Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	body_n	bread_n	wine_n	4,141	5	8.0622	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76812	The covenant sealed. Or, A treatise of the sacraments of both covenants, polemicall and practicall. Especially of the sacraments of the covenant of grace. In which, the nature of them is laid open, the adæquate subject is largely inquired into, respective to right and proper interest. to fitnesse for admission to actual participation. Their necessity is made known. Their whole use and efficacy is set forth. Their number in Old and New Testament-times is determined. With several necessary and useful corollaries. Together with a brief answer to Reverend Mr. Baxter's apology, in defence of the treatise of the covenant. / By Thomas Blake, M.A. pastor of Tamworth, in the counties of Stafford and Warwick.	Blake, Thomas, 1597?-1657.; Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658.	1655 (1655)	Wing B3144; Thomason E846_1; ESTC R4425	638,828	706

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god_n of_o this_o i_o speak_v large_o treatise_n of_o the_o covenant_n pag._n 34_o 35_o etc._n etc._n which_o by_o mr._n baxter_n in_o his_o apology_n have_v be_v examine_v sect._n 60_o to_o sect._n 82._o which_o here_o must_v brief_o be_v take_v into_o consideration_n a_o digression_n for_o vindication_n of_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o treatise_n of_o the_o covenant_n from_o mr._n baxters_n exception_n touch_v conditional_a seal_v in_o sacrament_n have_v in_o my_o treatise_n of_o the_o covenant_n show_v at_o large_a that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v conditional_a in_o my_o seven_o chapter_n i_o infer_v that_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v as_o the_o covenant_n itself_o conditional_a make_v it_o good_a with_o six_o several_a argument_n as_o i_o have_v before_o assert_v it_o in_o my_o answer_n of_o mr._n t._n chap._n 15._o p._n 100_o this_o reverend_a mr._n baxter_n be_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o his_o apology_n and_o to_o put_v the_o question_n in_o 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be_v examine_v which_o may_v be_v find_v in_o that_o apology_n from_o p._n 115_o to_o p._n 144._o i_o think_v more_o be_v speak_v for_o i_o then_o against_o i_o he_o be_v please_v pag._n 139._o to_o say_v the_o difference_n be_v so_o small_a that_o be_v it_o not_o for_o some_o scatter_a by-passage_n i_o will_v scarce_o have_v reply_v to_o you_o i_o therefore_o shall_v return_v no_o other_o rejoynder_n but_o only_o to_o observe_v such_o passage_n as_o may_v best_o serve_v to_o clear_v the_o truth_n in_o question_n he_o go_v about_o to_o take_v away_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o question_n and_o say_v i_o never_o hear_v of_o nor_o know_v a_o conditional_a seal_n in_o the_o world_n which_o to_o i_o be_v very_o strange_a beside_o what_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o it_o he_o have_v doubtless_o read_v mr._n marshal_n answer_v to_o mr._n t._n and_o pag._n 224._o of_o his_o treatise_n of_o infant-baptisme_n he_o make_v we_o know_v that_o he_o have_v read_v it_o and_o he_o express_o call_v it_o a_o 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of_o those_o labyrinth_n and_o perplexity_n out_o of_o which_o they_o find_v it_o hard_o to_o extricate_v themselves_o and_o then_o in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o main_a scope_n and_o indeed_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o treatise_n that_o i_o have_v read_v scripture_n be_v balance_v and_o ponder_v so_o judicious_o and_o there_o be_v so_o much_o demonstration_n of_o acuteness_n of_o judgement_n solidity_n of_o reason_n sweetness_n and_o candour_n of_o spirit_n that_o if_o thou_o in_o read_v dislodge_v prejudice_n and_o hold_v the_o scale_n even_o i_o hope_v thou_o shall_v not_o write_v upon_o thy_o pain_n labour_n in_o vain_a vale_fw-la fruere_fw-la laurence-jury_n london_n june_n 12._o 1655._o thou_o in_o the_o lord_n ri._n vines_n the_o preface_n god_n covenant_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o our_o comfort_n it_o be_v as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o the_o grand_a charter_n by_o which_o all_o our_o christian_a right_n and_o privilege_n be_v convey_v unto_o we_o then_o say_v the_o lord_n will_v i_o remember_v my_o covenant_n with_o jacob_n and_o also_o my_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o also_o my_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n will_v i_o remember_v and_o i_o will_v remember_v the_o land_n levit._n 26.41_o remember_v break_v not_o thy_o covenant_n with_o we_o say_v the_o people_n of_o god_n unto_o he_o jer._n 14.21_o o_o israel_n fear_v not_o say_v he_o why_o thou_o be_v i_o isai_n 43.1_o how_o i_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o thou_o and_o thou_o become_v my_o ezek._n 16.8_o i_o be_o thou_o save_v i_o say_v david_n unto_o he_o psal_n 119.94_o build_v his_o confidence_n upon_o this_o that_o he_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o be_v he_o by_o covenant_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n say_v he_o viz._n 31.33_o viz._n gen._n 17.7_o jer._n 31.33_o by_o covenant_n what_o then_o open_v thy_o mouth_n wide_a and_o i_o will_v fill_v it_o psal_n 81.10_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v see_v thou_o have_v such_o covenant-interest_n in_o i_o enlarge_v thy_o desire_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o can_v and_o i_o will_v satisfy_v they_o as_o christ_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n if_o you_o abide_v in_o i_o and_o my_o word_n abide_v in_o you_o ask_v what_o you_o will_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v unto_o you_o joh._n 15.7_o hereupon_o jehoshaphat_n plead_v with_o god_n in_o his_o distress_n say_v be_v not_o thou_o our_o god_n 2_o chron._n 20.7_o o_o our_o god_n will_v not_o thou_o judge_v they_o for_o we_o have_v no_o might_n against_o this_o great_a multitude_n neither_o know_v we_o what_o to_o do_v but_o our_o eye_n be_v upon_o thou_o verse_n 12._o so_o likewise_o asa_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n say_v help_v we_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 14.11_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o everlasting_a happiness_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n that_o god_n be_v in_o covenant_n with_o they_o and_o be_v their_o god_n by_o covenant_n thence_o christ_n infer_v that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o dead_a but_o that_o their_o soul_n do_v still_o live_v and_o that_o their_o ●_z also_o at_o last_o shall_v be_v raise_v up_o and_o both_o soul_n and_o body_n live_v for_o ever_o matth._n 22.32_o god_n covenant_n be_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n order_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o sure_a 2_o sam._n 23.5_o he_o be_v a_o god_n that_o keep_v covenant_n neh._n 1.5_o he_o will_v ever_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o covenant_n psal_n 111.5_o he_o be_v elohe_n amen_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n isai_n 65.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n that_o can_v lie_v tit._n 1.2_o he_o have_v give_v his_o son_n to_o be_v a_o medaitour_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n heb._n 12.24_o in_o he_o all_o the_o promise_n be_v yea_o and_o in_o he_o amen_o 2_o cor._n 1.20_o and_o to_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n the_o more_o unto_o we_o god_n have_v so_o condescend_v to_o our_o weakness_n as_o to_o vouchsafe_v we_o not_o only_o his_o word_n but_o also_o his_o sacrament_n as_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o his_o covenant_n the_o word_n sacrament_n christian_n have_v borrow_v from_o heathen_n pliny_n the_o young_a a_o heathen_a author_n use_v the_o word_n with_o reference_n unto_o christian_n yet_o with_o no_o respect_n i_o suppose_v to_o either_o of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o only_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a though_o here_o metaphorical_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n among_o the_o heathen_n trajan_n seque_fw-la sacramento_n non_fw-la in_o scelus_fw-la al●quod_fw-la obstringere_fw-la sed_fw-la ne_fw-la furta_fw-la ne_fw-la latrocinia_fw-la ne_fw-la adulteria_fw-la committerent_fw-la etc._n etc._n pl_z n._n epist_n 97._o ad_fw-la trajan_n he_o say_v that_o christian_n assemble_v together_o do_v use_v to_o bind_v themselves_o by_o sacrament_n or_o oath_n do_v solemn_o and_o religious_o bind_v themselves_o as_o soldier_n be_v wont_a to_o bind_v themselves_o to_o their_o general_n not_o to_o any_o wickedness_n but_o against_o the_o commit_n of_o any_o theft_n or_o robbery_n or_o adultery_n etc._n etc._n tertullian_n do_v frequent_o use_v the_o word_n but_o whether_o at_o any_o time_n in_o that_o strict_a notion_n as_o it_o be_v now_o use_v i_o can_v easy_o say_v sometime_o he_o use_v it_o in_o allusion_n to_o that_o military_a oath_n which_o the_o heathen_n call_v sacramentum_fw-la 20._o credimusne_fw-la humanum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la divino_fw-la superinduci_fw-la licere_fw-la et_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la dominum_fw-la respondere_fw-la post_fw-la christum_fw-la t●rt_n de_fw-fr cor._n mil._n cap._n 11._o commun●catio_fw-la pacis_fw-la et_fw-la appellatio_fw-la fraternitat●s_fw-la et_fw-la contesseratio_fw-la hospitalitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la jura_fw-la non_fw-la al●a_fw-la ratio_fw-la regit_fw-la quam_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la traditio_fw-la de_fw-fr praescr_n c._n 20._o do_v we_o think_v say_v he_o that_o after_o a_o divine_a sacrament_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o superinduce_v one_o that_o be_v humane_a and_o after_o christ_n to_o acknowledge_v another_o lord_n and_o again_o the_o communication_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o appellation_n of_o brotherhood_n and_o the_o contesseration_n of_o hospitality_n be_v right_n which_o no_o other_o reason_n do_v rule_v but_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o same_o sacrament_n annot._n rectè_fw-la hîc_fw-la macereus_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la vertit_fw-la gallicè_fw-la juramentum_fw-la alludit_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la jusjurandum_fw-la quo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la sacramento_n militari_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la nos_fw-la obstringimus_fw-la pamel_n in_o annot._n upon_o which_o place_n pamelius_n say_v that_o macereus_n do_v right_o render_v sacramentum_fw-la a_o oath_n for_o that_o tertullian_n do_v allude_v to_o the_o oath_n the_o solemn_a obligation_n he_o mean_v by_o which_o as_o by_o a_o military_a sacrament_n or_o oath_n we_o bound_v ourselves_o in_o baptism_n sometime_o by_o sacrament_n in_o tertullian_n be_v mean_v faith_n or_o doctrine_n as_o when_o he_o say_v of_o heresy_n 22._o nullo_n modo_fw-la apostol●cae_fw-la ob_fw-la diversitatem_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la de_fw-fr prescript_n cap._n 22._o that_o they_o be_v no_o way_n apostolical_a because_o of_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n that_o be_v as_o pamelius_n do_v well_o expound_v it_o the_o diversity_n of_o faith_n for_o otherwise_o heretic_n may_v have_v the_o same_o sacrament_n with_o the_o catholic_n sometime_o tertullian_n speak_v of_o sacrament_n do_v instance_n indeed_o in_o baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n 40._o ipsas_fw-la quoque_fw-la res_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la divinorum_fw-la in_o idolorum_fw-la mysteriis_fw-la emulatur_fw-la nempe_fw-la diabolu●_n tingit_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la etc._n etc._n habet_fw-la et_fw-la virgin_n habet_fw-la et_fw-la continentes_fw-la de_fw-fr prescript_n cap._n 40._o but_o so_o also_o in_o divers_a other_o thing_n some_o whereof_o the_o romanist_n themselves_o do_v not_o reckon_v among_o sacrament_n as_o virginity_n and_o continency_n which_o pamelius_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o when_o he_o pretend_v to_o find_v all_o their_o seven_o sacrament_n except_o extreme_a unction_n there_o assert_v by_o tertullian_n a_o ancient_a bishop_n though_o after_o tertullian_n viz._n firmilianus_n ibid._n nulla_fw-la quip_n d●fferentia_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la pseudoprophetam_fw-la &_o haereticum_fw-la nam_fw-la ut_fw-la ille_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la dei_fw-la aut_fw-la christi_fw-la ita_fw-la iste_fw-la in_o sacramento_n baprismi_fw-la fallit_fw-la epist_n 7●_n inter_fw-la epistolas_fw-la cypriani_fw-la circa_n celebrandos_fw-la dies_fw-la paschae_fw-la &_o circa_fw-la multa_fw-la alia_fw-la divinae_fw-la rei_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o cyprian_n do_v sometime_o mention_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n but_o whether_o he_o do_v take_v the_o word_n strict_o or_o large_o may_v be_v a_o question_n because_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o speak_v of_o many_o sacrament_n and_o name_v the_o celebration_n of_o easter_n as_o one_o of_o they_o that_o 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to_o baptize_v no_o infant_n as_o be_v unable_a to_o know_v the_o parent_n faith_n to_o justification_n and_o further_o with_o walaes_n conclude_v that_o the_o parent_n faith_n do_v not_o justify_v the_o child_n but_o as_o calvin_n resolve_v lib._n 4._o instit_fw-la cap._n 16._o sect._n 20._o they_o be_v baptize_v into_o future_a faith_n and_o repentance_n which_o walaeus_n also_o say_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o most_o other_o neither_o shall_v i_o baptize_v any_o man_n of_o year_n till_o i_o have_v as_o high_a assurance_n if_o not_o more_o of_o his_o justification_n than_o mr._n baxter_n seem_v to_o think_v any_o man_n can_v have_v of_o his_o own_o if_o this_o must_v stand_v than_o paedobaptist_n and_o anabaptist_n must_v all_o leave_v their_o principle_n and_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n when_o they_o have_v learn_v to_o read_v that_o new_a name_n in_o the_o white_a stone_n that_o be_v have_v conclude_v their_o assurance_n must_v turn_v sebaptist_n and_o then_o let_v we_o look_v for_o as_o many_o counterfeit_n as_o there_o be_v jew_n in_o christ_n time_n with_o broad_a phylactery_n those_o that_o bottom_n baptism_n on_o the_o covenant_n holiness_n of_o covenant_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o sanctification_n stand_v ensnare_v in_o none_o of_o these_o difficulty_n or_o inextricable_a perplexity_n all_o the_o follow_a argument_n to_o the_o 9_o may_v be_v easy_o grant_v and_o that_o be_v thus_o form_v grace_n title_n give_v by_o apostle_n do_v not_o argue_v that_o in_o their_o thought_n they_o be_v always_o answer_v with_o inherent_a grace_n if_o the_o apostle_n use_v to_o communicate_v the_o proper_a title_n of_o the_o justify_v to_o all_o that_o be_v baptize_v till_o they_o see_v they_o prove_v apostate_n or_o hypocrite_n than_o they_o do_v take_v all_o the_o baptize_v to_o be_v probable_o justify_v though_o they_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v hypocrite_n among_o they_o yet_o either_o they_o know_v they_o not_o or_o may_v not_o denominate_v the_o body_n from_o 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3._o p._n 105._o say_v there_o be_v many_o saint_n or_o sanctify_v man_n that_o yet_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o heaven_n who_o be_v only_a saint_n by_o their_o separation_n from_o paganism_n into_o fellowship_n with_o the_o visible_a church_n but_o not_o saint_n in_o the_o strict_a sense_n by_o separation_n from_o the_o ungodly_a into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n quote_v these_o follow_a scripture_n heb._n 10.29_o deut._n 7.6_o and_o 14.2_o 21._o and_o 26.19_o and_o 28.9_o exod._n 19.6_o 1_o cor._n 7.13_o 14._o rom._n 11.16_o heb._n 3.1_o compare_v with_o vers_n 12._o 1_o cor._n 3.17_o and_o 14.33_o 1_o cor._n 1.2_o compare_v with_o 11.20_o 21._o etc._n etc._n gal._n 3.26_o compare_v with_o gal._n 3.3_o 4._o and_o 4.11_o and_o 5.2_o 3_o 4._o john_n 15.2_o his_o demand_n therefore_o to_o i_o be_v strange_a now_o who_o know_v not_o that_o salvation_n be_v make_v the_o portion_n of_o believer_n saint_n disciple_n when_o he_o himself_o affirm_v that_o 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