Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	saviour_n	spirit_n	worship_v	2,314	5	9.2452	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61638	Shecinah, or, A demonstration of the divine presence in the places of religious worship being an essay, tending to promote piety, prevent apostacy, and to reduce grosly deluded souls, first to their right wits, then to the right waies, of Gods publick instituted worship / by John Stillingfleete ...	Stillingfleet, John, 1630 or 1-1687.	1663 (1663)	Wing S5680; ESTC R9466	109,230	256

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the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n in_o christ_n the_o mediator_n do_v neither_o destroy_v nor_o confound_v the_o propriety_n of_o either_o but_o leave_v they_o entire_a as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o adorability_n be_v no_o less_o a_o propriety_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n than_o omniscience_n omnipotence_n omnipresence_n and_o eternity_n be_v god_n therefore_o manifest_a in_o the_o flesh_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o a_o religious_a worship_n but_o his_o flesh_n ought_v not_o thus_o to_o be_v worship_v as_o the_o king_n may_v be_v civil_o worship_v who_o wear_v a_o crown_n or_o diadem_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o bear_v a_o sceptre_n the_o emblem_n of_o majesty_n in_o his_o hand_n yet_o neither_o crown_n nor_o diadem_n nor_o sceptre_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v honour_v with_o a_o civil_a worship_n and_o the_o godly_a be_v then_o say_v to_o have_v worship_v christ_n when_o they_o know_v clear_o his_o divinity_n that_o he_o be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o man._n as_o the_o blind_a man_n make_v whole_a when_o christ_n have_v tell_v he_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o cure_v he_o then_o he_o say_v 38_o joh._n 9.37_o 38_o lord_n i_o believe_v and_o he_o worship_v he_o thus_o those_o that_o see_v christ_n walk_v upon_o the_o sea_n and_o quiet_v of_o it_o 14.33_o mat._n 14.33_o then_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n come_v and_o worship_v he_o say_v of_o a_o truth_n thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v also_o the_o example_n of_o peter_n luke_n 5.8_o and_o the_o woman_n that_o seek_v christ_n in_o the_o sepulchre_n matth._n 28.9_o and_o the_o apsstle_n that_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o the_o mount_n when_o christ_n take_v his_o leave_n of_o they_o verse_n 17._o when_o they_o see_v he_o they_o worship_v he_o who_o they_o know_v now_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a §_o 4._o before_o i_o pass_v to_o the_o next_o proposition_n we_o may_v here_o from_o this_o first_o learn_v a_o true_a account_n why_o heathenish_a worshipper_n will_v never_o admit_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n of_o israel_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n or_o of_o jesus_n christ_n reveal_v under_o the_o new_a testament_n dispensation_n but_o will_v willing_o entertain_v the_o worship_n of_o all_o other_o god_n whatsoever_o one_o will_v have_v think_v the_o true_a god_n who_o true_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o adoration_n may_v as_o well_o have_v be_v entertain_v as_o any_o of_o the_o false_a and_o feign_a deity_n the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o it_o be_v very_o indifferent_a to_o satan_n after_o what_o manner_n he_o be_v worship_v so_o he_o be_v but_o worship_v at_o all_o he_o can_v easy_o admit_v a_o multiplicity_n of_o go_n but_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o jesus_n christ_n when_o they_o be_v worship_v they_o must_v be_v worship_v alone_o they_o and_o none_o other_o all_o else_o must_v be_v exclude_v it_o be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a of_o all_o god_n command_n thou_o shall_v not_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o other_o god_n before_o my_o face_n but_o the_o worship_n of_o false_a god_n do_v not_o at_o all_o hinder_a but_o that_o worship_n may_v be_v give_v to_o other_o idol_n so_o that_o the_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o it_o peculiar_a to_o each_o idol_n be_v but_o distinguish_v by_o their_o disciple_n §_o 5._o propos_fw-fr 2._o actual_a adoration_n or_o worship_n be_v due_a to_o god_n from_o all_o intelligent_a creature_n by_o the_o obligation_n of_o nature_n actual_a adoration_n and_o the_o formal_a exhibition_n of_o worship_n be_v neither_o essential_a to_o god_n to_o have_v it_o or_o to_o the_o creature_n to_o give_v it_o not_o to_o god_n to_o have_v it_o because_o god_n be_v before_o there_o be_v any_o creature_n to_o worship_n and_o adore_v he_o and_o it_o

companion_n but_o in_o a_o safe_a sense_n to_o be_v our_o protector_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n encamp_v round_o about_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o 14.7_o psal_n 14.7_o and_o deliver_v they_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o piscator_fw-la psal_n 91.11_o piscator_fw-la to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n thy_o way_n that_o be_v those_o that_o god_n have_v mark_v out_o for_o thou_o now_o the_o devil_n lay_v his_o cleave_a foot_n upon_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o if_o possible_a will_v have_v cheat_v our_o saviour_n into_o disobedience_n to_o expect_v the_o angel_n help_v when_o he_o be_v not_o in_o any_o of_o god_n way_n but_o upon_o the_o devil_n ground_n but_o be_v we_o not_o in_o god_n way_n when_o we_o be_v enjoy_v of_o his_o ordinance_n if_o so_o here_o be_v a_o clear_a promise_n for_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o angel_n yea_o and_o of_o their_o protection_n too_o they_o shall_v keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n §_o 6._o 4._o though_o consequence_n be_v clear_a proof_n such_o as_o our_o saviour_n make_v use_v of_o to_o prove_v the_o resurrection_n yet_o we_o shall_v produce_v clear_a word_n 11.10_o 1_o cor._n 11.10_o for_o this_o cause_n ought_v the_o woman_n to_o have_v power_n over_o her_o head_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o angel_n what_o can_v be_v more_o clear_a admit_v but_o this_o truth_n of_o the_o angel_n presence_n in_o public_a assembly_n and_o all_o the_o difficulty_n that_o have_v perplex_v this_o place_n will_v soon_o vanish_v away_o many_o i_o confess_v have_v trouble_v themselves_o much_o and_o other_o more_o rather_o by_o augment_v than_o remove_v the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o text._n give_v i_o leave_v to_o clear_v it_o a_o little_a and_o before_o i_o have_v do_v we_o need_v not_o i_o hope_v insert_v the_o geneva_n note_n on_o this_o place_n what_o this_o mean_v i_o do_v not_o yet_o understand_v and_o i_o humble_o conceive_v we_o need_v not_o reserve_v the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o as_o also_o of_o that_o of_o be_v baptise_a for_o the_o dead_a 15.29_o 1_o cor._n 15.29_o till_o we_o come_v to_o heaven_n as_o the_o reverend_n and_o holy_a mr._n r._n bolton_n with_o much_o modesty_n and_o humility_n think_v we_o must_v let_v we_o therefore_o brief_o examine_v the_o text_n and_o clear_v the_o emergent_a doubt_n for_o this_o cause_n ought_v the_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v power_n on_o she_o head_n the_o apostle_n be_v here_o bring_v the_o saint_n of_o corinth_n to_o a_o right_a decorum_n in_o their_o church-assembly_n this_o vers_n concern_v the_o woman_n it_o be_v indecent_a to_o have_v the_o veil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d locum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d velum_fw-la appellat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potestatem_fw-la pro_fw-la signo_fw-la vel_fw-la indicio_fw-la potestatis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o vxorem_fw-la vir_fw-la habet_fw-la vel_fw-la patius_fw-la velum_fw-la quo_fw-la caput_fw-la faeminarum_fw-la obnubilari_fw-la vult_fw-la apostolus_fw-la ideo_fw-la voco_fw-la ab_fw-la co_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la velum_fw-la hebraice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voco_fw-la arabe_n illud_fw-la vocant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cant._n 5_o 7._o isa_n 3.23_o quarum_fw-la vocum_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la ●_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ista_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d utrumque_fw-la autem_fw-la thema_fw-la significat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominari_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potestatem_fw-la in_o aliquem_fw-la exercere_fw-la itaque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-fr m●le_fw-fr reddi_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-la primitive_a vocis_fw-la prop●●am_fw-la signific●●ionem_fw-la spectemus_fw-la velum_fw-la autem_fw-la illud_fw-la dietum_fw-la esse_fw-la ab_fw-la haebraeis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ideo_fw-la quod_fw-la esset_fw-la sign●●s_fw-la subjectionis_fw-la faeminarum_fw-la erga_fw-la viros_fw-la facile_fw-la concesserim_fw-la d._n fesseli_fw-la adversa_fw-la sacra_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 17._o sect_n 6._o camer_n in_o locum_fw-la off_o from_o the_o woman_n head_n for_o by_o power_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o veil_n which_o be_v the_o sign_n power_n the_o thing_n signify_v this_o metonymy_n be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n thus_o camerarius_fw-la gloss_n upon_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n that_o be_v a_o cover_n or_o veil_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o power_n of_o her_o husband_n to_o which_o the_o woman_n be_v subject_v to_o now_o the_o reason_n be_v subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o angel_n who_o be_v guardian_n of_o the_o church_n and_o assistant_n of_o the_o church_n assembly_n these_o will_v be_v offend_v at_o it_o so_o we_o see_v the_o text_n be_v clear_a and_o the_o argument_n strong_a all_o irreverence_n and_o indecency_n must_v be_v avoid_v in_o our_o public_a 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