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	religion_n	true_a	7,548	5	5.1593	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09094	A brief discours contayning certayne reasons why Catholiques refuse to goe to church. Written by a learned and vertuous man, to a friend of his in England. And dedicated by I.H. to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.	1580 (1580)	STC 19394; ESTC S102386	63,624	177

protestant_n to_o present_a themselves_o to_o our_o catholic_a church_n which_o he_o according_a to_o their_o blasphemous_a spirit_n call_v idolatrous_a his_o word_n be_v these_o i_o believe_v and_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o christian_a to_o be_v assistant_n nether_a in_o spirit_n nor_o body_n at_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o idolatour_n nor_o also_o to_o enter_v into_o their_o temple_n whilst_o they_o be_v do_v their_o idolatry_n and_o sacrifice_n except_o it_o be_v to_o rebuke_v they_o in_o show_v they_o their_o abuse_n and_o to_o teach_v they_o the_o truth_n as_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o prophet_n have_v do_v and_o not_o for_o to_o dissemble_v as_o hypocrite_n for_o if_o the_o body_n be_v a_o creature_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v as_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n and_o if_o it_o must_v one_o day_n rise_v again_o and_o possess_v the_o eternal_a life_n with_o the_o soul_n it_o must_v also_o necessary_o be_v that_o it_o be_v altogether_o give_v unto_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o this_o world_n with_o the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o be_v join_v together_o after_o the_o general_a resurrection_n but_o be_v separate_v the_o one_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n with_o god_n who_o he_o love_v and_o the_o other_o in_o hell_n with_o the_o devil_n who_o he_o serve_v the_o which_o be_v a_o impossible_a thing_n therefore_o i_o say_v all_o those_o dissimulation_n to_o be_v a_o very_a renouncinge_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o gospel_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n i_o believe_v and_o confess_v that_o all_o those_o feign_a and_o false_a show_n by_o which_o the_o veritye_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n despyse_v or_o by_o which_o the_o ignorant_a and_o infidel_n be_v confirm_v in_o his_o error_n or_o by_o which_o the_o weak_a be_v offend_v be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o of_o satan_n altogether_o contrary_a unto_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n therefore_o we_o must_v not_o halt_v of_o both_o side_n but_o go_v upryghtlye_o before_o that_o great_a god_n which_o seethe_v behould_v and_o know_v all_o thing_n even_o before_o they_o be_v begin_v loehéere_n we_o see_v the_o sentence_n of_o their_o doctor_n to_o the_o contrary_n who_o press_v we_o so_o much_o to_o go_v to_o their_o church_n against_o our_o conscience_n if_o error_n find_v such_o zeal_n what_o zeal_n ought_v truth_n to_o have_v if_o these_o fellow_n each_o of_o they_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o pryvate_a fond_a fancy_n be_v content_n most_o willyngelye_o to_o adventure_v any_o danger_n or_o extremity_n what_o so_o ever_o rather_o than_o to_o come_v to_o the_o true_a catholic_a church_n wherein_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o to_o the_o which_o in_o baptism_n they_o swear_v obedience_n why_o shall_v such_o blame_v be_v lay_v upon_o we_o for_o stand_v in_o defence_n of_o our_o conscience_n church_n and_o for_o refuse_v to_o go_v to_o their_o church_n wherein_o we_o be_v nether_a bear_v nor_o breed_v up_o nor_o ever_o persuade_v that_o they_o have_v any_o truth_n or_o holiness_n in_o they_o this_o reason_n only_o may_v suffice_v any_o reasonable_a man_n especial_o the_o protestant_n except_o he_o will_v mislike_v with_o his_o own_o doctrine_n which_o condemn_v i_o of_o hypocrisy_n dissimulation_n and_o renouncinge_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n if_o i_o present_v but_o my_o only_a body_n to_o the_o church_n of_o they_o who_o religion_n i_o be_o not_o persuade_v to_o be_v true_a the_o which_o say_v of_o his_o in_o a_o sense_n have_v good_a reason_n albeit_o the_o word_n and_o meaning_n be_v wicked_a for_o false_a if_o there_o be_v no_o man_n either_o so_o foolish_a or_o impious_a in_o the_o world_n but_o must_v needs_o think_v that_o one_o only_a religion_n among_o christian_n be_v true_a and_o all_o other_o false_a and_o if_o everye_o man_n which_o have_v any_o religion_n and_o be_v resolve_v therein_o must_v 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