Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	find_v	scripture_n	word_n	4,110	5	4.2009	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17442	Adelphomachia, or, The warrs of Protestancy being a treatise, wherein are layd open the wonderfull, and almost incredible dissentions of the Protestants among themselues, in most (if not all) articles of Protesta[n]cy, and this proued from their owne wordes & writinges / vvritten by a Cath. priest ; whereunto is adioyned a briefe appendix, in which is proued, first, that the ancient fathers, by the acknowledgments of the learned Protestants, taught our Cath. and Roman fayth, secondly, that the said fathers haue diuers aduantages about the Protestant writers, for finding out the true sense of the Scripture.	B. C.	1637 (1637)	STC 4263.7; ESTC S1838	109,763	196

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327._o dissension_n de_fw-fr eccles_n contra_fw-la bellarm._n controver_n 2._o q_o 5._o pag._n 327._o among_o the_o papist_n be_v but_o futiles_fw-la concern_v thing_n of_o small_a importance_n and_o d._n fulke_o agree_v with_o he_o say_v as_o for_o the_o 295._o the_o against_o heskin_n sanders_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 295._o consent_n and_o peace_n of_o the_o popish_a church_n it_o prove_v nothing_o but_o that_o the_o devil_n have_v all_o thing_n at_o his_o will_n and_o therefore_o may_v sleep_v thus_o true_o acknowledge_v unity_n in_o faith_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n but_o most_o malicious_o transfer_v the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a enemy_n to_o unity_n but_o sir_n edwin_n sands_n a_o most_o remarkable_a protestant_n do_v not_o only_o acknowledge_v all_o war_n of_o dissension_n in_o our_o catholic_a church_n but_o also_o give_v his_o reason_n thereof_o in_o these_o word_n the_o papist_n 8._o papist_n in_o his_o relation_n fol._n 8._o have_v the_o pope_n as_o a_o common_a father_n adviser_n and_o conductour_n to_o reconcile_v their_o jar_n to_o decide_v their_o difference_n to_o draw_v their_o religion_n by_o consent_n of_o counsel_n to_o unity_n etc._n etc._n to_o who_o judgement_n herein_o subscribe_v andraeas_n duditius_n the_o protestant_n above_o mention_v in_o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a who_o thus_o write_v the_o roman_a duditium_fw-la roman_a beza_n report_v these_o word_n of_o duditius_n in_o his_o epist_n theolog._n epist._n ad_fw-la duditium_fw-la church_n be_v not_o divide_v with_o so_o many_o dissension_n but_o it_o have_v the_o plausible_a appearance_n of_o venerable_a antiquity_n ordinary_a succession_n and_o perpetual_a consent_n thus_o duditius_n and_o thus_o far_o by_o way_n of_o prevention_n of_o all_o such_o argument_n as_o the_o protestant_a writer_n may_v seem_v to_o urge_v thereby_o to_o make_v their_o ignorant_a follower_n believe_v that_o the_o catholics_n do_v labour_n with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o 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kind_n of_o man_n they_o be_v &_o how_o &_o upon_o what_o ground_n they_o for_o the_o time_n dissent_v from_o the_o then_o common_a doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n as_o also_o i_o be_v then_o inform_v how_o the_o question_n of_o the_o immaculate_a conception_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n be_v not_o define_v on_o either_o side_n by_o the_o church_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v lawful_a without_o any_o breach_n of_o unity_n to_o maintain_v either_o part_n upon_o who_o learned_a resolution_n all_o my_o former_a doubt_n instant_o vanish_v away_o and_o indeed_o this_o accident_n first_o be_v get_v a_o desire_n in_o i_o to_o look_v into_o the_o protestant_n work_n more_o full_o to_o see_v whether_o they_o have_v thy_o disagreement_n in_o faith_n among_o they_o so_o forcible_a we_o see_v the_o argument_n draw_v from_o want_n of_o unity_n in_o faith_n though_o but_o indirect_o and_o with_o mistake_v urge_v seem_v to_o prove_v that_o religion_n which_o want_v unity_n in_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n can_v be_v the_o true_a religion_n institute_v by_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n but_o to_o recall_v myself_o and_o to_o proceed_v further_o in_o the_o next_o place_n of_o this_o my_o preface_n i_o will_v demonstrate_v the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o union_n touch_v matter_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o acknowledge_v and_o inseparable_a mark_n thereof_o and_o how_o incompatible_a dissension_n and_o error_n in_o faith_n be_v with_o the_o say_v true_a church_n adulterari_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la adulterari_fw-la august_n lib._n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la sponsa_fw-la christi_fw-la incorrupta_fw-la est_fw-la &_o pudica_fw-la this_o i_o will_v evict_v both_o from_o humane_a and_o divine_a authority_n and_o will_v begin_v with_o humane_a proof_n and_o so_o ascend_v in_o weight_n of_o proof_n to_o the_o divine_a scripture_n and_o first_o i_o will_v allege_v some_o testimony_n of_o protestant_n themselves_o for_o do_v we_o not_o find_v luther_n thus_o to_o teach_v a_o kingdom_n 166._o kingdom_n luther_n tom_fw-mi 3._o witten_n berg_fw-mi in_o psalm_n 5._o fol._n 166._o divide_v in_o itself_o shall_v not_o stand_v neither_o have_v any_o heretic_n at_o any_o time_n be_v overcome_v by_o force_n or_o subtlety_n but_o by_o mutual_a dissension_n neither_o do_v christ_n fight_v with_o they_o otherwise_o then_o with_o a_o spirit_n of_o giddiness_n and_o disagreement_n and_o more_o the_o author_n 416._o author_n luth._o tom_n 5._o witten_n berg_fw-mi in_o galat._n c._n 5._o fol._n 416._o of_o schism_n be_v disagree_v among_o themselves_o etc._n etc._n they_o bite_v and_o devour_v one_o another_o etc._n etc._n till_o at_o the_o last_o they_o perish_v etc._n etc._n o_o see_v how_o true_o his_o own_o word_n do_v recoil_v upon_o himself_o the_o like_a want_n of_o this_o unity_n in_o doctrine_n do_v the_o divines_n of_o manifold_n urge_v as_o a_o mark_n of_o a_o false_a church_n against_o the_o sacramentary_n to_o impugn_v their_o doctrine_n those_o divine_v thus_o write_v we_o have_v 110._o have_v theologi_fw-la mansfeldenses_n in_o confession_n mansfeldica_n latina_n fol._n 110._o just_a reason_n to_o hold_v in_o suspicion_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacramentary_n in_o that_o they_o be_v not_o concordant_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sentence_n or_o judgement_n but_o be_v among_o themselves_o divide_v so_o as_o some_o of_o they_o be_v call_v carolostadians_n other_o swinglian_n occolampadians_n caluinist_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o argument_n be_v use_v by_o the_o divines_n of_o heidelberge_n all_o protestant_n against_o the_o anabaptist_n thus_o urge_v si_fw-mi anabaptistas_n si_fw-mi pro●ocollo_n frankaltalensi_fw-la n●_n praefatad_n anabaptistas_n vobis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la titulum_fw-la concedere_fw-la vellemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o we_o will_v grant_v to_o you_o the_o name_n of_o a_o church_n what_o sect_n among_o you_o shall_v be_v repute_v the_o church_n of_o god_n see_v you_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o sect_n to_o come_v in_o this_o next_o place_n to_o the_o

together_o with_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n err_v and_o d._n fulke_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n be_v no_o less_o spare_v thus_o say_v peter_n 2._o peter_n against_o the_o rhemish_a testament_n in_o galat._n 2._o err_v in_o ignorance_n against_o the_o gospel_n i_o will_v conclude_v these_o their_o wonderful_a inuective_n against_o the_o apostle_n with_o d._n whitaker_n accusation_n of_o they_o thus_o write_v it_o be_v 213._o be_v d._n whitaker_n de_fw-fr eccles_n contra_fw-la bellarm_n controu_fw-fr 2._o quaest_n 4._o p._n 213._o manifest_a that_o even_o after_o christ_n his_o ascension_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v upon_o the_o apostle_n not_o only_o the_o common_a sort_n but_o even_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o err_v in_o the_o vocation_n of_o the_o gentill_n etc._n etc._n yea_o peter_n also_o err_v concern_v the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o faith_n thus_o d._n whitaker_n will_v any_o christian_a ever_o 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vulgar_a in_o praefat_fw-la novi_fw-la testament_n anno_o 155●_n edition_n i_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n embrace_v and_o prefer_v before_o all_o other_o but_o now_o leave_v the_o vulgar_a translation_n the_o which_o some_o protestant_n as_o we_o see_v do_v allow_v far_o more_o do_v reject_v so_o great_a disparity_n there_o be_v in_o their_o judgment_n let_v we_o come_v to_o such_o translation_n of_o scripture_n as_o have_v be_v make_v by_o the_o protestant_n themselves_o and_o let_v we_o observe_v what_o mutual_a and_o interchangeable_a entertainment_n the_o say_a translation_n have_v receive_v from_o the_o pen_n of_o other_o their_o brethren_n and_o to_o begin_v luther_n make_v a_o translation_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n yet_o this_o his_o translation_n be_v condemn_v by_o swinglius_n in_o this_o sort_n thou_o luther_n 413._o luther_n to._n 2._o ad_fw-la luth._o lib._n de_fw-la sacr._n p._n 412._o &_o 413._o do_v corrupt_v the_o word_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v see_v to_o be_v a_o manifest_a corrupter_n and_o perverter_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n how_o much_o be_v we_o ashamed_a of_o thou_o etc._n etc._n and_o kekermannus_n the_o protestant_n thus_o censure_v this_o translation_n of_o luther_n 188._o luther_n in_o system_n 55._o theolog._n l._n 1._o p._n 188._o lutheri_fw-la versio_fw-la germanica_n etc._n etc._n the_o translation_n of_o luther_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o dutch_n etc._n etc._n especial_o in_o job_n and_o the_o prophet_n have_v no_o small_a blemish_n and_o the_o say_a translation_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n condemn_v by_o osiander_n 245._o osiander_n osiander_n his_o condemnation_n be_v mention_v by_o luther_n in_o colloq_fw-la mensal_n germ._n fol._n 245._o the_o divines_n of_o basill_n and_o oecolampadius_n do_v compyle_v a_o translation_n yet_o it_o be_v censure_v in_o these_o word_n by_o beza_n the_o castal_n the_o beza_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la defence_n &_o resp_n castal_n translation_n of_o basill_n be_v in_o many_o place_n 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part_n ●1_n fol._n 110._o his_o harmony_n make_v the_o text_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o leap_v up_o and_o down_o he_o use_v violence_n to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o beside_o he_o add_v to_o the_o text._n beza_n also_o for_o the_o up_o shoot_v of_o all_o make_v a_o translation_n of_o which_o translation_n the_o foresay_a molinaeus_n thus_o speak_v beza_n 66._o beza_n in_o translat_a testam_fw-la novi._n pag._n 64._o 65._o 66._o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la textum_fw-la mutat_fw-la beza_n even_o actual_o change_v the_o text_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o castalio_n the_o foresay_a protestant_n by_o way_n of_o retaliation_n thus_o write_v thereof_o to_o note_v 170._o note_v in_o defence_n translat_fw-la pag._n 170._o the_o error_n of_o beza_n his_o translation_n will_v require_v a_o great_a volume_n and_o castalio_n particular_o insi_v in_o that_o false_a translation_n of_o beza_n against_o freewill_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o john_n where_o it_o be_v in_o the_o greek_a as_o many_o at_o receive_v he_o he_o give_v they_o power_n to_o be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n beza_n translate_n dignity_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n castalio_n thus_o say_v beza_n supra_fw-la beza_n castalio_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la pulcherrimum_n maximique_fw-la momenti_fw-la locum_fw-la depravat_fw-la etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la potestas_fw-la nunquam_fw-la dignitas_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o touch_v our_o english_a translation_n of_o the_o bible_n the_o disagreement_n of_o our_o english_a protestant_n be_v no_o less_o violent_a &_o implacable_a for_o first_o we_o find_v one_o english_a author_n thus_o to_o condemn_v they_o the_o english_a translation_n 118._o translation_n carleyle_n lib._n that_o christ_n descend_v not_o into_o hell_n pag._n 116._o 117._o 118._o have_v deprave_a the_o sense_n obscure_v the_o truth_n and_o deceive_v the_o ignorant_a and_o in_o many_o place_n they_o detort_v the_o scripture_n from_o its_o true_a sense_n another_o 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