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	good_a	word_n	1,776	5	3.7855	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47742	A discourse shewing who they are that are now qualify'd to administer baptism and the Lord's-Supper wherein the cause of episcopacy is briefly treated / by the author of A discourse proving the divine institution of water-baptism.	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1698 (1698)	Wing L1130; ESTC R25145	50,009	107

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necessary_a towards_o convey_v the_o spiritual_a grace_n of_o baptism_n thus_o they_o argue_v qui_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la quod_fw-la det_fw-la quomodo_fw-la that_o i.e._n how_o shall_v a_o man_n give_v that_o to_o another_o which_o he_o have_v not_o himself_o 87_o adu._n parmen_fw-la l._n 5._o de_fw-la schismat_fw-la donatist_n ed._n paris_n 1631._o p_o 87_o but_o optatus_n answer_v they_o that_o god_n be_v the_o giver_n and_o not_o man_n videte_fw-la deumesse_n datorem_fw-la and_o he_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v prefer_v themselves_o before_o god_n to_o think_v that_o the_o virtue_n of_o baptism_n do_v come_v from_o they_o that_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o minister_n or_o workman_n and_o that_o as_o when_o a_o cloth_n be_v dye_v the_o change_n of_o the_o cloth_n come_v from_o the_o colour_n infuse_v not_o from_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o dyer_n so_o that_o in_o baptism_n the_o change_n of_o the_o baptise_a come_v from_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrament_n not_o from_o the_o 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non_fw-la accipient_fw-la be_v p._n 89._o which_o they_o advance_v to_o gain_v glory_n to_o themselves_o that_o the_o gift_n in_o baptism_n be_v of_o the_o administrator_n and_o not_o of_o the_o receiver_n but_o he_o show_v that_o the_o gift_n be_v confer_v by_o god_n proportionable_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o receiver_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o administrator_n the_o discourse_n be_v large_a to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n i_o have_v give_v this_o taste_n of_o it_o to_o let_v these_o see_v to_o who_o i_o now_o write_v that_o they_o have_v though_o unaware_o stumble_v upon_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o the_o donatist_n which_o divide_v they_o from_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o which_o with_o they_o have_v be_v long_o since_o explode_v by_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n and_o i_o hope_v this_o may_v bring_v they_o to_o a_o more_o sober_a mind_n to_o consider_v from_o whence_o and_o with_o who_o they_o have_v fall_v and_o

from_o and_o superior_a to_o presbyter_n before_o the_o vaudois_n in_o piedmont_n the_o hugonot_n in_o france_n the_o calvinist_n in_o geneva_n and_o the_o presbyterian_o thence_o transplant_v in_o this_o last_o age_n into_o holland_n scotland_n and_o england_n v._o if_o it_o shall_v be_v retort_v that_o neither_o be_v the_o church_n of_o england_n without_o opposer_n for_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n oppose_v she_o as_o do_v likewise_o our_o dissenter_n ans_fw-fr none_o of_o they_o do_v oppose_v she_o in_o the_o point_n we_o be_v now_o upon_o that_o be_v the_o validity_n of_o episcopal_a ordination_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v own_o and_o the_o presbyterian_o dare_v not_o deny_v it_o because_o they_o will_v thereby_o overthrow_v all_o their_o own_o ordination_n for_o the_o presbyter_n who_o reform_v as_o they_o call_v it_o from_o bishop_n receive_v their_o ordination_n from_o bishop_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o episcopal_a principle_n do_v invalidate_v the_o 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that_o god_n have_v touch_v man_n heart_n upon_o hear_v the_o truth_n speak_v though_o by_o man_n who_o be_v great_a hypocrite_n and_o very_o wicked_a and_o what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v to_o the_o contrary_a truth_n be_v truth_n whoever_o speak_v it_o and_o if_o my_o heart_n be_v prepare_v the_o good_a seed_n receive_v no_o evil_a tincture_n of_o the_o hand_n that_o sow_v it_o and_o who_o can_v limit_v god_n that_o his_o grace_n may_v not_o go_v along_o with_o i_o in_o this_o i_o have_v hear_v some_o of_o the_o now_o separate_a quaker_n confess_v that_o they_o have_v former_o feel_v very_o sensible_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o the_o preach_a of_o some_o of_o those_o who_o they_o have_v since_o detect_v of_o gross_a error_n and_o hypocrisy_n and_o they_o now_o think_v it_o strange_a but_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o convince_v they_o that_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v otherwise_o they_o must_v condemn_v themselves_o and_o confess_v that_o in_o all_o that_o time_n they_o have_v no_o true_a participation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o that_o what_o they_o mistake_v for_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a delusion_n or_o else_o confess_v that_o by_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v speak_v by_o these_o minister_n of_o satan_n for_o they_o speak_v some_o truth_n god_n may_v work_v a_o good_a effect_n upon_o the_o heart_n of_o some_o well-disposed_a though_o then_o ignorant_a and_o much_o delude_v people_n if_o not_o so_o we_o must_v judge_v very_o severe_o of_o all_o those_o who_o live_v in_o idolatrous_a or_o schismatical_a country_n there_o be_v great_a prophet_n and_o good_a man_n among_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o if_o the_o word_n nay_o miracle_n of_o christ_n do_v render_v the_o heart_n of_o many_o yet_o more_o obdurate_a 32._o matth._n twelve_o from_o v._o 22._o to_o v._o 32._o even_o to_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a