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	great_a	time_n	4,486	5	3.5288	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79937	Clement, the blessed Paul's fellow-labourer in the Gospel, his first epistle to the Corinthians: being an effectuall suasory to peace, and brotherly condescension, after an unhappy schism and separation in that Church. From whence the understanding reader may receive satisfaction concerning the businesse of episcopacy, or presbytery, as it stood in the age of the Apostles, and some time after. The ancient'st writing the Church hath, and the onely extant to that purpose, next to the divinely-inspired Scriptures. And being made good use of, may prove a remedy against the breaches and sad divisions of these distracted churches and times.; First epistle of Clement to the Corinthians	Clement I, Pope.; Burton, William, 1609-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing C4629; Thomason E396_24; Thomason E396_25; ESTC R201660	59,432	63

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jewish_a ordinance_n the_o 4.23_o the_o john_n 4.23_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n be_v now_o no_o more_o confine_v 9_o confine_v gal._n 4.10_o 9_o to_o observe_v day_n and_o month_n and_o time_n and_o year_n be_v part_n of_o those_o 9_o those_o gal._n 4.10_o 9_o weak_a and_o beggarly_a rudiment_n of_o the_o law_n than_o we_o be_v god_n be_v thank_v in_o respect_n of_o place_n bind_v to_o go_v on_o pilgrimage_n to_o jerusalem_n 4.20_o jerusalem_n john_n 4.20_o sometime_o notwithstanding_o the_o only_a seat_n of_o his_o public_a worship_n xxviii_o xxviii_o but_o the_o layman_n be_v bind_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o lay-ordinance_n clement_n in_o the_o word_n next_o go_v before_o do_v set_v down_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o jewish_a hierarchy_n consist_v of_o the_o highpriest_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o levit_n call_v all_o the_o rest_n laic_n or_o layman_n as_o we_o now_o term_v they_o that_o be_v more_o obscure_a and_o less_o noble_a that_o here_o he_o only_a mean_n and_o mention_n the_o order_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n be_v most_o plain_a and_o evident_a for_o those_o of_o the_o christian_n he_o name_v not_o till_o anon_o in_o what_o follow_v where_o you_o shall_v hear_v of_o they_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o i_o wonder_v that_o a_o man_n of_o that_o great_a learning_n and_o gravity_n shall_v with_o such_o assurance_n and_o confidence_n urge_v this_o place_n to_o confute_v the_o 76._o the_o episcopacy_n by_o divine_a right_n part_n 2._o §_o 11._o p._n 75._o 76._o weak_a suggestion_n ignorance_n and_o cavil_n of_o vedelius_fw-la and_o other_o as_o he_o please_v to_o speak_v deny_v that_o in_o ignatius_n time_n somewhat_o after_o clement_n any_o distinction_n in_o the_o church_n as_o of_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n to_o be_v on_o foot_n as_o he_o do_v likewise_o understand_v the_o sentence_n save_v one_o next_o afore_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n so_o the_o priest_n have_v their_o own_o place_n or_o 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primate_n but_o to_o return_v to_o these_o laic_n of_o the_o two_o witness_n we_o see_v urge_v to_o prove_v a_o distinction_n between_o they_o and_o the_o clergy_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n one_o of_o they_o say_v nothing_o to_o it_o the_o other_o be_v spurious_a and_o supposititious_a that_o the_o word_n laic_a may_v indeed_o be_v in_o some_o use_n in_o the_o most_o primitive_a time_n we_o may_v grant_v because_o we_o find_v it_o here_o yet_o then_o be_v it_o but_o as_o one_o of_o those_o word_n which_o the_o grammarian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v quae_fw-la semel_fw-la tantùm_fw-la ab_fw-la aliquo_fw-la auctore_fw-la usurpatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la v._o eustath_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o this_o day_n it_o have_v not_o get_v any_o room_n in_o our_o common_a lexicon_n neither_o hear_v we_o any_o more_o of_o it_o after_o this_o except_o in_o acula_fw-la the_o jew_n gr._n who_o translate_v the_o 21.6_o the_o 1_o sam._n 21.6_o shewbread_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theodoret_n witness_v till_o tertullian_n time_n and_o the_o compiler_n of_o those_o canon_n and_o constitution_n which_o they_o call_v apostolical_a both_o who_o undoubted_o have_v it_o from_o hence_o but_o apply_v it_o otherwise_o as_o they_o have_v the_o business_n of_o the_o phoenix_n likewise_o before_o mention_v and_o other_o thing_n also_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n be_v 17._o be_v dionys._n halicarn_n plin._n hist_o li._n 2._o c._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o know_a word_n to_o the_o world_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n yet_o not_o so_o apply_v by_o the_o primitive_a that_o we_o can_v any_o where_o read_v of_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o church_n in_o after_o age_n when_o she_o call_v not_o only_a herself_o but_o the_o epistle_n also_o of_o james_n peter_n john_n and_o judas_n catholic_n but_o the_o word_n itself_o be_v no_o more_o rife_a at_o that_o time_n than_o it_o be_v the_o thing_n then_o assure_o can_v not_o be_v in_o any_o very_a common_a use_n or_o practice_n now_o in_o clement_n himself_o where_o it_o be_v only_o to_o be_v find_v in_o that_o age_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v no_o more_o christian_a lay-people_n then_o in_o quintilian_n who_o live_v when_o clement_n 13._o clement_n instit_fw-la li._n 2._o cap._n 13._o praecepta_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o catholic_a command_n of_o the_o church_n for_o indeed_o how_o can_v it_o that_o difference_n in_o person_n as_o we_o may_v well_o conjecture_v and_o not_o be_v laugh_v at_o for_o our_o weakness_n be_v not_o yet_o observe_v and_o we_o know_v that_o name_n be_v not_o altogether_o of_o as_o ancient_a birth_n as_o thing_n themselves_o be_v i_o say_v but_o conjecture_n but_o salmasius_n etc._n salmasius_n olim_fw-la omnes_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la erant_fw-la laici_fw-la de_fw-fr pres_n &_o ep._n ca._n 5._o p._n 396._o 398._o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v tell_v you_o aloud_o and_o 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