Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	abide_v	devil_n	father_n	1,602	5	5.6636	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84832	A visitation to the Iewes, from them whom the Lord hath visited from on high, among whom he hath performed his promise made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to his seed, which Moses saw, and the prophets gave testimonie of, to which seed the Apostles witnessed, which seed we are, which seed of Abraham Christ came according to the flesh, which we now witness, glory to the Lord for evermore. Also, a visitation to all you that have long had the Scriptures; but found out of the life of them that gave them forth, that are stumbling about the words, fighting and contending about them, imprisoning and persecuting them that witness the life that gave them fotth [sic]. / Given forth by G.F.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1656 (1656)	Wing F1978; Thomason E883_7; ESTC R202191	39,450	39

betrayed into the hands of the chief priests and scribes and was condemned to death and by them delivered to the Gentiles to be scourged and crucified Now saith Christ when you shall see Ierusalem compassed with Armies then know that the desolation thereof is nigh Hath not Ierusalem been compassed with armies and hath it not been laid waste your House desolate and scattered as the Prophet said Hath not Ierusalem been compassed with armies where the Prophets were slaine and saith the Prophet They should fall by the edge of the Sword Luk. 21.24 and be led away captive into all Nations and Ierusalem should be trodden down of the Gentiles to whom your Fathers delivered him to be crucified to death untill the time of the Gentiles was fulfilled Now minde Are not these words fulfilled which the Prophet spake whom God raised up Is not Ierusalem trodden down have not you been carried Captives into other Nations have not the Gentiles trodden Ierusalem under foot hath it not been compassed with Armies have not your houses been left desolate have not some fallen by the Edge of the Sword Have not they come upon you the Gentiles whom you delivered this Prophet unto to be mockt and crucified and have not they laid Jerusalem waste And hath not the Temple been thrown down and not one stone left upon another which Solomon was commanded to build as Christ foretold who was a greater then Solomon So consider Are not the words of this Prophet fulfilled on you that had the words of the Prophets but being out of the Life knew not the Substance and being strangers from the Life of Moses who had the Life of the Law and strangers from the Life of the Prophets you see not Gods purpose nor decree nor determinated counsel which had shewed unto his Prophets of the coming of the Just One before he came whom your Fathers being in the transgression out of the life of the Law and the Prophets chose a Murderer Barabbas and the Chief Priests perswaded the people to ask the Murderer and to crucifie the Just Doth not this shew that they was in the state of the Murderer And when the Just was risen which death nor bonds could not hold according to the determinable counsel of God as David who foresaw it Psalm 16.10 said He would not leave his soul in hell nor suffer his Holy One to see corruption The chief Priests and those that set a guard on Christ after they had crucified him when the news came he was risen gave large money to the Souldiers to say that his disciples came by night and stole him away and this Report hath gone among the Iews and so blinded you with a lye for a lye is of the devil and he it is that is out of the truth and abode not in it that blindes the eye and casts a mist before their eyes that they should not believe and so believe the lyes before the truth For had your Fathers known Moses and the Prophets in the life they would have known him the just One the Holy One whom God would not suffer to see corruption though he was numbred among the transgressors and among them he made his grave whom God highly exalted at his right hand to whom Thrones Powers and Dominions must be subject to who is the end of Gods Righteous Law Gods Righteousness which the Prophet Esay spoke of who could not hold his peace for Zions sake Isa 62.1 and for Ierusalems sake he could not rest until the Righteousness thereof go forth as brightness and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth And the Gentiles shall see thy Righteousness and Kings thy glory and thou shalt be called by a new Name This Righteousness is come forth and the Gentiles see it and doth burn as a lamp and the brightness and salvation thereof is witnessed among them and the vengeance of our God is proclaimed the acceptable yeer of the Lord is come and comfort to all that mourn Isa 61. the good tydings is preached to the meek the broken hearted is bound up Liberty is proclaimed to the Captives and the Prison doors are opened and them that are bound go forth who sing of his glory and the Gentiles see●h is Righteousness and profess it and the Lord is an everlasting light to his people and God their glory For we can call salvation our walls and gates praise And the sons have come from far this is witnessed and behold saith the Lord Gentiles shall come to thy light and Kings to the brightness of thy rising lift up thine eyes round about thee and all that gather themselves together they shall come to thee from far and saith the Lord Arise shine for thy light is come for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee behold darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people but the Lord shall arise upon thee and his glory shall be seen upon thee Isa 60. Isa 49.6 This light the Prophet saw the Gentiles should come to and Kings to the brightness of thy rising And saith the Lord by his Prophet It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the Tribes of Jacob take notice and restore the preserved of Israel take notice again I will give thee for a light to the Gentiles that thou mayest be my salvation to the ends of the earth Now mind the light to the Gentiles and salvation to the end of the earth which now the Gentiles profess the Prophet who was in the life saw this and many as it s said before do witness this light to the Gentiles and salvation to the ends of the earth the Redeemer of Israel the raiser up of the Tribes of Iacob and this is the Redeemer of Israel the Holy One to him whom man deipiseth to him whom Nations abhorreth to a servant of Rulers Kings shall see and arise ver 7. Princes also shall worship because of the Lord who is faithful and the Holy One of Israel and he shall chuse thee And thus saith the Lord I will lift my hand to the Gentiles and set up my Standard to the people and the people witnesseth the Standard and the hand is witnessed which to the Gentiles is lifted up of the Lord God Behold my servant whom I uphold my elect in whom my soul delighteth Isa 42. I have put my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgement to the Gentiles the Gentiles now witness this judgement brought forth to them and this judgement is set in the earth he shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set judgement in the earth and the Isles shall wait for his law Now many of the Isles do witness this law who have waited for it which is Royall Thus saith the Lord he that created the heavens and searched them out he that spread forth the earth and that which cometh out of it v●r 5. 6. he that giveth breath