Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	faith_n	reason_n	reveal_v	2,166	5	8.9320	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79473	Chillingworthi novissima. Or, The sicknesse, heresy, death and buriall of William Chillingworth. (In his own phrase) Clerk of Oxford, and in the conceit of his fellow souldiers, the Queens arch-engineer, and grand-intelligencer. Set forth in a letter to his eminent and learned friends, a relation of his apprehension at Arundell, a discovery of his errours in a briefe catechism, and a shorr [sic] oration at the buriall of his hereticall book. By Francis Cheynell, late fellow of Merton Colledge. Published by authority.	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1644 (1644)	Wing C3810; Thomason E36_7; ESTC R13256	46,148	66

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these_o principle_n tend_v let_v the_o pretend_a parliament_n at_o oxford_n judge_n qu._n but_o be_v we_o not_o bind_v to_o hear_v what_o the_o church_n will_v say_v to_o we_o for_o our_o direction_n in_o weighty_a point_n ans._n i_o must_v believe_v the_o church_n in_o every_o thing_n she_o prove_v either_o by_o scripture_n reason_n or_o universal_a tradition_n be_v it_o fundamental_a or_o be_v it_o not_o fundamental_a pag_n 149._o these_o disjunctive_n seem_v to_o imply_v that_o something_o fundamental_a may_v be_v prove_v by_o reason_n or_o universal_a tradition_n which_o can_v be_v prove_v by_o scripture_n the_o licencer_n may_v do_v well_o to_o declare_v what_o that_o fundamental_a point_n be_v or_o how_o many_o there_o be_v if_o there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o i_o may_v go_v to_o heathen_n i_o need_v not_o go_v to_o the_o church_n for_o any_o thing_n which_o reason_n teach_v the_o philosopher_n can_v sufficient_o instruct_v i_o and_o if_o what_o the_o church_n teach_v be_v final_o resolve_v into_o my_o own_o reason_n as_o he_o affirm_v p._n 96._o than_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v either_o god_n or_o the_o church_n but_o my_o own_o reason_n by_o you_o say_v master_n chillingworth_n to_o knot_n as_o well_o as_o by_o protestant_n all_o be_v final_o resolve_v into_o your_o own_o reason_n sect._n 115._o cap._n 2._o sure_o i_o be_o then_o that_o such_o protestant_n and_o jesuit_n be_v in_o their_o highway_n to_o pure_a socinianism_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o some_o jesuit_n have_v be_v such_o anti-trinitarian_n as_o master_n chillingworth_n plead_v in_o his_o own_o defence_n preface_n and_o answer_n to_o the_o direction_n to_o n._n n._n sect._n 16_o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n the_o church_n have_v lose_v the_o interpretation_n of_o obscure_a place_n pag._n 56_o and_o plain_a place_n need_v no_o exposition_n at_o all_o qu._n but_o what_o if_o the_o church_n err_v ans._n then_o a_o man_n may_v learn_v of_o that_o self_n same_o church_n which_o 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true_a religion_n ans._n for_o command_v to_o seek_v the_o church_n i_o have_v not_o yet_o meet_v with_o any_o and_o i_o believe_v say_v he_o to_o knot_n you_o if_o you_o be_v to_o show_v they_o will_v be_v yourself_o to_o seek_v cap._n 3._o sect._n 41._o p._n 150._o and_o for_o religion_n how_o little_a pain_n or_o care_n we_o be_v to_o take_v about_o it_o have_v be_v already_o show_v q._n but_o which_o must_v a_o man_n choose_v first_o his_o religion_n or_o his_o church_n ans._n every_o man_n be_v to_o judge_v for_o himself_o with_o the_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n which_o he_o call_v human_a prudence_n and_o ordinary_a discretion_n in_o the_o place_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o preface_n forecited_a p._n 19_o and_o to_o chase_v either_o his_o religion_n first_o and_o then_o his_o church_n as_o master_n chillingworth_n say_v or_o as_o knot_n his_o church_n first_o and_o then_o his_o religion_n pag

sin_n in_o which_o the_o life_n and_o power_n of_o repentance_n do_v consist_v a_o man_n may_v live_v and_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o be_v save_v by_o a_o universal_a sorrow_n man_n be_v damn_v say_v he_o who_o die_v in_o wilful_a error_n without_o repentance_n but_o what_o if_o they_o die_v in_o their_o error_n with_o repentance_n answer_n to_o the_o preface_n p._n 20._o that_o be_v a_o contradiction_n say_v the_o jesuit_n and_o he_o say_v true_a but_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o speech_n that_o master_n chillingworth_n conceive_v that_o a_o universal_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n without_o any_o hatred_n of_o or_o turn_v from_o sin_n be_v save_v repentance_n qu._n what_o other_o condition_n be_v require_v in_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o man_n in_o christ_n answ_n sincere_a obedience_n answer_n to_o the_o preface_n p._n 18._o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o prime_a condition_n he_o mean_v when_o he_o say_v p._n 134._o that_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v to_o expect_v remission_n of_o sin_n from_o christ_n upon_o the_o condition_n he_o require_v this_o be_v pure_a socinianism_n to_o believe_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v pardon_v upon_o our_o obedience_n or_o as_o the_o socinian_o express_v it_o and_o justify_v according_a to_o the_o covenant_n by_o our_o own_o obedience_n not_o as_o we_o say_v by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n and_o free_o pardon_v for_o the_o all_o sufficient_a satisfaction_n of_o christ_n make_v in_o our_o stead_n and_o put_v upon_o our_o account_n beside_o if_o a_o man_n neglect_v never_o so_o many_o duty_n live_v in_o never-so_a many_o error_n and_o commit_v never_o so_o many_o gross_a sin_n he_o conceive_v that_o a_o implicit_a faith_n and_o a_o general_a repentance_n of_o all_o sin_n know_v and_o unknown_a be_v sufficient_a antidote_n and_o his_o obedience_n shall_v pass_v for_o sincere_a obedience_n as_o you_o may_v clear_o see_v in_o those_o place_n which_o have_v be_v already_o allege_v if_o a_o man_n be_v not_o convince_v that_o 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