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	know_v	true_a	8,326	5	5.4606	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55307	The Samaritan shewing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oyl that must heal the church together with the way or means to do it / by a country gentleman who goes to common-prayer and not to meetings.	Polhill, Edward, 1622-1694?	1682 (1682)	Wing P2756; ESTC R3092	63,931	131

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mind_n this_o will_v render_v they_o the_o more_o unexceptionable_a to_o all_o man_n and_o certain_o no_o word_n can_v be_v more_o proper_a to_o express_v our_o request_n and_o desire_n to_o god_n withal_o than_o those_o that_o have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o their_o author_n a_o proposal_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v make_v to_o some_o bishop_n sudden_o upon_o his_o majesty_n restauration_n but_o it_o be_v reject_v a_o lyturgy_n so_o form_v and_o express_v will_v not_o serve_v their_o end_n nor_o promote_v their_o purpose_n so_o effectual_o as_o that_o which_o have_v be_v former_o establish_v and_o in_o use_n and_o therefore_o in_o defiance_n to_o all_o peace_n and_o union_n that_o must_v be_v re-establish_v it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v not_o many_o thing_n exceptionable_a therein_o but_o something_o have_v be_v long_o object_v against_o some_o passage_n in_o it_o and_o the_o whole_a have_v be_v several_a year_n disuse_v in_o almost_o all_o congregation_n and_o if_o from_o thence_o 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20._o i_o will_v also_o wish_v further_o that_o some_o liberty_n be_v indulge_v to_o such_o person_n be_v otherwise_o of_o sound_a judgement_n and_o loyal_a and_o peaceable_a principle_n as_o be_v not_o satisfy_v in_o their_o mind_n concern_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o a_o form_n of_o prayer_n i_o do_v confess_v that_o i_o never_o read_v or_o hear_v any_o thing_n say_v or_o write_v against_o form_n of_o prayer_n that_o will_v convince_v i_o of_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o they_o nevertheless_o because_o there_o be_v many_o learned_a pious_a and_o good_a man_n of_o other_o thought_n and_o apprehension_n i_o do_v hearty_o wish_v that_o they_o may_v be_v permit_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n in_o that_o case_n nor_o be_o i_o able_a to_o see_v any_o danger_n mischief_n or_o inconvenience_n consequent_a thereunto_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n and_o variety_n among_o the_o ancient_a church_n without_o any_o breach_n of_o love_n or_o charity_n than_o the_o use_n of_o a_o form_n or_o extemporate_a conception_n do_v amount_v unto_o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v still_o if_o christian_n both_o clergy_n and_o laity_n be_v as_o meek_a humble_a and_o peaceable_a as_o then_o they_o be_v and_o as_o great_a enemy_n to_o pride_n empire_n and_o domination_n as_o than_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v what_o be_v say_v by_o socrates_n and_o sozomen_n concern_v the_o different_a practice_n of_o differ_v church_n be_v often_o mention_v and_o sufficient_o know_v by_o learned_a men._n it_o be_v plain_a from_o they_o that_o though_o they_o differ_v much_o in_o some_o rite_n and_o custom_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o separate_v from_o each_o other_o and_o treat_v and_o repute_v each_o other_o as_o schismatic_n they_o repute_v it_o and_o very_o just_o say_v sozomen_n a_o foolish_a thing_n to_o separate_v from_o each_o other_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o some_o differ_a custom_n whilst_o they_o agree_v in_o the_o capital_a point_n of_o religion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 7._o cap._n 19_o among_o many_o diversity_n reckon_v by_o socrates_n he_o mention_n the_o great_a diversity_n of_o their_o prayer_n and_o these_o be_v his_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d universal_o among_o all_o sect_n you_o will_v hardly_o find_v two_o church_n that_o do_v altogether_o agree_v among_o themselves_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o prayer_n in_o ritu_fw-la precandi_fw-la valesius_fw-la interpret_v it_o socrat._v lib._n 5._o cap._n 22._o if_o any_o shall_v say_v that_o socrates_n speak_v here_o of_o sect_n and_o not_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a he_o speak_v of_o the_o novatian_o some_o few_o line_n before_o and_o of_o the_o macedonian_n some_o few_o line_n after_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o most_o of_o the_o variety_n that_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o that_o chapter_n be_v find_v among_o the_o catholic_n and_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n that_o we_o shall_v understand_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o after_o valesius_fw-la i_o have_v translate_v sect_n in_o so_o narrow_a a_o sense_n as_o may_v respect_v only_o the_o novatian_o and_o some_o other_o separatist_n and_o heretic_n it_o seem_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o historian_n to_o understand_v the_o word_n in_o a_o sense_n so_o large_a and_o comprehensive_a as_o may_v reach_v the_o catholic_n as_o well_v as_o those_o that_o be_v separate_v and_o divide_v from_o they_o but_o suppose_v this_o doubtful_a he_o affirm_v in_o this_o same_o chapter_n that_o those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o faith_n by_o which_o he_o mean_v the_o orthodox_n in_o opposition_n to_o separatist_n and_o heretic_n differ_v among_o themselves_o in_o rite_n and_o custom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o he_o give_v many_o instance_n in_o the_o church_n at_o rome_n alexandria_n egypt_n thessaly_n and_o antioch_n they_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o faith_n but_o in_o rite_n and_o custom_n there_o be_v great_a variety_n among_o they_o 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samosatenus_fw-la break_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o espouse_v the_o doctrine_n of_o ebion_n and_o artemon_n and_o affirm_v our_o lord_n jesus_n a_o man_n of_o common_a human_a race_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eus_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 27._o and_o what_o he_o be_v for_o his_o moral_n those_o that_o please_v may_v read_v eus_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 30._o he_o be_v covetous_a unjust_a proud_a effeminate_a he_o permit_v his_o presbyter_n to_o partake_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n that_o conscience_n of_o their_o own_o guilt_n may_v hinder_v and_o restrain_v they_o from_o open_v and_o expose_v his_o vile_a abomination_n arius_n be_v a_o proud_a man_n and_o affect_a domination_n and_o because_o alexander_n be_v prefer_v before_o he_o and_o make_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n he_o mutiny_v the_o presbyter_n and_o raise_v those_o division_n in_o that_o church_n that_o from_o thence_o be_v spread_v into_o almost_o all_o the_o christian_n world_n vid._n theod._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o 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