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	faith_n	infallibility_n	1,857	5	11.4967	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52720	The Catholick letter to the seeker, or, A reply to the Protestant answer shewing that Catholicks have express Scriptures, for believing the real presence, and that Protestants have none at all, for denying it.	N. N.	1688 (1688)	Wing N32; ESTC R9655	25,181	42

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the_o jew_n be_v nigh_o now_o that_o this_o word_n nigh_n shall_v signify_v above_o a_o year_n after_o be_v such_o a_o figure_n as_o never_o be_v whereas_o st._n luke_n have_v the_o same_o word_n say_v chap._n 22._o verse_n 1._o now_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n draw_v nigh_o which_o be_v call_v the_o passover_n and_o immediate_o the_o passover_n follow_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o chapter_n and_o st._n mark_n treat_v not_o of_o the_o passover_n till_o within_o two_o day_n of_o it_o say_v chap._n 14._o verse_n 1._o after_o two_o day_n be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n so_o st._n matth._n 26._o verse_n 2._o you_o know_v that_o after_o two_o day_n be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n etc._n etc._n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o word_n nigh_n in_o st._n john_n signify_v so_o near_o as_o two_o day_n nor_o do_v i_o find_v by_o express_a and_o plain_a scripture_n that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o above_o a_o year_n after_o but_o whether_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 6_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n have_v any_o reference_n to_o the_o sacrament_n be_v the_o quaery_n for_o though_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o then_o institute_n the_o sacrament_n yet_o he_o say_v verse_n 51._o and_o the_o bread_n which_o i_o will_v give_v be_v my_o flesh_n which_o i_o will_v give_v for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world._n by_o which_o you_o see_v that_o though_o he_o do_v not_o then_o give_v we_o this_o bread_n yet_o he_o promise_v he_o will_v give_v we_o bread_n to_o eat_v which_o shall_v be_v the_o very_a same_o flesh_n which_o he_o will_v and_o afterward_o do_v give_v for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world._n now_o whether_o this_o absolute_a promise_n have_v any_o reference_n to_o the_o ensue_a performance_n be_v you_o the_o judge_n when_o at_o his_o last_o supper_n he_o take_v bread_n and_o bless_v it_o and_o break_v it_o and_o give_v it_o to_o his_o disciple_n and_o say_v take_v eat_v this_o be_v my_o body_n if_o therefore_o this_o bread_n which_o he_o here_o give_v we_o to_o eat_v say_v take_v eat_v this_o be_v my_o body_n be_v not_o that_o bread_n which_o he_o promise_v he_o will_v give_v we_o to_o eat_v which_o shall_v be_v his_o flesh_n pray_v ask_v your_o protetestant_a answerer_n where_o when_o and_o how_o do_v christ_n give_v we_o bread_n to_o eat_v which_o shall_v be_v his_o flesh_n if_o this_o be_v it_o not_o the_o gentleman_n go_v on_o and_o pag._n 7._o tell_v you_o these_o verse_n viz._n 53_o 54_o 55_o 56_o 57_o do_v show_v where_o our_o saviour_n say_v except_o you_o eat_v and_o whoso_o eateih_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o which_o the_o present_a time_n be_v speak_v of_o but_o why_o the_o gentleman_n shall_v begin_v at_o verse_n 53._o and_o thereby_o skip_v verse_n 51._o i_o know_v not_o where_o christ_n tell_v they_o before_o that_o he_o will_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n give_v they_o bread_n to_o eat_v which_o shall_v be_v his_o flesh_n and_o then_o tell_v they_o that_o except_o they_o do_v eat_v and_o whoso_o eat_v etc._n etc._n not_o that_o he_o do_v then_o give_v or_o that_o they_o do_v then_o eat_v his_o flesh_n or_o drink_v his_o blood_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v before_o he_o take_v it_o bless_v it_o break_v it_o and_o give_v it_o for_o at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o speak_v as_o in_o the_o 6_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n he_o only_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v give_v it_o and_o the_o eve_n before_o his_o passion_n he_o perform_v it_o and_o from_o that_o time_n i_o suppose_v the_o obligation_n bear_v force_v verse_n 53._o that_o except_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o he_o do_v not_o say_v except_o you_o eat_v it_o before_o i_o give_v it_o but_o first_o