Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	spirit_n	worship_v	1,905	5	8.8109	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93702	Rome ruin'd by VVhite Hall, or, The papall crown demolisht: containing a confutation of the three degrees of popery, viz. papacy, prelacy, and presbitery; answerable to the triple crowne of the three-headed Cerberus the Pope, with his three fold hierarchies aforesaid. With a dispelling of all other dispersed clouds of errour, which doth interpose the clear sun-shine of the Gospel in our horrizon. Wherein the chiefe arguments each of them have, for the vindication of their erronious tenents are incerted, and refuted; with a description of such whem [sic] the true Church of Christ doth consist of: as also how, and by whom, they may be gathered, and governed, according to the will, and appointment of Jesus Christ, and his apostles, in the primative purity thereof. / By Iohn Spittlehouse, assistant to the Marshall Generall of the Army, under the command of his Excellency, the Lord Generall Fairfax. Imprimated by Theod. Jennings, and entred in the Stationers Hall.	Spittlehouse, John.	1649 (1649)	Wing S5013; Thomason E586_2; ESTC R203633	304,213	396

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the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n so_o then_o if_o mercy_n be_v offer_v to_o all_o than_o the_o way_n be_v open_a to_o all_o to_o repent_v and_o turn_v unto_o god_n ans_fw-fr god_n indeed_o offer_v himself_o to_o all_o and_o deny_v not_o the_o all_o god_n offer_v grace_n to_o all_o external_a mean_n to_o any_o if_o they_o have_v grace_n to_o apprehend_v they_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v preach_v to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o so_o to_o the_o impenitent_a and_o reprobate_a god_n therefore_o offer_v grace_n unto_o all_o but_o all_o will_v not_o receive_v it_o as_o one_o say_v the_o wholesome_a medicine_n of_o admonition_n must_v be_v administer_v to_o all_o though_o the_o health_n of_o the_o sick_a be_v uncertain_a but_o if_o he_o that_o be_v admonish_v belong_v to_o the_o predestinate_a it_o be_v to_o he_o a_o wholesome_a medicine_n if_o he_o do_v not_o it_o be_v a_o penal_a torment_n again_o the_o argument_n follow_v not_o god_n call_v all_o man_n to_o repentance_n ergo_fw-la all_z may_v have_v grace_n to_o repent_v for_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v grace_n do_v prevail_v with_o some_o but_o with_o other_o their_o obstinate_a nature_n resist_v to_o which_o purpose_n the_o scripture_n be_v very_o plentiful_a as_o in_o act._n 2._o 41._o act._n 16._o 14._o &_o 13._o 45._o etc._n etc._n obj._n so_o long_o as_o man_n be_v in_o this_o life_n they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n and_o be_v not_o deprive_v of_o all_o grace_n nor_o utter_o forsake_v until_o they_o be_v in_o hell_n ans_fw-fr everlasting_a punishment_n in_o hell_n be_v the_o end_n and_o execution_n damnation_n man_n in_o this_o life_n may_v be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n of_o damnation_n but_o man_n in_o this_o life_n may_v be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n and_o be_v utter_o forsake_v of_o god_n grace_n as_o saul_n and_o judas_n and_o they_o who_o the_o apostle_n say_v god_n give_v over_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n rom._n 1._o 28._o erg●_fw-la sect_n 14._o obj._n if_o any_o man_n in_o this_o life_n have_v be_v utter_o exclude_v from_o grace_n pharaoh_n of_o all_o other_o have_v be_v most_o like_a yet_o his_o estate_n be_v not_o desperate_a see_v he_o be_v in_o the_o same_o case_n with_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o repent_v and_o confess_v god_n ans_fw-fr this_o reason_n be_v flat_o against_o the_o apostle_n who_o pronounce_v pharaoh_n as_o a_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n prepare_v for_o destruction_n rom._n 9_o 17._o now_o if_o there_o be_v hope_n for_o a_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n to_o come_v to_o grace_n than_o there_o be_v hope_n for_o pharaoh_n the_o apostle_n make_v these_o two_o distinct_a thing_n god_n have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v rom._n 9_o 18._o so_o then_o as_o god_n harden_v not_o those_o on_o who_o he_o have_v mercy_n so_o neither_o show_v he_o mercy_n on_o those_o who_o he_o harden_v 2._o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o pharaoh_n be_v most_o unlike_a for_o the_o one_o 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