and seals and other truths of weight are handled / by John Tombes.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1657 (1657)	Wing T1800; ESTC R28882	1,260,695	1,095

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of_o ●he_n consistency_n of_o these_o two_o thing_n the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n gen._n 17.7_o and_o the_o apostle_n intimation_n that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v cast_v away_o be_v his_o scope_n not_o that_o which_o mr._n b._n imagine_v the_o apostle_n main_o drive_v at_o to_o show_v why_o the_o jew_n be_v save_v for_o the_o apostle_n suppose_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v save_v and_o to_o maintain_v it_o answer_v the_o objection_n whence_o also_o it_o may_v be_v perceive_v that_o mr._n b._n quite_o pervert_v the_o apostle_n answer_v for_o he_o make_v it_o to_o be_v this_o 1._o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o say_v or_o mean_v abraham_n seed_n shall_v not_o be_v save_v whereas_o it_o be_v the_o very_a occasion_n of_o the_o objection_n that_o he_o determine_v that_o a_o great_a part_n or_o the_o body_n or_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v abraham_n seed_n be_v then_o reject_v as_o his_o word_n show_v rom._n 9.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 31_o &_o 10_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 21._o &_o 11.7.15.17.20_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o gentile_n take_v for_o god_n people_n in_o their_o stead_n the_o search_v of_o which_o be_v the_o great_a quarrel_n the_o jew_n have_v against_o paul_n so_o that_o mr_n b._n make_v paul_n not_o to_o say_v that_o which_o he_o do_v teach_v and_o plain_o intimate_v in_o that_o very_a place_n 2._o that_o he_o only_o say_v that_o abraham_n carnal_a seed_n be_v save_v not_o because_o they_o be_v his_o seed_n but_o because_o they_o be_v child_n of_o the_o promise_n which_o be_v both_o contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n supposition_n which_o be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o save_v and_o that_o because_o they_o be_v not_o child_n of_o god_n nor_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n though_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o impertinent_a to_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o objection_n concern_v the_o rejection_n of_o the_o jew_n how_o it_o can_v stand_v with_o god_n promise_n for_o the_o answer_n as_o mr._n b._n make_v it_o have_v no_o way_n justify_v god_n truth_n but_o 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essence_n but_o the_o cut_n off_o the_o little_a skin_n as_o a_o relation_n the_o signify_v or_o seal_v be_v the_o very_a relation_n but_o it_o be_v a_o trifle_a speech_n to_o say_v paternity_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o paternity_n if_o the_o promise_v seal_v be_v mean_v to_o be_v the_o substance_n yet_o no_o logician_n i_o know_v so_o speak_v to_o call_v the_o object_n of_o sight_n the_o substance_n of_o sight_n the_o thing_n signify_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o sign_n faith_n be_v heb._n 11.1_o say_a to_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o but_o there_o the_o act_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o object_n not_o the_o object_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n &_o so_o the_o covenant_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o circumcision_n but_o circumcision_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o covenant_n 3._o it_o be_v more_o unintelligible_a to_o i_o how_o seal_v the_o promise_n by_o a_o initial_a sacrament_n to_o infant_n of_o god_n people_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o circumcision_n and_o yet_o a_o distinct_a thing_n for_o first_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o circumcision_n as_o a_o relation_n that_o be_v the_o essence_n of_o it_o in_o which_o sense_n only_o i_o know_v how_o to_o understand_v his_o speech_n then_o sure_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o and_o no_o distinct_a thing_n the_o essence_n be_v not_o a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o the_o essentiate_v the_o thing_n define_v and_o definition_n be_v not_o two_o distinct_a thing_n though_o the_o notion_n be_v formal_o distinct_a if_o he_o mean_v that_o seal_v that_o promise_n by_o a_o initial_a sacrament_n shall_v be_v the_o genus_fw-la to_o circumcision_n yet_o so_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n the_o genus_fw-la and_o species_n be_v not_o distinct_a real_o but_o formal_o quae_fw-la formaliter_fw-la distinguunter_n non_fw-la habent_fw-la se_fw-la ut_fw-la res_fw-la et_fw-la res_fw-la kick._n ●ist_v log_n lib._n 1._o part_n 2._o cap_n 5._o nor_o be_v there_o any_o other_o seal_v that_o promise_n by_o a_o initial_a sacrament_n then_o by_o circumcision_n and_o therefore_o no_o real_a distinction_n all_o the_o distinction_n be_v mere_o notional_a or_o verbal_a circumcision_n be_v one_o word_n and_o seal_v with_o the_o initial_a seal_n at_o that_o time_n another_o yet_o both_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n if_o any_o imagine_v a_o seal_n with_o a_o initial_a seal_n than_o that_o be_v not_o circumcision_n let_v he_o show_v what_o it_o be_v and_o be_v command_v mr._n church_n himself_n pag._n 41._o call_v circumcision_n the_o initial_a sacrament_n aforetime_o 2._o seal_v the_o promise_n by_o a_o initial_a sacramment_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o circumcision_n yet_o pag._n 41._o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o seal_v the_o promise_n and_o only_o a_o ceremony_n for_o that_o time_n