Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	prove_v	sense_n	true_a	4,551	5	6.4241	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85404	Neophytopresbyteros, or, The yongling elder, or, novice-presbyter. Compiled more especially for the Christian instruction and reducement of William Jenkin, a young presbyter, lately gone astray like a lost sheep from the wayes of modesty, conscience and truth. And may indifferently serve for the better regulation of the ill governed Society of Sion Colledge. Occasioned by a late importune pamphlet, published in the name of the said William Jenkin, intituled Allotrioepiskopos; the said pamphlet containing very little in it, but what is chiefly reducible to one, or both, of those two unhappy predicaments of youth, ignorance, & arrogance. Clearly demonstrated by I.G. a servant of God and men in the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ. Wherein also the two great questions, the one, concerning the foundation of Christian religion: the other, concerning the power of the naturall man to good supernaturall, are succinctly, yet satisfactorily discussed. With a brief answer in the close, to the frivolous exceptions made by C B. against Sion Colledge visited, in a late trifling pamphlet, called, Sion Colledge what it is, &c.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1648 (1648)	Wing G1183; Thomason E447_27	141,216	147

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of_o the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v sufficient_a to_o persuade_v and_o bring_v man_n to_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o thing_n which_o come_v from_o god_n though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o gracious_a and_o superadd_v advantage_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o scripture_n whereby_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o language_n stile_n and_o all_o particularity_n of_o expression_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n insomuch_o that_o be_v the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o scripture_n understand_o and_o faithful_o declare_v and_o hold_v forth_o in_o any_o other_o book_n or_o writing_n beside_o the_o scripture_n and_o which_o mr._n jenkin_n himself_o will_v not_o call_v the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o impossibility_n at_o all_o nor_o much_o improbability_n but_o that_o consider_v man_n may_v come_v to_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o again_o 57_o sect._n 57_o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n itself_o plain_o affirm_v and_o teach_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o goodness_n or_o kindness_n of_o god_n lead_v even_n natural_a yea_o and_o wicked_a man_n to_o repentance_n 4._o repentance_n rom._n 2._o 4._o if_o so_o then_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o this_o kindness_n or_o goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o consideration_n of_o this_o truth_n that_o upon_o their_o repentance_n god_n will_v be_v gracious_a unto_o they_o and_o forgive_v they_o their_o sin_n in_o as_o much_o as_o without_o the_o knowledge_n or_o belief_n hereof_o it_o be_v unpossible_a that_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v lead_v to_o a_o true_a and_o sound_a repentance_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v by_o any_o motive_n mean_n or_o engagement_n whatsoever_o now_o i_o desire_v to_o understand_v from_o mr._n jenkin_n in_o his_o next_o whether_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o acceptation_n into_o favour_n with_o god_n upon_o true_a repentance_n be_v nothing_o of_o the_o matter_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o scripture_n yea_o or_o whether_o it_o do_v not_o comprehend_v in_o it_o as_o explicit_o and_o entire_o as_o so_o much_o can_v light_o be_v comprehend_v in_o so_o little_a the_o whole_a and_o entire_a matter_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o scripture_n if_o this_o be_v so_o then_o may_v man_n who_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o the_o write_a word_n or_o scripture_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o no_o come_v to_o believe_v the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o they_o to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n notwithstanding_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o long_a suffering_n kindness_n or_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v extend_v and_o vouchsafe_v unto_o many_o who_o be_v altogether_o uncertain_a whether_o the_o write_a word_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o no._n last_o 52._o sect._n 52._o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n also_o as_o plain_o affirm_v that_o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n i._o the_o glorious_a power_n as_o the_o word_n often_o signify_v of_o god_n 1._o god_n psalm_n 19_o 1._o and_o his_o righteousness_n 6._o righteousness_n psalm_n 50._o 6._o and_o again_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o that_o which_o may_v be_v know_v of_o god_n his_o invisible_a thing_n his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n be_v clear_o see_v from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v 20._o make_v rom._n 1._o 19_o 20._o and_o yet_o further_o that_o the_o gentile_n without_o the_o write_a word_n both_o have_v and_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n 15._o heart_n rom._n 2._o 15._o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n meaning_n the_o effect_n matter_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o law_n write_v or_o else_o such_o conviction_n of_o