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	reveal_v	5,457	5	8.8529	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10240	A rejoynder unto William Malone's reply to the first article Wherein the founders of unwritten traditions are confounded, out of the sure foundation of Scripture, and the true tradition of the Church. By Roger Puttocke, minister of Gods word at Novan.	Puttock, Roger.	1632 (1632)	STC 20520; ESTC S100925	167,226	214

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4._o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v not_o blind_v his_o eye_n so_o that_o he_o can_v 1●_n can_v psal_n 119._o 1●_n see_v the_o wonderful_a thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n the_o natural_a man_n be_v blind_a and_o 14._o and_o 1._o cor._n 2._o 14._o perceive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n by_o his_o active_a understanding_n neither_o can_v he_o conceive_v they_o by_o his_o passive_a understanding_n although_o they_o be_v most_o evident_o reveal_v and_o therefore_o god_n work_v in_o his_o own_o a_o infuse_a faith_n and_o open_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o may_v see_v and_o believe_v this_o truth_n there_o be_v 80._o be_v in_o scripture_n est_fw-la sol_fw-la justitiae_fw-la august_n in_o psal_n 80._o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n as_o s._n augustine_n say_v a_o blind_a man_n can_v see_v this_o sun_n no_o more_o than_o a_o blind_a man_n can_v see_v the_o sun_n in_o the_o heaven_n as_o therefore_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n must_v be_v light_n that_o it_o 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return_v to_o the_o church_n who_o be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n whether_o they_o be_v rebaptise_v or_o no_o we_o confess_v the_o scripture_n give_v no_o example_n how_o they_o be_v receive_v but_o none_o can_v infer_v because_o the_o scripture_n contain_v not_o a_o example_n in_o this_o point_n therefore_o it_o contain_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o this_o point_n the_o 8_o be_v likewise_o ●_o likewise_o sect_n 2._o diu._n ●_o former_o answer_v this_o neither_o thou_o nor_o i_o can_v fi●de_v plain_o and_o evident_o in_o the_o scripture_n this_o be_v against_o the_o d●natists_n in_o the_o same_o point_n and_o i_o return_v the_o same_o answer_n this_o that_o be_v a_o example_n of_o this_o how_o they_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n that_o be_v baptize_v by_o the_o heretic_n neither_o thou_o nor_o i_o can_v find_v in_o scripture_n yea_o we_o confess_v the_o point_n of_o doctrine_n be_v not_o write_v plain_o evident_o and_o express_o word_n for_o word_n but_o by_o sound_a consequence_n it_o be_v deduce_v from_o the_o scripture_n and_o now_o let_v the_o understand_a reader_n judge_v of_o the_o reason_n that_o move_v the_o jesuite_n to_o object_v all_o those_o testimony_n which_o be_v former_o answer_v sure_o it_o be_v only_o to_o make_v his_o promise_n good_a to_o heap_v up_o a_o number_n without_o any_o regard_n of_o their_o nature_n he_o muster_v his_o testimony_n as_o some_o captain_n when_o their_o company_n be_v not_o full_a muster_v their_o soldier_n present_v some_o of_o they_o three_o or_o four_o time_n over_o the_o 9_o be_v this_o ●_o this_o aug._n l._n ●_o count_v crese_n ●_o i_o receive_v not_o that_o which_o cyprian_n hold_v because_o 14●_n reply_v p._n 14●_n it_o be_v not_o receive_v by_o the_o church_n and_o i_o receive_v not_o that_o which_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o jesuite_n because_o it_o be_v not_o receive_v by_o s._n augustine_n do_v i_o therefore_o hold_v unwritten_a tradition_n cyprian_n hold_v rebaptisation_n augustine_n hold_v the_o contrary_a and_o confute_v he_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n but_o do_v the_o use_n of_o one_o mean_n exclude_v the_o power_n of_o another_o because_o he_o confute_v he_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n can_v he_o not_o therefore_o confute_v he_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n cyprian_n will_v have_v this_o question_n to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o scripture_n pomp●ium_n scripture_n cyprian_a epist_n 74._o add_v pomp●ium_n whence_o say_v he_o be_v this_o tradition_n is_n be_v descend_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o the_o gospel_n or_o do_v it_o come_v from_o the_o act_n or_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o a_o little_a after_o let_v we_o go_v to_o the_o fountain_n to_o the_o evangelicall_n and_o apostolical_a tradition_n this_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o bellarmine_n confess_v 8._o confess_v bellar_n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la non_fw-la script_n l._n