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	scripture_n	tradition_n	4,605	5	9.4382	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14435	A very Christian, learned, and briefe discourse, concerning the true, ancient, and Catholicke faith, against all wicked vp-start heresies seruing very profitably for a preseruatiue against the profane nouelties of papists, Anabaptists, Arrians, Brownists, and all other sectaries. First composed by Vincentius Lirinensis in Latine, about twelue hundreth yeares ago. And now faithfully translated into English, and illustrated with certaine marginall notes. By Thomas Tuke.; Pro catholicae fidei antiquitate libellus. English	Vincent, of Lérins, Saint, d. ca. 450.; Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657. aut	1611 (1611)	STC 24753; ESTC S102090	49,335	192

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with_o they_o yea_o but_o perhaps_o these_o precept_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o galatian_n then_o these_o object_n thing_n also_o be_v command_v to_o sol._n the_o galatian_n only_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o same_o epistle_n after_o such_o as_o be_v these_o if_o we_o live_v in_o the_o spirit_n let_v we_o also_o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n let_v we_o not_o be_v desirous_a of_o 26._o vain_a glory_n provoke_v one_o another_o envy_v one_o another_o and_o the_o rest_n which_o if_o it_o be_v against_o sense_n and_o if_o they_o be_v command_v unto_o all_o alike_o it_o stand_v with_o good_a reason_n that_o as_o these_o commandment_n concern_v manner_n so_o those_o also_o concern_v faith_n shall_v equal_o belong_v to_o all_o chap._n 14._o and_o as_o no_o man_n may_v provoke_v or_o envy_v one_o another_o so_o no_o man_n may_v receive_v aught_o beside_o that_o which_o the_o catholic_a church_n do_v always_o preach_v or_o else_o perhaps_o object_n it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n enjoin_v 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that_o go_v about_o to_o prohibit_v that_o but_o yet_o let_v it_o be_v so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v indeed_o a_o proceed_n &_o not_o a_o change_a of_o the_o faith_n for_o that_o be_v to_o progress_n profit_n that_o every_o thing_n be_v increase_v in_o itself_o but_o that_o be_v change_v when_o a_o thing_n be_v alter_v from_o one_o thing_n to_o another_o it_o behove_v therefore_o that_o the_o understanding_n knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n as_o well_o of_o each_o as_o of_o all_o as_o well_o of_o one_o man_n as_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n shall_v by_o the_o degree_n of_o age_n and_o time_n increase_v and_o profit_n much_o and_o great_o but_o yet_o in_o their_o own_o kind_n only_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o same_o doctrine_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o in_o the_o same_o judgement_n chap._n 29._o let_v the_o religion_n of_o soul_n resemble_v the_o state_n and_o nature_n of_o body_n which_o although_o in_o the_o process_n of_o year_n they_o declare_v and_o finish_v their_o proportion_n and_o 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faith_n and_o fellowship_n obtain_v either_o to_o die_v faithful_o in_o christ_n or_o to_o be_v slay_v happy_o for_o christ_n who_o to_o notwithstanding_o we_o must_v give_v credit_n with_o this_o condition_n that_o that_o be_v account_v undoubed_o true_a certain_a and_o sure_a whatsoever_o either_o all_o of_o they_o or_o the_o most_o have_v manifest_o common_o and_o constant_o with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o meaning_n as_o in_o a_o certain_a unanimous_a council_n of_o teacher_n confirm_v and_o establish_v by_o receive_v hold_v and_o deliver_v it_o but_o whatsoever_o any_o man_n shall_v conceit_n or_o think_v otherwise_o then_o all_o man_n or_o else_o contrary_a to_o all_o man_n though_o he_o be_v o_o holy_a and_o learned_a though_o person_n he_o be_v a_o bishop_n though_o he_o be_v a_o confessor_n and_o martyr_n let_v it_o be_v put_v apart_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o common_a public_a and_o general_a judgement_n among_o proper_a hide_a and_o private_a opinion_n and_o let_v 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