Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	spirit_n	worship_v	worshipper_n	8,943	5	13.1108	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25655	Anti-Cotton answered who comes with five hundred questions against two and twenty of the Examiner examind and yet leaves it out of the question that the magistrate ought to suppresse idolatry &c.		1653 (1653)	Wing A3488; ESTC R26486	23,629	39

idolator_n but_o they_o may_v take_v the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n 1_o kin._n 18.40_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v teach_v otherwise_o and_o not_o permit_v carry_v of_o the_o idol_n about_o street_n etc._n etc._n the_o magistrate_n in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v not_o to_o compel_v man_n to_o become_v christian_n yet_o he_o be_v to_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o blaspheme_v 1_o king_n 20.23_o ad._n 4._o suppose_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v tipicall_a yet_o this_o argument_n be_v of_o no_o force_n for_o idolatry_n be_v punishable_a by_o the_o moral_a law_n ad._n 5._o 1._o such_o reformer_n as_o jehu_n have_v their_o zeal_n bias_v with_o interest_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v not_o thorough-reformer_n and_o that_o they_o take_v not_o heed_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n but_o have_v get_v the_o throne_n of_o jeroboam_n their_o main_a end_n they_o care_v not_o for_o pull_v down_o the_o calf_n but_o god_n will_v visit_v the_o blood_n of_o such_o 2._o i_o ask_v whether_o there_o have_v not_o be_v reformer_n that_o have_v pull_v down_o idol_n and_o not_o for_o any_o sinister_a end_n and_o whether_o this_o author_n will_v submit_v to_o such_o reformer_n ad._n 6._o this_o question_n be_v beside_o our_o present_a discourse_n yet_o because_o this_o answerer_n desire_v to_o be_v correct_v of_o his_o error_n in_o it_o for_o the_o correction_n of_o his_o error_n i_o refer_v he_o to_o 1_o cor._n 9.14_o ad._n 7._o it_o be_v not_o this_o tenet_n but_o the_o abuse_n of_o it_o that_o have_v cause_v persecution_n against_o the_o saint_n so_o likewise_o that_o tenet_n of_o punish_v murderer_n by_o death_n have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_a many_o a_o innocent_a but_o these_o abuse_n can_v be_v bring_v as_o a_o argument_n to_o destroy_v the_o thing_n themselves_o for_o this_o answerer_n confess_v in_o the_o thirty_o nine_o page_n of_o his_o book_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v so_o void_a of_o reason_n as_o from_o abuse_n and_o corruption_n to_o destroy_v a_o true_a christian_a constitution_n question_n 15._o whether_o this_o examiner_n do_v not_o direct_o set_v himself_o to_o confute_v the_o apostle_n 9_o sect._n 9_o paul_n for_o the_o examiner_n argue_v that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o find_v that_o the_o heathen_a shall_v not_o make_v a_o grave_a image_n nor_o any_o marvel_n that_o they_o shall_v by_o the_o form_n of_o some_o creature_n represent_v the_o invisible_a be_v and_o worship_v he_o in_o the_o form_n of_o such_o a_o representation_n but_o paul_n just_a on_o the_o contrary_n prove_v that_o by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v and_o see_v 1._o rom._n 1._o the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n even_o his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n be_v so_o manifest_a that_o they_o be_v without_o excuse_n who_o know_v god_n do_v not_o justify_v he_o as_o god_n but_o change_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o incorruptible_a god_n into_o a_o image_n make_v like_a to_o corruptible_a man_n and_o to_o bird_n and_o four_o footed_a beast_n but_o this_o bring_v to_o mind_v that_o say_n concern_v idol_n that_o have_v eye_n and_o see_v not_o and_o they_o that_o worship_v they_o be_v like_o they_o and_o so_o be_v those_o that_o plead_v for_o they_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o several_a answer_n 1._o the_o examiner_n be_v unchrstian_o deal_v withal_o in_o this_o question_n 2._o if_o it_o be_v so_o easy_a to_o escape_v idolatry_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o idolator_n and_o that_o god_n people_n have_v so_o often_o fall_v into_o idolatry_n 3._o since_o there_o be_v may_v way_n of_o worship_n in_o this_o nation_n as_o presbyter_n &_o independency_n etc._n etc._n and_o all_o of_o they_o be_v carve_v image_n except_o that_o which_o christ_n have_v appoint_v and_o yet_o god_n people_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o erect_v they_o i_o ask_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o easy_o for_o the_o indian_n to_o erect_v image_n of_o gold_n reply_n ad._n 1._o if_o the_o examiner_n pursue_v a_o tenet_n that_o thwart_v the_o scripture_n it_o be_v christian_a to_o deal_v plain_o with_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o set_v himself_o against_o the_o scripture_n rebuke_v they_o sharp_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n ad._n 2._o 1._o the_o questioner_n do_v not_o say_v its_o easy_a to_o escape_v idolatry_n but_o that_o its_o easy_a to_o find_v out_o that_o the_o heathen_a shall_v not_o make_v idol_n there_o be_v great_a difference_n betwixt_o find_v out_o a_o vice_n and_o escape_v a_o vice_n many_o a_o thief_n can_v easy_o find_v out_o that_o theft_n be_v a_o vice_n yet_o can_v so_o easy_o escape_v it_o by_o this_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o the_o divers_a question_n urge_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a for_o the_o nation_n to_o escape_v idolatry_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n but_o heap_n of_o cowardly_a sophistry_n change_v the_o question_n because_o he_o can_v answer_v 2._o i_o grant_v it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o be_v a_o idolater_n than_o a_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n hence_o it_o be_v because_o idolatry_n be_v easy_a and_o carnal_a that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o idolator_n 3._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o find_v out_o murder_n be_v a_o sin_n yet_o according_a to_o this_o author_n logic_n jaske_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o david_n fall_v into_o this_o sin_n ad._n 3._o jaske_n whether_o presbytery_n indep_n etc._n etc._n which_o destroy_v no_o fundamental_o be_v so_o gross_a as_o idolatry_n or_o be_v so_o easy_o to_o be_v discern_v for_o true_a or_o false_a as_o idolatry_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n question_n 16.17.18_o whether_o idolatry_n may_v not_o be_v punish_v 5._o sect._n 5._o because_o the_o magistrate_n do_v not_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o idolator_n and_o whether_o this_o reason_n do_v not_o direct_o oppose_v that_o law_n of_o god_n which_o punish_v idolatry_n and_o the_o execution_n agreeable_a to_o that_o law_n when_o those_o that_o worship_v the_o calf_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n by_o jehu_n and_o the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n by_o elias_n 17._o whether_o idolater_n may_v not_o be_v convict_v by_o outward_a action_n profession_n and_o confession_n 5._o sect._n 5._o and_o thereby_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o idolater_n discover_v as_o well_o as_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man-killer_n for_o such_o a_o one_o be_v condemn_v behause_n of_o malice_n in_o his_o heart_n without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o murder_n nor_o he_o a_o murderer_n 18._o if_o two_o sin_n be_v of_o a_o heinous_a nature_n and_o both_o deserve_v punishment_n 5._o sect._n 5._o whether_o one_o that_o can_v be_v discern_v shall_v be_v spare_v because_o the_o other_o be_v not_o punish_v for_o want_v of_o discern_v yea_o whether_o of_o both_o may_v be_v discern_v and_o punishable_a yet_o neither_o shall_v be_v punish_v because_o both_o be_v not_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o 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