Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	believe_v	faith_n	true_a	8,611	5	5.2138	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25352	A visitation in love to those of the people called Baptists, with whom the Lords Spirit yet ceaseth not to strive, that have not slain the witness by making war, and contending against the light ... by one who travels in the Spirit for their souls good ... J.A.	Anderdon, John, 1624?-1685.	1660 (1660)	Wing A3084; ESTC R35	11,450	16

some of you after the living God that you may yet at length be turned from darknesse to the Light that so you may be brought from under Satans power into the power of God that you may no longer lye under that Yoak and spirit of Bondage which by your leaders is begotten amongst you and laid upon your Consciences to keep you from the Covenant of Light and Life but that you might come forth in the freedom of the Lords Spirit out of the house of Bondage into the liberty of the Sons of God in newness of spirit to worship and serve him all the dayes of your life It 's a strange doctrine that you must believe as your Teachers believe and do what they do as infallible whilst they themselves know not but deny the immediate or present teachings of Gods infallible Spirit amongst them and come not to feel and know in your selves the true Teachers the living Hope and the true Faith of Gods Elect which purifyeth the heart which God requires even truth in the inwards parts what are your Teachers more than others of the world that you should be so in bondage to them as to fear their threats of death and destruction or the like of that whilest they themselves are under the power thereof to whomsoever shall separate from them and turn from their pernitious wayes That many poor souls that have entred themselves in Covenant as it were with death under their beggarly and unprofitable Rudiments are affraid of their big-swelling words and excommunications to come our from amongst them and because of the Flood that proceeds out of the Dragons mouth against the woman that travells to bring forth the man Child that shall Rule the Nations you come not up to the war of the Lamb Though you may see and believe in your Consciences that there is a more excellent and living way known and set before you and are not satisfied with that food which perisheth but groan in your spirits for the bread of life And were it not for fear of persecution which follows the righteous Seed and the shame of the Cross on the one hand and the fear of your Teachers on the other hand would you not come out from amongst them Deal faithfully with your own souls and Gods witnesse in you and confesse the truth to Gods Glory and come away out of all that 's dead and carnal unto the living truth of our God For truly Friends this I verily believe as Gods witnesse comes again to be raised in you in whom he is not yet slain as some have done by warring against him that there will not be a time of disputing and halting left you but you must either come away to follow the Lamb the Light of the world or take your portion in that lake that burns with fire and brimstone where you shall know that worm that never dies that fire that never shall be quenched and there shall not be peace again saith my God to the wicked but torment day and night distraction horror and confusion shall be their portion that comes not out of Babylon at Gods Call which hath reached unto you therefore hasten to come away and follow the Lamb whithersoever he goes that with him you may reign in glory on Mount Sion for ever and ever And whether you hear or forbear whether ye believe or not this again I truly say and testify that in bowels of tender love to your pret●ous souls and the seed of God in discharge of my Conscience towards God and you that I may stand clear of your blood have I written knowing that the day of the Lord hastens wherein he will render to every man according to his deeds done in the body whether they be good or evil when many shall cry and call to the Rocks and to the Mountains to fall upon them and cover them But in that day none of your Coverings but the Covering of the Lords Spirit shall hide you from the wrath of the Lamb. And you shall certainly know that I speak the truth in Christ Jesus and lye not Bridgwater the 10th of the 5th month 1660. John Anderdon