Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	doctrine_n	faith_n	scripture_n	4,706	5	5.7256	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11683	Treason pretended against the King of Scots by certaine lordes and gentlemen, whose names hereafter followe. With a declaration of the Kinges Maiesties intention to his last acts of Parliament: which openeth fully in effect of all the saide conspiracy. Out of Skottish into English.	Studley, Christopher.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; Adamson, Patrick, 1537-1592. Declaration of the Kings Majesties intentioun and meaning toward the lait actis of Parliament. aut	1585 (1585)	STC 21949.5; ESTC S121502	10,840	26

spirituall office which his highnes wisheth them faythfully to discharge then to call to God that his Maiestie may in a prosperous reigne enioy good and long life and continue and increase into the feare of the Almightie FINIS THE KINGS MAIESties Intention HIs Maiesties intention is by the grace of God to mainteine the true and sincere profession of the Gospell preaching thereof within this realme 2 His Maiesties intention is to correct and punishe such as seditiously abuse the truth and factiously apply or rather bewray the text of the scripture to the disquieting of the estate disturbing of the common welth or impayring of his highnes and counsels honour 3 His Maiesties intention is if any question of faith and doctrine arise to conuocate the most learned godly wise and experimented pastors that by conference of scriptures the veritie may be tryed and all heresie and schisme by that meanes repressed 4 His Maiesties intention is that for the keeping of good order in euerie parish certeine ouersee ers to the good behauiours of the rest be appointed at the visitation of the Bishop or visitour who shal haue his Maiesties authoritie and officers of armes concurring for the punishment of vice 5 His Maiesties intention is to mainteine the exercise of prophesie for the increase continuing of knowledge amongst the Ministerie In which a wise and graue man selected by the bishop or cōmissioner at the synodall assembly shall render an account of the administration of those bounds where the exercise is holdē for which cause some respect of liuing shal be had vnto him who sustaines that burthen 6 His Ma. intention is not to derogate vnto the ordinary iudgment of matters of the church by the ordinary Bishops their councels and synodes but if any of them do amisse and abuse their calling to take order for correcting amending and punishing thereof 7 His Maiesties intention is not to hinder or stay any godly or solide order grounded vppon the worde of God and order of the primitiue Church but that the Ministers of the word meddle themselues onely with their owne calling iudge not fearfully of the estate 8 It is his maiesties intention that the presbyteries consisting of many Ministers and Gentlemen at landwart or other waies be no further tolerate in this his realme but the excrcise of iurisdiction of all churches to be in the hands of the Bishop or commissioner and their councels and synods 9 It is his Maiesties intention that the Bishops or commissioners assemble not any generall assembly out of the whole realme without his maiesties knowledge licence obteined thereunto which vpon supplication his highnes wil not denie that an vniforme order may be obserued in the whole realme the Bishops their diligences there tryed and examined the complaints of euery pertituler heard and discussed 10 It is his Maiesties intention to assist this assembly himself or by a noble man of his counsaile his high nes deputie 11 It is his Maiesties intention that when any parish findeth necessitie of any fast they enforme the occasion to the Bishop or commissioner their counsaile that they may vnderstand the cause to be lawfull as lykewise the Bishop of the diocesse findiug lawful occasion way within the same with his counsaile prescribe any publike humiliation 12 It is his Maiesties intention that a general fast throughout the whole realme shall not be proclaimed but by his Ma. commandement or by a generall counsaile wherin his Ma. or his highnes deputy is presēt 13 It is his highnes intention that the Bishops in the realme in euery diocesse with their counsaile proceede into the ecclesiasticall gouernment but as is sayd with a counsaile that both tyranny and confusion may be auoided in the church 14 It is his highnes intention that commissioners be directed vniuersally throughout the whole Realme to establish a godly order and that his Maiesties commissioners take order presently for the translation of such ministers whose trauels they esteeme may more conueniently and profitably serue in another place FINIS