Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	call_v	church_n	faith_n	3,574	5	5.1156	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65715	A sermon in confutation of R. H. the author of The guide in controversies Shewing that his most plausible arguments produced against Protestants, do more effectually conclude for Judaism against Christianity. By Daniel Whitby, D.D. chantor of the church of Sarum.	Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.	1679 (1679)	Wing W1736A; ESTC R222007	21,763	39

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the_o scripture_n may_v be_v so_o doubtful_a that_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o then_o catholic_n church_n or_o its_o great_a council_n they_o say_v can_v be_v to_o they_o no_o certain_a or_o infallible_a interpreter_n of_o it_o where_o the_o judgement_n or_o common_a reason_n of_o these_o council_n think_v itself_o so_o certain_a of_o the_o contrary_a as_o to_o anathematise_v dissenter_n or_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n on_o what_o ground_n here_o these_o private_a person_n or_o new_o erect_v church_n can_v assure_v themselves_o of_o their_o own_o sense_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v true_a they_o have_v leave_v that_o of_o the_o church_n council_n and_o of_o a_o major_a part_n of_o jew_n who_o also_o judge_v their_o sense_n false_a i_o understand_v not_o sure_o they_o will_v not_o say_v they_o have_v this_o certainty_n from_o the_o scripture_n because_o the_o true_a sense_n thereof_o be_v the_o thing_n so_o main_o question_v and_o the_o certainty_n or_o infallibility_n of_o the_o traditive_a sense_n of_o the_o jewish_n church_n they_o renounce_v and_o then_o which_o only_o be_v leave_v their_o own_o judgement_n or_o their_o own_o common_a reason_n when_o that_o of_o their_o great_a council_n or_o major_a part_n of_o their_o church-guide_n differ_v from_o it_o one_o will_v think_v shall_v be_v a_o more_o fallible_a ground_n to_o they_o than_o the_o judgement_n or_o common_a reason_n of_o the_o church_n for_o a_o man_n to_o presume_v himself_o certain_a in_o a_o matter_n of_o faith_n 95._o ibid._n disc_n 2._o chap._n 2._o §._o 15._o p._n 95._o or_o in_o his_o own_o sense_n of_o scripture_n though_o the_o literal_a expression_n he_o never_o so_o clear_a where_o so_o many_o learned_a and_o his_o superior_n compare_v other_o text_n etc._n etc._n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a judgement_n this_o say_v r._n h._n be_v the_o same_o as_o if_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o sense_n a_o dim_a