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	scripture_n	9,703	5	6.2087	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58472	The religion of the Church of England, the surest establishment of the royal throne with the unreasonable latitude which the Romanists allow in point of obedience to princes : in a letter occasioned by some late discourse with a person of quality.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1673 (1673)	Wing R902; ESTC R14331	24,790	40

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neque_fw-la jure_fw-la humano_fw-la nec_fw-la divino_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n p._n 327._o edit_fw-la celon_n agripp_n n._n all_o ecclesiastic_o from_o subjection_n to_o the_o secular_a prince_n it_o follow_v that_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o churchman_n they_o be_v not_o the_o high_a power_n and_o consequent_o the_o churchman_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o obey_v they_o by_o any_o law_n either_o divine_a or_o humane_a except_o only_o in_o some_o trivial_a matter_n which_o he_o there_o call_v leges_fw-la directivae_fw-la such_o as_o a_o man_n be_v not_o stir_v out_o of_o door_n after_o a_o particular_a hour_n without_o his_o sword_n by_o his_o side_n and_o a_o light_n in_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n in_o these_o petty_a trifle_n they_o will_v out_o of_o good_a nature_n obey_v the_o king_n but_o for_o any_o thing_n of_o great_a concern_n therein_o they_o beg_v excuse_v to_o be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n so_o that_o in_o plain_a term_n at_o this_o rate_n all_o the_o clergy_n in_o every_o 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his_o step_n and_o do_v as_o he_o bid_v they_o they_o be_v according_o to_o their_o own_o principle_n as_o much_o oblige_v to_o take_v part_n against_o as_o our_o religion_n will_v teach_v we_o to_o take_v part_n with_o our_o prince_n notwithstanding_o all_o opposition_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o these_o ecclesiastical_a immunity_n drain_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o wealth_n out_o of_o each_o kingdom_n which_o may_v better_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o king_n exchequer_n all_o the_o profit_n of_o collation_n to_o benefice_n first-fruit_n ten_o and_o several_a other_o duty_n of_o that_o kind_n these_o the_o pope_n hoard_v up_o in_o his_o own_o coffer_n a_o grievance_n whereof_o this_o particular_a nation_n be_v so_o sensible_a that_o open_a complaint_n be_v make_v against_o it_o iii_o temp._n hen._n iii_o in_o parliament_n for_o such_o vast_a sum_n be_v send_v away_o out_o of_o this_o little_a kingdom_n from_o one_o time_n to_o another_o that_o the_o people_n be_v much_o impoverish_v to_o 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main_a the_o 505._o d●●●t_fw-la ●ontifex_fw-la r●g●bus_fw-la juber●●●_n h●c_fw-la faci●●●_n 〈◊〉_d nisi_fw-la f●cer●nt_fw-la etiam_fw-la cogere_fw-la per_fw-la excommunicati●nem_fw-la al●asque_fw-la commodas_fw-la rationes_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr r●m_n pont._n l._n 5._o c._n 7._o p_o 505._o pope_n say_v he_o must_v command_v king_n to_o do_v these_o thing_n thing_n relate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o if_o they_o do_v they_o not_o to_o compel_v they_o by_o excommunication_n and_o other_o commodious_a way_n this_o be_v pretty_a smart_n but_o all_o the_o while_o sure_a there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o alter_v his_o property_n or_o take_v that_o dominion_n from_o he_o which_o god_n have_v give_v yes_o there_o may_v be_v reason_n for_o that_o too_o if_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n require_v the_o do_v it_o the_o pope_n may_v 901._o papa_n potest_fw-la mutare_fw-la regne_n &_o uni_fw-la a●ferre_fw-la at_o que_fw-la alter_v confer_v tanquam_fw-la summus_fw-la princ●ps_fw-la spiritu●lis_fw-la si_fw-la id_fw-la necessarium_fw-la sit_fw-la ad_fw-la animarum_fw-la salutem_fw-la idem_fw-la c._n 6._o p_o 901._o make_v a_o alteration_n in_o kingdom_n dethrone_v one_o man_n and_o exalt_v another_o as_o be_v the_o great_a spiritual_a prince_n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n and_o this_o unlimited_a power_n he_o endeavour_v to_o defend_v by_o a_o great_a many_o authority_n nor_o may_v he_o only_o exercise_v this_o strange_a kind_n of_o prerogative_n but_o the_o good_a subject_n also_o must_v be_v so_o much_o concern_v for_o the_o catholic_a cause_n as_o to_o set_v themselves_o against_o their_o heretical_a ruler_n christian_n be_v 94._o non_fw-la tenentur_fw-la christiant_fw-la in_o ●_o non_fw-it debeat_fw-la cum_fw-la evidente_fw-la periculo_fw-la religionis_fw-la tolerare_fw-la regem_fw-la infidelem_fw-la idem_fw-la p_o 94._o not_o bind_v indeed_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o tolerate_v unbelieving_a king_n and_o all_o of_o our_o 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dioclesianum_fw-la &_o julianum_fw-la apostatam_fw-la &_o