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	ghost_n	holy_a	5,238	5	5.2266	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94297	Of the government of churches; a discourse pointing at the primitive form.	Thorndike, Herbert, 1598-1672.	1641 (1641)	Wing T1055; Thomason E1102_1; ESTC R203782	63,264	216

question_n the_o true_a read_n for_o it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o where_o he_o say_v afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o charitablenesse_n of_o those_o time_n to_o think_v that_o neighbour_n church_n send_v some_o their_o bishop_n some_o their_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n to_o comfort_n to_o advise_v to_o congratulate_v with_o his_o church_n of_o antiochia_n in_o their_o bishop_n absence_n and_o reasonable_a it_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v desire_v those_o of_o smyrna_n and_o philadelphia_n shall_v ordain_v a_o deacon_n for_o that_o purpose_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v make_v a_o bishop_n for_o it_o as_o now_o we_o read_v it_o be_v without_o the_o compass_n of_o common_a sense_n to_o imagine_v be_v it_o then_o resolve_v that_o it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o deacon_n which_o ignatius_n desire_v these_o of_o smyrna_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o philadelphia_n to_o ordain_v to_o carry_v this_o message_n and_o let_v i_o have_v leave_n to_o conjecture_v that_o those_o who_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v 2._o cor._n viij_o 23._o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d messenger_n of_o the_o church_n be_v by_o their_o rank_n in_o the_o church_n no_o other_o than_o deacon_n which_o be_v by_o like_a reason_n to_o be_v say_v of_o epaphroditus_n who_o s._n paul_n phil._n two_o 25._o call_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o philippian_n and_o minister_n of_o his_o necessity_n and_o perhaps_o of_o andronicus_n &_o junias_n read_v it_o for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n and_o not_o of_o a_o woman_n rom._n xuj_o 7._o where_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_v among_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o name_n apostle_n be_v relative_a to_o he_o by_o who_o he_o be_v send_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n be_v christ_n messenger_n the_o apostle_n of_o church_n be_v the_o messenger_n which_o they_o send_v on_o common_a business_n now_o you_o shall_v often_o find_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a 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bishop_n neither_o be_v it_o a_o inconvenience_n that_o those_o which_o ordain_v shall_v balk_v the_o accustom_a course_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o people_n desire_n when_o there_o be_v appearance_n that_o it_o be_v breed_v upon_o a_o due_a opinion_n of_o merit_n in_o the_o person_n recommend_v and_o the_o case_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o when_o the_o best_a christian_a emperor_n do_v oftentimes_o of_o themselves_o nominate_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o the_o empire_n where_o the_o state_n be_v most_o interest_v in_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n to_o be_v ordain_v for_o in_o this_o they_o proceed_v as_o those_o in_o who_o rest_v all_o the_o right_a of_o the_o people_n in_o that_o commonwealth_n the_o bishop_n proceed_v to_o do_v their_o office_n upon_o due_a knowledge_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o person_n without_o examine_v the_o course_n and_o proceed_n as_o not_o so_o near_o concern_v their_o charge_n and_o thus_o it_o 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