Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	church_n	doctrine_n	error_n	4,723	5	7.2521	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39120	Vindiciæ justificationis gratuitæ = Justification without conditions, or, The free justification of a sinner : explained, confirmed, and vindicated, from the exceptions, objections, and seeming absurdities, which are cast upon it, by the assertors of conditional justification : more especially from the attempts of Mr. B. Woodbridge in his sermon, entituled (Justification by faith), of Mr. Cranford in his Epistle to the reader, and of Mr. Baxter in some passages, which relate to the same matter : wherein also, the absoluteness of the New Covenant is proved, and the arguments against it, are disproved / by W. Eyre ...	Eyre, William, 1612 or 13-1670.; Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1654 (1654)	Wing E3947A; ESTC R40198	198,474	230

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there_o be_v not_o as_o dr._n twisse_n 10._o have_v observe_v any_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o the_o least_o condition_n as_o jer._n 31.33_o ezek._n 36.25_o etc._n etc._n hos._n 2.18_o 19_o 20._o in_o all_o which_o place_n with_o the_o like_a god_n promise_v to_o do_v all_o in_o they_o and_o for_o they_o upon_o the_o last_o of_o those_o text_n zanchius_n observe_v 55._o non_fw-la ait_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la resipueris_fw-la recipiam_fw-la te_fw-la in_o gratiam_fw-la &_o desponsabo_fw-la sed_fw-la absolute_a ego_fw-la te_fw-la desponsabo_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la absolutissima_fw-la promissio_fw-la qua_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la conditione_n promittit_fw-la deus_n s●_n s●um_fw-la populum_fw-la in_fw-la gratiam_fw-la recepturum_fw-la &_o servaturum_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n he_o do_v not_o say_v if_o thou_o will_v repent_v i_o will_v receive_v thou_o into_o favour_n and_o betrothe_v thou_o but_o absolute_o i_o will_v betrothe_v thou_o &c._n &c._n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o most_o absolute_a covenant_n wherein_o god_n without_o any_o condition_n do_v promise_n that_o he_o will_v receive_v his_o people_n into_o favour_n and_o save_v they_o the_o same_o author_n in_o another_o place_n 491._o speak_v of_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o abraham_n gen._n 17.7_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v say_v he_o that_o this_o promise_n be_v altogether_o free_a absolute_a and_o without_o any_o condition_n which_o he_o prove_v by_o two_o argument_n one_o of_o which_o be_v quoniam_fw-la nullam_fw-la plane_n in_fw-la verbis_fw-la foederis_fw-la conditionem_fw-la legimus_fw-la i._n e._n because_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n we_o find_v no_o condition_n and_o long_o before_o he_o that_o noble_a champion_n of_o grace_n against_o the_o pelagian_n prosper_v of_o aquitan_n 9_o who_o live_v about_o the_o year_n 445._o manet_fw-la prorsus_fw-la &_o quotidie_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 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david_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o restipulation_n foe_v the_o covenant_n with_o noah_n do_v not_o run_v like_o that_o with_o adam_n do_v this_o and_o live_v but_o i_o will_v not_o destroy_v the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 9.11_o i_o confess_v rivet_n loc_n say_v the_o condition_n on_o noah_n part_n be_v ut_fw-la justè_fw-la &_o intigrè_fw-la ambularet_fw-la but_o 1_o god_n do_v not_o say_v so_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o say_v i_o will_v make_v this_o covenant_n with_o thou_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v upright_o 2_o this_o covenant_n be_v make_v not_o only_o with_o noah_n but_o with_o every_o live_a creature_n vers._n 12._o now_o sensitive_a creature_n can_v not_o perform_v any_o such_o condition_n 3_o if_o the_o benefit_n of_o that_o covenant_n have_v depend_v upon_o noah_n upright_a walk_v then_o upon_o noah_n fall_n v._o 21._o the_o world_n shall_v have_v be_v drown_v again_o as_o death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o non-performance_n of_o adam_n condition_n the_o 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