Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	according_a	holy_a	true_a	2,933	5	4.0971	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29607	The guiltless cries and warnings of the innocent against injustice, oppression, cruelty, false-swearers, envious men, and such like witnesses, arisen up against a plain man, or, A living and true witnesse condemned, through want of sound (yet through unjust) judgment : together with the unequall and unreasonable proceedings of Humphry Wildey, Mayor, and Edward Solley, and Robert Sollers, Aldermen, and Justices of the city Worcester, as may plainly appear by what followeth, besides the unjust sufferings of the guiltlesse ... / from the hand, mouth, and very heart of a true Friend, and not an enemy to the person, or well-being of any man, woman, or childe within thee, O city, or upon the face of the earth, throughout the whole creation of God, or of that which lieth under the cruel bondage of death and corruption, for which I suffer, and labour, and travail, with, and among many brethren, for its perfect freedome, and restauration, into the glorious liberty of the sons of God (as in the beginning), whose servant, witnesse, and prisoner for the elects sake, I am called by men Daniel Baker, by scorners, a Quaker.	D. B. (Daniel Baker), fl. 1650-1660.	1660 (1660)	Wing B482B; ESTC R22840	14,464	20

of justifying any thing or Witnesse or Testimony which the Everlasting Witnesse the Light of Jesus in thee condemns or on the contrary that thou persist not to condemn any thing which the Pure and True Witnesse of the God of Truth in thee justifyeth For he was a wise Man that said by the Spirit of the Lord He that condemneth the Just and justifieth the Wicked even They both are an Abomination to the Lord. And O Ye Rulers wisely consider whether you are so or a praise to the Lord who is our All God blessed for ever I commend my Testimony freely to the witnesse of God in Your consciences to be answered in the Day of God whether you now hear or forbear Know Ye that I am a Servant of the Living God and a Friend and not an Enemy to any one mans Person upon the Face of the whole Earth therefore not an enemy to the King God is my Witness that I am a Friend also to sound Justice and Judgment Good Magistrates Good Government Good Lawes and am subject to every Ordinance of Man for the Lords sake called of men who am clear of Your Guilt and False Accusations and Swearings DANIEL BAKER by Scorners called QUAKER Worcester Prison This 22d of the 8th Month 1660. From the Lords Prisoner for the Testimony of Truth D. B. To the MAYOR of the CITY c. Friend FOr so much that thou art chosen and called MAYOR or Chief Magistratte of the CITY bear with me a little and suffer the eye and ear of a good and perfect understanding in the Spirit of Meekness as a Man of Truth to be opened in thee that from henceforth if haply the Almighty God in whose hand thy breath is lengthen the Dayes of this Life to the end thou mayst glorifie fear and honour him only that thou also mayst be honoured with the true honour which comes from him who is the Eternal Fountain of Life for which end Life and Breath is freely given to all men and not that any man or any in the Authority of God especially of them called Christian Magistrates should dishonour him or turn aside the needy from or have respect of Persons in Judgment or condemn the Just and justifie the Wicked or hearken to Lies neither to let a False Witnesse go unpunished or to do speak or act or consent to any of these or such like Abominations And Friend let me ask thee again Was not he a wise Man that spake by the Spirit of the Lord in his Wisdom saying He that Condemneth the Just and he that Justifieth the Wicked even they both are an Abomination to the Lord Mark that who is my Witness that I am as Innocent and as clear whether thou canst beleeve me or nay even as a suckling Child Now in the fear and dread of the living God who is higher than the highest Consider whether thou O man and them that sate on the Judgment Seat by thee have been a praise to God to good just reasonable men or not a good savour in your Proceedings And concerning the matters falsly Charged against me which as yet you have not Condemned and the very Truth and Reason is through neglect or for want of making diligent Inquiry and Search into the Nature and Ground of the matter as it becomes men of Truth so to do but on the contrary have you not Justified evil envious men that fear not the true God by casting my Body into Prison and as it were gladly receiving false Testimonies from false Swearers and ungodlike men as it were in the dark and behind my back also and this was not right when as the Accusers and the Accused men of Truth would have caused to appear face to face and some called Heathen Rulers stand Justified before the Lord and in the sight of good men in such matters But behold how you have erred in this matter and Lo it s not hid from the God of Heaven who will certainly bring you to Judgment and plead the Cause of the Guiltlesse and not Condemned although ye do and yet may through evil counsel prejudice or enmity which proceeds not from the Spirit of Life of Innocency make light of and condemne it Wherefore I yet Cry to you Repent and suffer Gods faithful and true Witnesse even the Light of the Lord Jesus in every of your Consciences to arise and answer me for to that only can I freely commend my Testimony because even in that true and sound Judgment is placed And O ye Rulers how well would it be with you were ye in all things subject to and freely guided by it even in you and in all men it s to have its Authority and Preheminence to Guide Order Direct and Teach them in all true sound right wholsome words wayes and actions For according to its Testimony in every man Male or Female which is was and for ever will be the same to wit Truth so shall every mans Words Thoughts Wayes and Actions be Tryed and Judged Justified or Condemned according to the Nature End and Ground of all the Deeds done in the Body of Male or Female for this is the everlasting Truth from which I speak And it s an undeniable saying to wit That evil is joyned to within before it come forth either into Word or Action Wherefore I Cry in the dread of the living God Let all be warned to cleave to the Good and eschew or abstain from the Evil in its first appearance for certainly so shall be the reward of every man Male or Female And this is not contrary but according to the true and faithful sayings of Jesus and the holy Scriptures of Truth And lo every Tongue shall confess to the Equity and Justice of the Pure God who is Light and to the Spiritual and Eternal Light of the Lord Jesus the faithful and true Witness Gods Righteousness that Justifieth not but Condemneth the sin where it is joyned to or conceived to wit in the flesh where the Prince of Darkness of the power of the Air hath his Seat or Throne but the Light of the Lord Jesus reveals or makes him manifest and comes to Dis-throne Overturn and Destroy both him to wit the Devil and his works in man And behold these are the true and faithful sayings of the living God Whether you O you Rulers or any to whom this shall come can receive or beleeve them or not or hear or forbear Lo its love to the Meek Innocent Spirit yet Oppressed and Imprisoned even in you of which this Body in which I am is a true figure if ye can read with a good and noble Understanding and beleeve in the Truth which yet lieth hid in you and if you have Ears to hear you may hear the Cry of the Poor and Needy the Prisoner of Hope the Oppressed within and without you whose Cause is but one which the God of Heaven will certainly Plead whether the lofty Oppressors hear or forbear And Friend