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	tell_v	2,152	5	5.4127	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07801	A defence of the innocencie of the three ceremonies of the Church of England viz. the surplice, crosse after baptisme, and kneeling at the receiuing of the blessed Sacrament. Diuided into two parts: in the former whereof the generall arguments vrged by the non-conformists; and, in the second part, their particular accusations, against these III. ceremonies seuerally, are answered, and refuted. Published by authoritie.	Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.	1618 (1618)	STC 18179; ESTC S112905	183,877	338

you_o that_o the_o romish_a church_n allow_v a_o worship_n of_o image_n without_o relation_n unto_o any_o person_n who_o image_n they_o be_v you_o be_v chargeable_a to_o show_v that_o this_o superstition_n may_v be_v just_o impute_v unto_o us._n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o you_o can_v for_o the_o worship_n which_o you_o call_v into_o question_n be_v only_o relative_a and_o this_o of_o bellarmine_n be_v profess_o give_v to_o image_n and_o to_o sign_n without_o any_o relation_n at_o all_o sect_n xxxiiii_o the_o second_o absolute_a and_o direct_a romish_a worship_n of_o the_o sacrament_n idolatrous_o it_o be_v the_o romish_a profession_n to_o adore_v the_o sacrament_n namely_o the_o corporal_a substance_n contain_v therein_o as_o the_o very_a person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o the_o proper_a substance_n of_o his_o bodily_a presence_n which_o we_o judge_v idolatrous_a not_o only_o by_o a_o accidental_a possibility_n but_o by_o a_o absolute_a infallibility_n for_o first_o that_o the_o worshipper_n do_v adore_v the_o bread_n with_o divine_a honour_n in_o stead_n of_o christ_n himself_o which_o possibility_n the_o doctor_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n do_v confess_v may_v happen_v to_o their_o adoration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n by_o reason_n of_o many_o possible_a accident_n as_o if_o he_o that_o consecrate_v have_v not_o have_v a_o true_a ordination_n or_o 23._o in_o consecrate_v of_o the_o sacrament_n have_v not_o a_o right_a intention_n or_o in_o utter_v the_o word_n of_o consecration_n fail_v in_o his_o syllabicall_a pronunciation_n or_o if_o the_o form_n of_o the_o sacrament_n themselves_o by_o unfit_a admixtion_n or_o putrefaction_n lose_v their_o perfection_n in_o all_o these_o for_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v possible_a possibility_n it_o may_v fall_v out_o that_o the_o romish_a worshipper_n do_v adore_v with_o divine_a honour_n the_o element_n of_o bread_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o what_o be_v it_o but_o at_o least_o a_o 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these_o royal_a token_n of_o his_o grace_n this_o respect_n and_o relation_n be_v a_o reverend_a take_n of_o this_o so_o inestimable_a a_o gift_n as_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o his_o own_o ordinance_n can_v come_v within_o the_o least_o suspicion_n of_o idolatry_n sect_n xxxvi_o this_o our_o former_a relation_n of_o reverence_n between_o a_o giver_n and_o his_o gift_n be_v illustrate_v by_o a_o similitude_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o illustrate_v our_o former_a reverence_n by_o the_o comparison_n of_o receive_v a_o gift_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o earthly_a majesty_n but_o we_o perceive_v that_o the_o nonconformist_n be_v ready_a to_o preoccupate_v sect_n xxxvii_o the_o nonconformist_n prevention_n unto_o our_o comparison_n 67._o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n between_o the_o civil_a reverence_n give_v to_o a_o king_n or_o to_o the_o gift_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o he_o and_o this_o religious_a reverence_n to_o these_o bodily_a thing_n for_o there_o be_v far_o 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