Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	faith_n	justify_v	5,380	5	8.8463	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06542	A brief, and plain apology written by John Wheelwright: wherein he doth vindicate himself, from al [sic] those errors, heresies, and flagitious crimes, layed to his charge by Mr. Thomas Weld, in his short story, and further fastened upon him, by Mr. Samuel Rutherford in his survey of antinomianisme. Wherein free grace is maintained in three propositions, and four thesis [sic] ...	Wheelwright, John, 1594-1679.	1658 (1658)	Wing W1604; ESTC R186427	40,565	36

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my_o argument_n 1._o almighty_a god_n himself_o the_o prophet_n angel_n john_n baptist_n christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o publish_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v ever_o propound_v christ_n to_o be_v believe_v on_o in_o a_o absolute_a promise_n of_o grace_n gen._n 3.15_o &_o 15.5_o isa_n 9.6_o hos_fw-la 2.19_o 20._o luk._n 2.10_o 11._o matth._n 3.2_o &_o 4.17_o &_o 10.7_o 2._o the_o elect_n have_v always_o found_v that_o act_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o they_o do_v believe_v on_o christ_n upon_o this_o principle_n abraham_n believe_v on_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v count_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n upon_o what_o promise_n do_v he_o ground_v his_o faith_n upon_o this_o absolute_a promise_n thus_o shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v gen._n 15.5_o 6._o this_o faith_n of_o abraham_n be_v make_v a_o pattern_n for_o all_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n of_o abraham_n to_o follow_v rom_n 4.23_o 24_o 25._o paul_n describe_v the_o faith_n by_o which_o he_o spiritual_o live_v gal._n 2.20_o in_o what_o promise_n be_v christ_n reveal_v even_o in_o this_o absolute_a declaration_n of_o god_n good_a will_n towards_o he_o who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o the_o elect_n be_v bear_v as_o isaac_n be_v now_o we_o brethren_n as_o isaac_n be_v be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n gal._n 4.28_o in_o what_o form_n run_v the_o promise_n this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o promise_n at_o this_o time_n i_o will_v come_v and_o sarah_n shall_v have_v a_o son_n rom_n 9.9_o the_o child_n of_o this_o absolute_a promise_n be_v count_v for_o the_o seed_n vers_fw-la 8._o 3._o the_o proper_a immediate_a effect_n of_o justify_v faith_n do_v strong_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v build_v upon_o a_o absolute_a promise_n powerful_o apply_v by_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o effectual_a call_n how_o come_v faith_n to_o work_v by_o love_n it_o apprehend_v god_n love_n to_o we_o in_o christ_n how_o do_v it_o cause_n rejoice_v it_o behold_v christ_n give_v for_o we_o and_o to_o we_o out_o of_o god_n eternal_a love_n abraham_n rejoice_v to_o see_v chrtst_n day_n and_o he_o see_v it_o and_o be_v glad_a joh._n 8.56_o how_o do_v it_o beget_v peace_n it_o look_v at_o god_n as_o reconcile_v unto_o we_o in_o christ_n how_o do_v it_o cause_n repentance_n it_o make_v we_o apprehensive_a that_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o our_o saviour_n omnium_fw-la appetitivorum_fw-la motuum_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la vel_fw-la malum_fw-la apprehensum_fw-la 4._o as_o in_o conjugal_a contract_n among_o we_o the_o husband_n do_v first_o make_v know_v his_o love_n and_o express_v his_o absolute_a consent_n so_o do_v christ_n when_o he_o do_v betrothe_v the_o church_n of_o his_o elect_n unto_o himself_o in_o their_o effectual_a call_n i_o will_v say_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v not_o my_o people_n thou_o be_v my_o people_n and_o they_o shall_v say_v thou_o be_v my_o god_n hos_n 2.23_o 5._o if_o our_o faith_n be_v not_o found_v upon_o a_o absolute_a promise_n then_o be_v not_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n establish_v upon_o better_a promise_n for_o form_n than_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o be_v affirm_v by_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 8.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o new_a covenant_n promise_n be_v better_a than_o the_o old_a in_o this_o respect_n among_o the_o rest_n that_o they_o be_v absolute_a or_o upon_o condition_n absolute_o promise_v 6._o the_o absolute_a promise_n be_v either_o only_a to_o be_v propound_v to_o believer_n antecedent_o or_o else_o also_o to_o unbeliever_n for_o the_o beget_n of_o faith_n but_o they_o be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v propound_v to_o believer_n antecedent_o they_o be_v no_o believer_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n apply_v the_o absolute_a promise_n hos_fw-la 2.19_o 20._o be_v such_o as_o be_v unmarried_a and_o not_o betroth_v to_o what_o end_n do_v he_o propound_v they_o if_o not_o to_o build_v faith_n upon_o 7._o there_o be_v no_o conditional_a promise_n or_o grant_v in_o all_o the_o word_n of_o god_n wherein_o christ_n do_v convey_v himself_o over_o to_o we_o for_o the_o begin_n of_o salvation_n christ_n do_v absolute_o promise_v to_o give_v we_o a_o new_a heart_n inhabit_v in_o we_o his_o spirit_n ezek._n 36.26_o 27._o what_o ever_o the_o remonstrant_n say_v to_o put_v in_o any_o condition_n be_v against_o scripture_n and_o reason_n wherefore_o we_o must_v believe_v on_o christ_n and_o receive_v he_o as_o give_v in_o a_o absolute_a promise_n of_o grace_n this_o very_a doctrine_n which_o teach_v we_o to_o ground_v our_o faith_n whereby_o we_o be_v persuade_v of_o god_n love_n to_o we_o in_o christ_n upon_o a_o absolute_a promise_n be_v maintain_v by_o zanchy_a in_o his_o miscellany_n against_o marbuchius_n who_o object_n against_o it_o as_o one_o of_o zanchy_n error_n and_o new_a revelation_n but_o he_o do_v earnest_o contend_v for_o the_o truth_n hereof_o affirm_v of_o it_o to_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o bucer_n and_o that_o conformable_a to_o the_o scripture_n which_o he_o can_v not_o but_o embrace_v prove_v it_o by_o four_o argument_n and_o answer_v three_o objection_n the_o definition_n of_o justify_v faith_n give_v by_o dr._n zanchy_a and_o mr._n calvin_n declare_v they_o to_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n faith_n say_v they_o be_v a_o steadfast_a and_o assure_a knowledge_n of_o god_n kindness_n towards_o we_o which_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o free_a promise_n in_o christ_n be_v both_o reveal_v to_o our_o mind_n and_o seal_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o make_v two_o essential_a part_n of_o faith_n 1._o a_o apprehension_n of_o god_n love_n to_o we_o in_o christ_n which_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o intellect_n 2._o a_o receive_v and_o embrace_v of_o christ_n which_o be_v

undoubted_a truth_n that_o falsum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la objectum_fw-la fidei_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n do_v not_o persuade_v man_n to_o believe_v lie_n the_o spirit_n be_v truth_n and_o be_v no_o lie_n 1_o john_n 2.27_o 2_o all_o to_o who_o the_o gospel_n come_v be_v not_o only_o bind_v to_o put_v forth_o act_n of_o evangelical_n obedience_n but_o to_o have_v the_o principle_n of_o these_o act_n for_o we_o lose_v in_o adam_n the_o very_a principle_n of_o yield_a obedience_n to_o the_o holy_a will_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n integrity_n of_o nature_n with_o the_o presence_n and_o assistance_n of_o god_n gracious_a spirit_n so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o be_v unregenerate_a and_o to_o want_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v judas_n 19_o 3ly_a when_o reprobate_n be_v command_v to_o believe_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o they_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o they_o have_v a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n ezek._n 18.31_o 2_o that_o they_o elicit_v a_o act_n of_o faith_n from_o this_o new_a heart_n excite_v by_o this_o new_a spirit_n let_v reprobate_n then_o according_a to_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o gospel_n command_n have_v a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n and_o believe_v from_o these_o principle_n that_o the_o absolute_a promise_n of_o grace_n belong_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o believe_v a_o lie_n neither_o be_v elect_a nor_o reprobate_n command_v actual_o to_o believe_v immediate_o from_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n but_o by_o the_o intervening_a of_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o grace_n let_v these_o intervene_v and_o then_o it_o be_v not_o require_v that_o they_o believe_v more_o than_o be_v reveal_v and_o true_a all_o true_a christian_n believe_v that_o this_o promise_n belong_v unto_o they_o in_o habit_n inclination_n desire_n or_o act_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o degree_n 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cap._n 9_o manet_fw-la prorsus_fw-la et_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la impletur_fw-la quod_fw-la abrahae_fw-la dominus_fw-la sine_fw-la conditione_n promisit_fw-la sine_fw-la lege_fw-la donavit_fw-la and_o of_o these_o promise_n do_v zanchy_a mean_a miscell_n lib._n 2._o thes_n 13._o where_o he_o say_v promissiones_fw-la de_fw-la gratuitâ_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordiâ_fw-la deque_fw-la certa_fw-la et_fw-la aeterna_fw-la salute_n etsi_fw-la univer_n salitér_fw-la omnibus_fw-la proponuntur_fw-la et_fw-la praedicandae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsos_fw-la tamen_fw-la tantum_fw-la electos_fw-la reipsa_fw-la pertinent_a and_o again_o de_fw-fr common_a divinis_fw-la evangelium_fw-la propriè_fw-la quod_fw-la annuntiat_fw-la id_fw-la absolutè_fw-la citrà_fw-la conditionem_fw-la annuntiat_fw-la it_o be_v deny_v in_o the_o synod_n that_o there_o be_v any_o absolute_a promise_n the_o remonstrants'_v collatine_n hag._n band._n pag._n 190._o lin_v 22._o assert_v that_o the_o give_v of_o a_o new_a heart_n be_v 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the_o law_n have_v no_o promise_n which_o run_v in_o that_o form_n it_o be_v evident_a which_o zanchy_a say_v quicquid_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la in_o scripture_n conditionale_fw-la est_fw-la i_o have_v lose_v divers_a note_n by_o often_o removal_n but_o to_o my_o best_a remembrance_n these_o with_o one_o or_o two_o more_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n coincident_a with_o they_o be_v all_o the_o position_n which_o at_o first_o i_o intend_v for_o disputation_n in_o the_o synod_n in_o heat_n of_o discourse_n in_o that_o assembly_n certain_a expression_n fall_v from_o i_o which_o be_v number_v among_o my_o error_n and_o make_v the_o chief_a matter_n of_o dispute_n by_o they_o who_o take_v all_o occasion_n and_o advantage_n to_o make_v i_o seem_v erroneous_a among_o the_o rest_n how_o it_o come_v in_o i_o do_v not_o well_o know_v i_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v part_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n the_o question_n be_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o new_a creature_n or_o new_a 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old_a man_n may_v be_v understand_v not_o only_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n which_o pass_v from_o adam_n to_o we_o but_o his_o disobedience_n which_o become_v we_o by_o imputation_n so_o that_o in_o some_o respect_n we_o be_v to_o put_v off_o adam_n that_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o adam_n in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n which_o be_v he_o in_o act_n and_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o original_o i_o be_o not_o the_o first_o who_o have_v take_v the_o new_a man_n in_o that_o sense_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o proper_a yet_o be_v it_o true_a we_o be_v to_o put_v on_o christ_n as_o well_o by_o faith_n as_o by_o imitation_n i_o shall_v not_o much_o herein_o contend_v zanchy_a upon_o eph._n 4.24_o have_v set_v down_o the_o judgement_n of_o ambrose_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o new_a man_n which_o christian_n be_v to_o put_v on_o who_o understand_v it_o of_o christ_n himself_n and_o of_o other_o interpret_n it_o of_o new_a quality_n deliver_v his_o own_o mind_n 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