Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	father_n	holy_a	word_n	4,533	5	4.0905	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25775	A short history of Valentinus Gentilis, the tritheist tryed, condemned, and put to death by the Protestant reformed city and church of Bern in Switzerland, for asserting the three divine persons of the Trinity, to be [three distinct, eternal spirits, &c.] / wrote in Latin, by Benedictus Aretius, a divine of that church, and now translated into English for the use of Dr. Sherlock ...; Valentini Gentilis justo capitis supplicio affecti brevis historia. English	Aretius, Benedictus, d. 1574.; South, Robert, 1634-1716.	1696 (1696)	Wing A3629; ESTC R6675	62,571	156

but_o afterward_o he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o explication_n therefore_o there_o be_v not_o three_o father_n nor_o three_o son_n nor_o three_o holy_a ghost_n but_o one_o father_n and_o one_o son_n and_o one_o holy_a ghost_n and_o prove_v this_o trinity_n from_o the_o institution_n of_o baptism_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n not_o into_o any_o one_o that_o have_v three_o name_n nor_o yet_o into_o three_o that_o be_v make_v man_n but_o into_o three_o of_o the_o same_o majesty_n for_o there_o be_v one_o only_o who_o be_v make_v man_n neither_o the_o father_n nor_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o only_o the_o son_n who_o be_v not_o so_o by_o estimation_n or_o in_o appearance_n only_o but_o in_o truth_n and_o reality_n for_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o dwell_v therein_o so_o that_o here_o st._n ignatius_n do_v plain_o oppose_v the_o patripassian_o and_o such_o like_a heretic_n but_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o favour_n or_o patronize_v gentilis_fw-la his_o notion_n in_o the_o very_a same_o epistle_n dispute_v against_o the_o patripassian_o he_o write_v thus_o and_o again_o how_o do_v it_o appear_v unto_o you_o that_o christ_n be_v not_o bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n but_o that_o it_o be_v he_o the_o father_n who_o be_v god_n above_o all_o and_o almighty_a who_o then_o be_v it_o that_o send_v he_o tell_v i_o who_o be_v he_o that_o rule_v over_o he_o who_o do_v he_o obey_v or_o who_o law_n do_v he_o fulfil_v you_o who_o will_v have_v he_o yield_v to_o no_o one_o command_n or_o power_n do_v separate_a christ_n from_o he_o that_o beget_v he_o you_o make_v the_o unbegotten_a to_o have_v be_v beget_v and_o he_o that_o be_v without_o beginning_n to_o have_v be_v nail_v to_o the_o cross._n which_o be_v all_o say_v by_o he_o in_o direct_a opposition_n to_o the_o patripassian_o or_o sabellian_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o bring_v in_o christ_n dispute_v against_o the_o devil_n i_o know_v say_v he_o and_o have_v know_v one_o only_a god_n who_o i_o do_v not_o refuse_v to_o obey_v but_o thou_o have_v prove_v a_o apostate_n and_o rebel_n to_o he_o for_o i_o be_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n contrary_a to_o god_n but_o i_o acknowledge_v his_o sovereignty_n and_o do_v not_o refuse_v to_o worship_v he_o who_o i_o know_v to_o have_v be_v the_o author_n and_o lord_n of_o my_o nativity_n and_o only_a preserver_n for_o i_o live_v in_o and_o through_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n but_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n incarnate_a who_o own_v himself_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o humanity_n to_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o father_n for_o if_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o divine_a nature_n how_o can_v christ_n be_v say_v to_o live_v propter_fw-la patrem_fw-la or_o rather_o per._n see_v he_o as_o god_n be_v self-existent_a or_o have_v life_n in_o himself_o and_o power_n to_o lay_v it_o down_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o philadelphian_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o union_n and_o draw_v his_o argument_n from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o mystical_a union_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o likewise_o from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n his_o word_n be_v these_o because_o there_o be_v one_o father_n unbegotten_a and_o one_o only_o beget_v son_n god_n the_o word_n and_o man_n and_o one_o holy_a ghost_n the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n also_o one_o gospel_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n and_o one_o church_n by_o which_o word_n he_o only_o urge_v they_o to_o unity_n and_o concord_n in_o the_o church_n hence_o he_o make_v this_o conclusion_n therefore_o it_o behoove_v they_o as_o a_o choose_a people_n a_o royal_a priesthood_n and_o a_o holy_a nation_n to_o be_v perfect_v in_o love_n and_o concord_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v what_o he_o say_v in_o this_o epistle_n against_o ebion_n who_o make_v christ_n a_o mere_a man_n and_o therefore_o he_o show_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n beget_v of_o the_o father_n which_o contain_v no_o absurdity_n in_o it_o unless_o violent_o wrest_a by_o a_o faithless_a exposition_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o polycarp_n here_o say_v he_o be_v the_o race_n here_o the_o crown_n wait_v for_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o time_n and_o yet_o bear_v in_o time_n thus_o damascene_fw-la and_o other_o call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignatius_n add_v that_o as_o god_n he_o be_v impassable_a not_o capable_a of_o suffer_v but_o that_o as_o man_n he_o be_v passable_a and_o do_v suffer_v for_o our_o sake_n and_o what_o can_v gentilis_fw-la say_v against_o this_o will_v he_o say_v that_o christ_n as_o god_n do_v suffer_v and_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o such_o have_v proper_o flesh_n and_o blood_n st._n ignatius_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n and_o do_v plain_o and_o orthodoxe_o distinguish_v the_o two_o nature_n under_o or_o in_o the_o one_o person_n of_o christ._n the_o one_o of_o which_o namely_o the_o divine_a be_v proper_o and_o per_fw-la se_fw-la impassable_a but_o the_o other_o viz._n the_o human_a be_v proper_o passable_a gentilis_fw-la confound_v these_o propriety_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n and_o affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v himself_o all_o these_o affection_n christ_n indeed_o have_v proper_o flesh_n and_o bone_n and_o blood_n be_v true_o and_o proper_o incarnate_a but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o divine_a nature_n in_o christ_n have_v no_o such_o proper_o in_o itself_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o antiochian_o he_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o deny_v christ_n under_o pretence_n of_o assert_v one_o god_n and_o bring_v several_a testimony_n out_o of_o scripture_n as_o deut._n 6._o isai._n 44._o gen._n 1._o &_o 17._o which_o do_v all_o speak_v of_o one_o god_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n express_v different_a person_n as_o when_o moses_n say_v the_o lord_n rain_v fire_v and_o brimstone_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o in_o other_o place_n say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n which_o unity_n do_v not_o exclude_v the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n who_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_a include_v with_o the_o father_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n so_o that_o a_o trinity_n of_o person_n do_v not_o at_o all_o interfere_v with_o the_o unity_n of_o essence_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o epistle_n he_o true_o distinguish_v the_o property_n of_o the_o person_n may_v he_o protect_v and_o defend_v you_o say_v he_o who_o be_v the_o only_a unbegotten_a god_n speak_v of_o the_o father_n through_o he_o who_o be_v beget_v before_o all_o age_n i._n e._n through_o the_o son_n who_o property_n it_o be_v to_o be_v beget_v but_o here_o gentilis_fw-la object_n the_o last_o clause_n of_o this_o epistle_n viz._n valete_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o christo_fw-la as_o if_o these_o be_v different_a and_o the_o father_n alone_o be_v call_v god_n but_o christ_n dominus_fw-la or_o lord_n so_o as_o to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o communion_n or_o fellowship_n of_o the_o only_a god_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n he_o commend_v they_o for_o be_v one_o body_n and_o add_v this_o argument_n for_o their_o union_n for_o say_v he_o there_o be_v one_o lord_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n one_o god_n and_o father_n of_o we_o all_o but_o it_o be_v not_o ignatius_n opinion_n that_o the_o father_n be_v the_o only_a one_o god_n no_o more_o do_v it_o appear_v from_o the_o follow_a sentence_n of_o he_o medice_fw-la noster_fw-la est_fw-la solus_fw-la verus_fw-la deus_fw-la deus_fw-la ingenitus_fw-la for_o if_o these_o epithet_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o father_n only_o the_o son_n will_v not_o then_o be_v our_o physician_n but_o st._n ignatius_n distinguish_v the_o person_n here_o only_o by_o their_o propriety_n for_o a_o little_a after_o he_o call_v christ_n our_o physician_n impassable_a in_o a_o passable_a body_n chap._n xv._n concern_v the_o judgement_n of_o tertullian_n tertullian_n without_o doubt_n be_v to_o be_v read_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o caution_n as_o gentilis_fw-la himself_z confess_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o easy_a for_o he_o either_o to_o pass_v by_o and_o reject_v his_o authority_n as_o he_o please_v or_o else_o to_o extol_v and_o commend_v it_o as_o occasion_n serve_v but_o tertullian_n as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n so_o particular_o in_o his_o book_n against_o praxeas_n be_v very_a orthodox_n where_o he_o express_o say_v of_o the_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n that_o numerum_fw-la sine_fw-la divisione_n patiuntur_fw-la they_o allow_v of_o number_n without_o division_n and_o afterward_o ubique_fw-la teneo_fw-la unam_fw-la substantiam_fw-la in_o tribus_fw-la cohoerentibus_fw-la i_o do_v always_o acknowledge_v one_o

be_v take_v so_o that_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o so_o then_o the_o common_a nature_n or_o essence_n of_o the_o godhead_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o which_o god_n be_v one_o but_o the_o person_n be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o sense_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v three_o hypostasis_n that_o be_v subsistence_n or_o they_o be_v three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o person_n or_o as_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d three_o person_n in_o one_o substance_n justin_n martyr_n and_o other_o call_v they_o tres_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o tria_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o gentilis_fw-la in_o his_o explication_n of_o the_o trinity_n do_v not_o only_o confound_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o go_v yet_o far_o and_o place_n the_o distinction_n of_o the_o three_o person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o their_o substance_n when_o we_o tell_v he_o that_o this_o be_v plain_o against_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o consent_n of_o antiquity_n his_o answer_n be_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v express_o in_o scripture_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o arius_n himself_o can_v have_v say_v for_o st._n jerom_n against_o lucifer_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o be_v the_o very_a argument_n valens_n and_o his_o follower_n use_v to_o turn_v the_o word_n sherl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o condemn_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n but_o we_o have_v already_o show_v how_o this_o word_n be_v take_v up_o in_o opposition_n to_o sabellius_n and_o though_o our_o author_n will_v fain_o be_v think_v a_o indifferent_a person_n between_o arius_n and_o sabellius_n yet_o he_o seem_v most_o to_o espouse_v the_o cause_n of_o arius_n chap._n viii_o what_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o arius_n and_o wherein_o gentilis_fw-la and_o he_o do_v agree_v but_o since_o it_o be_v yet_o dispute_v by_o many_o what_o be_v the_o heresy_n of_o arius_n it_o will_v therefore_o be_v worth_a our_o while_n brief_o to_o inquire_v into_o his_o opinion_n especial_o since_o matter_n be_v now_o come_v to_o such_o a_o pass_n that_o man_n dare_v open_o avouch_v that_o he_o be_v not_o condemn_v for_o allow_v the_o father_n only_o to_o be_v god_n but_o rather_o for_o assert_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a creature_n here_o be_v then_o two_o proposition_n viz._n first_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v a_o creature_n arius_n assert_v this_o but_o gentilis_fw-la do_v not_o second_o that_o the_o father_n alone_o be_v the_o one_o most_o high_a god_n who_o dwell_v in_o light_n inaccessible_a this_o gentilis_fw-la do_v affirm_v but_o arius_n seem_v not_o to_o have_v assert_v it_o gentilis_fw-la take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n in_o state_v the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o position_n to_o avoid_v if_o possible_a fall_v in_o with_o arius_n however_o if_o his_o assertion_n be_v true_a and_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o father_n to_o be_v style_v the_o one_o only_a god_n i_o can_v for_o my_o part_n see_v any_o reason_n why_o he_o and_o arius_n shall_v keep_v at_o such_o a_o distance_n for_o according_a to_o gentilis_fw-la he_o will_v have_v say_v nothing_o but_o truth_n see_v he_o be_v never_o call_v in_o question_n by_o the_o father_n for_o call_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n since_o that_o assertion_n of_o his_o be_v true_a and_o undoubted_o orthodox_n but_o if_o the_o difference_n be_v only_o in_o word_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o both_o proposition_n be_v the_o same_o there_o need_v no_o proof_n that_o they_o agree_v in_o their_o notion_n to_o make_v this_o appear_v let_v we_o inquire_v in_o what_o manner_n arius_n his_o opinion_n have_v be_v deliver_v down_o to_o we_o we_o find_v in_o theodor._n l._n 1._o cap._n 4._o alexander_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n make_v complaint_n that_o arius_n and_o achilles_n deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ._n his_o word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o make_v he_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o all_o other_o man_n and_o present_o after_o they_o attribute_v to_o he_o say_v he_o a_o temporal_a beginning_n for_o thus_o speak_v arius_n himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o etc._n etc._n his_o opinion_n be_v relate_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n hist._n trip._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o deus_fw-la say_v they_o non_fw-la semper_fw-la pater_fw-la fuit_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la fuit_fw-la dei_fw-la verbum_fw-la sed_fw-la fuit_fw-la quando_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la pater_fw-la fuit_fw-la dei_fw-la autem_fw-la verbum_fw-la ex_fw-la non_fw-la existentibus_fw-la factum_fw-la fuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n god_n be_v not_o always_o a_o father_n nor_o do_v the_o word_n always_o exist_v but_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o god_n be_v not_o a_o father_n and_o the_o word_n be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n nicephorus_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 8._o deus_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la pater_fw-la erat_fw-la sed_fw-la erat_fw-la cum_fw-la deus_fw-la pater_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la igitur_fw-la dei_fw-la verbum_fw-la erat_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la non_fw-la existentibus_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la erat_fw-la deus_fw-la illum_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la ex_fw-la non_fw-la existente_fw-la fecit_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o may_v see_v more_o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o same_o book_n lib._n 8._o c._n 18._o from_o all_o which_o it_o do_v appear_v that_o arius_n do_v in_o the_o first_o place_n divide_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n make_v one_o essence_n of_o the_o father_n and_o another_o of_o the_o son_n and_o after_o that_o assign_v only_o a_o temporal_a original_a to_o the_o son_n and_o therefore_o he_o so_o earnest_o condemn_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o may_v carry_v his_o point_n for_o the_o separation_n of_o essence_n and_o deny_v the_o co-eternity_n of_o the_o son_n that_o he_o may_v thereby_o establish_v the_o notion_n of_o his_o temporal_a original_a from_o hence_o follow_v more_o monstrous_a absurdity_n viz._n that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v a_o mere_a creature_n and_o that_o he_o be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o for_o they_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n be_v the_o most_o simple_a and_o withal_o the_o most_o perfect_a of_o any_o can_v admit_v of_o no_o gradual_a division_n and_o therefore_o they_o assign_v the_o son_n a_o separate_a essence_n and_o now_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o discover_v wherein_o he_o and_o gentilis_fw-la agree_v arius_n say_v that_o there_o be_v one_o essence_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n and_o another_o of_o the_o son_n gentilis_fw-la 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