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	miracle_n	wrought_v	1,703	5	8.8085	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57956	A discourse of the use of reason in matters of religion shewing that Christianity contains nothing repugnant to right reason, against enthusiasts and deists / written in Latin by the Reverend Dr. Rust ; and translated into English, with annotations upon it by Hen. Hallywell.	Rust, George, d. 1670.; Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703?	1683 (1683)	Wing R2361; ESTC R25530	47,282	92

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the_o law_n of_o the_o country_n wherein_o he_o live_v but_o religion_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o choice_n there_o must_v be_v some_o stand_n and_o settle_a rule_n by_o which_o to_o try_v and_o judge_v the_o truth_n or_o falsehood_n the_o congruity_n or_o incongruity_n of_o it_o and_o such_o a_o rule_n as_o this_o god_n have_v furnish_v mankind_n withal_o namely_o right_o reason_n and_o he_o that_o have_v mean_n and_o opportunity_n to_o try_v and_o examine_v the_o religion_n that_o be_v propound_v to_o he_o as_o matter_n of_o his_o choice_n shall_v yet_o careless_o content_v himself_o with_o it_o because_o he_o have_v be_v educate_v and_o train_v up_o in_o it_o have_v his_o understanding_n give_v he_o to_o no_o purpose_n and_o may_v just_o fear_v as_o a_o punishment_n of_o this_o his_o careless_a oscitancy_n and_o slothful_a credulity_n that_o providence_n shall_v permit_v he_o to_o swallow_v great_a and_o dangerous_a error_n as_o well_o as_o truth_n for_o he_o that_o believe_v without_o reason_n declare_v himself_o indifferent_a to_o believe_v any_o thing_n right_a or_o wrong_n socrates_n give_v this_o commendation_n of_o cebes_n that_o he_o be_v careful_a to_o inquire_v into_o all_o thing_n and_o due_o weigh_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o will_v not_o present_o believe_v that_o which_o any_o body_n say_v though_o otherwise_o he_o have_v sufficient_a respect_n unto_o he_o i_o shall_v subjoin_v what_o a_o excellent_a writer_n speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n we_o ought_v not_o say_v he_o to_o surrender_v our_o belief_n to_o any_o thing_n careless_o nor_o either_o out_o of_o idleness_n and_o sloth_n or_o be_v overawe_v by_o the_o confidence_n which_o any_o man_n assume_v to_o themselves_o content_v ourselves_o with_o a_o implicit_a faith_n neglect_v to_o search_v and_o try_v and_o prove_v all_o thing_n which_o demand_v to_o have_v no_o less_o than_o our_o soul_n resign_v up_o unto_o they_o we_o ought_v therefore_o to_o suspect_v those_o who_o will_v have_v 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thing_n believe_v as_o we_o teach_v for_o we_o can_v deceive_v you_o mark_v that_o man_n or_o company_n of_o man_n as_o the_o great_a deceiver_n who_o intend_v to_o impose_v something_o upon_o you_o which_o will_v not_o abide_v the_o test._n pag._n 17._o religion_n be_v a_o free_a and_o ingenuous_a thing_n that_o force_v none_o but_o captivate_v the_o understanding_n with_o its_o own_o solitary_a beauty_n and_o pulchritude_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o come_v into_o the_o world_n furnish_v with_o the_o seed_n and_o principle_n of_o all_o true_a wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n however_o its_o lapse_n and_o degeneracy_n have_v cloud_v and_o darken_v its_o intellectual_a faculty_n yet_o there_o still_o remain_v such_o a_o cognation_n and_o harmony_n between_o it_o and_o truth_n she_o can_v but_o embrace_v it_o whenever_o due_o and_o advantageous_o propose_v now_o christian_a religion_n be_v likewise_o the_o genuine_a offspring_n of_o that_o wisdom_n which_o have_v leave_v such_o visible_a character_n and_o signature_n of_o itself_o upon_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n present_o discover_v all_o the_o beautiful_a emanation_n of_o it_o to_o be_v congenerous_a and_o homogeneal_a to_o its_o own_o intellectual_a light_n and_o as_o all_o like_a be_v attractive_a of_o its_o like_a be_v gentle_o and_o willing_o captivate_v and_o sweet_o draw_v as_o with_o some_o hide_a string_n to_o a_o close_o and_o near_a union_n with_o it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o christianity_n neither_o needs_o nor_o use_v violence_n or_o force_n to_o beget_v belief_n and_o entertainment_n in_o humane_a mind_n because_o it_o be_v make_v up_o only_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o intimate_o correspond_v with_o the_o intellectual_a frame_n and_o furniture_n of_o the_o soul_n nor_o indeed_o suppose_v religion_n to_o contain_v any_o thing_n

of_o itself_o with_o corporeity_n ibid._n we_o be_v lead_v by_o sense_n either_o external_n or_o internal_a not_o by_o dry_a and_o insipid_a reason_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d part_n of_o the_o author_n design_n to_o prove_v that_o bare_a and_o dry_a reason_n be_v a_o sufficient_a criterion_n to_o discern_v the_o true_a and_o ●…ffecting_a relish_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n for_o as_o there_o be_v some_o principle_n in_o we_o which_o have_v a_o vital_a sense_n and_o sapid_a gust_n of_o corporeal_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n so_o there_o be_v a_o principle_n likewise_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d something_o better_a then_o reason_n and_o which_o a_o platonist_n will_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o flower_n and_o summity_n of_o the_o mind_n when_o by_o due_a purification_n of_o its_o self_n from_o all_o corporeal_a dregs_o and_o pollution_n it_o arise_v to_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o participation_n of_o the_o divine_a life_n as_o that_o it_o perceive_v a_o generous_a relish_n and_o g●…ateful_a and_o affect_v pleasure_n in_o holiness_n and_o virtue_n for_o till_o this_o inward_a intellectual_a sense_n be_v in_o some_o good_a measure_n awaken_v religion_n itself_o do_v but_o very_o little_a and_o weak_o affect_v the_o mind_n therefore_o our_o author_n add_v that_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v not_o otherwise_o to_o be_v know_v but_o by_o such_o a_o inward_a relish_n and_o affect_a light_n as_o divine_a grace_n usual_o impart_v to_o defecate_v and_o humble_a mind_n and_o a_o little_a above_o he_o say_v that_o to_o render_v ourselves_o obedient_a to_o the_o will_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v the_o only_a plain_a and_o easy_a way_n to_o the_o attain_v a_o true_a knowledge_n and_o vital_a sense_n of_o divine_a revelation_n consonant_a to_o what_o our_o saviour_n himself_o express_o affirm_v joh._n 7._o 17._o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n or_o whether_o i_o speak_v of_o myself_o i._n e._n the_o true_a relish_n and_o vital_a sense_n of_o religion_n arise_v from_o a_o conformity_n of_o mind_n with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n so_o that_o though_o reason_n may_v furnish_v a_o man_n with_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o assure_v he_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o religion_n yet_o the_o sapid_a gust_n and_o affect_a sense_n of_o it_o flow_v from_o the_o expergefaction_n of_o the_o intellectual_a power_n into_o a_o divine_a life_n ibid._n to_o admonish_v they_o that_o be_v go_v astray_o to_o illuminate_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o strengthen_v the_o faith_n and_o to_o fix_v and_o impress_v the_o argument_n of_o godliness_n upon_o the_o soul_n these_o and_o such_o like_a thing_n we_o owe_v to_o the_o benign_a influence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a indication_n of_o a_o mal●…ous_a mind_n or_o weak_a and_o crazy_a intellectual_n when_o man_n shall_v load_v and_o burden_v their_o adversary_n with_o the_o opprobrious_a and_o invidious_a term_n of_o heresy_n as_o deny_v the_o aid_n &_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o be_v necessary_a when_o they_o only_o endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o faith_n the_o oeconomy_n of_o christian_a religion_n to_o appear_v in_o all_o its_o part_n rational_a i._n e._n worthy_a and_o become_v of_o its_o author_n the_o eternal_a wisdom_n of_o god_n it_o have_v be_v the_o ill_a fortune_n of_o some_o eminent_a and_o inge●…ous_a person_n of_o late_a to_o be_v traduce_v for_o pelagian_n socini●…s_n and_o what_o not_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n that_o i_o know_v of_o but_o because_o they_o speak_v sense_n and_o care_v not_o to_o explicate_v religion_n by_o unintelligible_a word_n and_o phrase_n quaint_a allusion_n and_o odd_a similitude_n but_o instead_o of_o all_o this_o jingle_a noise_n they_o appeal_v to_o the_o common_a and_o rational_a faculty_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o in_o this_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lay_v aside_o or_o render_v useless_a the_o aid_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n under_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o ●…eely_o acknowledge_v all_o their_o strength_n to_o derive_v from_o his_o everblessed_n influence_n that_o of_o themselves_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o that_o it_o be_v he_o who_o work_v in_o they_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o the_o beginner_n but_o finisher_n of_o every_o good_a work_n although_o perhaps_o they_o may_v not_o think_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o be_v by_o a_o omnipotent_a power_n at_o large_a but_o hypothetical_n and_o upon_o certain_a term_n and_o condition_n like_o the_o great_a formative_a power_n in_o nature_n which_o produce_v not_o the_o lineament_n and_o primigenial_a rudiment_n of_o the_o body_n of_o a_o plant_n or_o animal_n out_o of_o a_o flint_n but_o require_v a_o pliable_a ductility_n and_o sequaciousness_n in_o the_o matter_n it_o work_v upon_o pag._n 14._o pythagoras_n apollonius_n tyanaeus_n who_o endeavour_v by_o magic_a art_n to_o keep_v up_o the_o credit_n of_o sink_a idolatry_n be_v famous_a for_o miracle_n that_o miracle_n may_v be_v wrought_v by_o wicked_a person_n for_o ill_a end_n and_o design_n be_v evident_a not_o only_o from_o the_o prediction_n before_o cite_v deut._n 13._o as_o also_o from_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o the_o egyptian_a magician_n to_o invalidate_v those_o of_o moses_n but_o likewise_o from_o the_o express_a prophecy_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o concern_v false_a prophet_n that_o shall_v arise_v and_o show_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a sign_n and_o wonder_n to_o deceive_v 24._o if_o possible_a even_o the_o elect._n and_o the_o apostle_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n foretell_v the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n describe_v it_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o effica●…y_n of_o satan_n with_o all_o 9_o power_n and_o sign_n and_o wonder_n or_o miracle_n of_o a_o lye_n and_o st._n john_n speak_v of_o the_o same_o person_n say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a wonder_n and_o deceive_v they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o those_o miracle_n 14._o which_o he_o have_v power_n to_o do_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o beast_n now_o ●…rom_o hence_o we_o may_v collect_v these_o thing_n 1._o that_o true_a miracle_n may_v be_v wrought_v by_o wicked_a person_n not_o that_o god_n do_v immediate_o concur_v by_o his_o almighty_a power_n in_o assist_v they_o to_o do_v miracle_n to_o countenance_n falsehood_n and_o the_o open_a violation_n of_o his_o law_n but_o that_o he_o may_v permit_v invisible_a create_v spirit_n to_o exert_v their_o energy_n and_o power_n in_o produce_v supernatural_a effect_n whence_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o the_o miracle_n foretell_v to_o be_v do_v by_o antichrist_n and_o his_o follower_n or_o by_o false_a prophet_n to_o be_v mere_a juggle_v and_o delusion_n of_o our_o sense_n but_o that_o some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v real_a miracle_n but_o because_o they_o be_v wrought_v to_o confirm_v idolatry_n and_o to_o establish_v such_o doctrine_n as_o be_v plain_o repugnant_a to_o the_o rational_a faculty_n of_o mankind_n therefore_o we_o be_v not_o to_o heed_v they_o but_o to_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d miracle_n of_o falsehood_n and_o a_o lye_n and_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o miracle_n of_o apollonius_n who_o though_o he_o may_v dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o some_o by_o the_o glitter_v brightness_n of_o his_o counterfeit_n virtue_n it_o be_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o devil_n kingdom_n that_o he_o shall_v act_v that_o part_n well_o yet_o he_o never_o transcend_v the_o bound_n of_o the_o animal_n life_n but_o 6._o be_v a_o archimago_a or_o grand_a magician_n as_o moeragenes_n who_o write_v his_o life_n testify_v 2._o that_o god_n never_o permit_v false_a prophet_n to_o do_v miracle_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o evil_a doemon_n but_o only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o such_o falsehood_n as_o be_v clear_o discoverable_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o common_a dictate_v of_o universal_a and_o right_a reason_n because_o if_o he_o shall_v it_o will_v be_v a_o invincible_a temptation_n but_o as_o our_o author_n speak_v a_o little_a below_o it_z no_o way_n comport_v with_o divine_a goodness_n and_o veracity_n to_o bear_v witness_n to_o a_o falsehood_n or_o to_o expose_v man_n in_o thing_n of_o the_o great_a moment_n to_o a_o everlasting_a and_o inevitable_a delusion_n 3._o that_o miracle_n alone_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a confirmation_n of_o the_o divinity_n of_o a_o doctrine_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v be_v wrought_v by_o pagan_n and_o the_o same_o be_v assert_v by_o busbequius_fw-la of_o some_o among_o the_o turk_n therefore_o beside_o miracle_n to_o perfect_a and_o complete_a a_o divine_a testimony_n there_o be_v