Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	heart_n	word_n	1,814	5	3.8480	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44305	A survey of the insolent and infamous libel, entituled, Naphtali &c. Part I wherein several things falling in debate in these times are considered, and some doctrines in lex rex and the apolog. narration, called by this author martyrs, are brought to the touch-stone representing the dreadful aspect of Naphtali's principles upon the powers ordained by God, and detecting the horrid consequences in practice necessarily resulting from such principles, if owned and received by people.	Honyman, Andrew, 1619-1676.	1668 (1668)	Wing H2604; ESTC R7940	125,044	140

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and_o vain_a talker_n and_o deceiver_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o mouth_n must_v be_v stop_v that_o the_o gangrane_n of_o his_o word_n may_v not_o creep_v further_o to_o the_o consumption_n and_o subversion_n of_o church_n and_o state_n but_o the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o deal_v with_o this_o man_n of_o no_o forehead_n or_o if_o he_o have_v any_o it_o be_v of_o the_o hard_a metal_n of_o little_a conscience_n but_o of_o infinite_a loquacity_n and_o of_o a_o most_o unbridled_a tongue_n which_o be_v a_o treasure_n of_o all_o revile_v language_n whereof_o he_o be_v exceed_o profuse_a in_o bestow_v it_o upon_o person_n of_o all_o rank_n the_o great_a difficulty_n i_o say_v in_o deal_v with_o he_o be_v how_o to_o moderate_v and_o temper_v a_o stile_n of_o write_v towards_o such_o a_o one_o difficile_fw-la est_fw-la satyram_fw-la non_fw-la scribere_fw-la contra_fw-la

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pag._n 105._o that_o a_o minister_n external_a call_n be_v not_o in_o ordination_n by_o they_o who_o have_v power_n upon_o trial_n of_o gift_n but_o in_o have_v such_o a_o visible_a evidence_n of_o the_o call_v of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o in_o reason_n and_o charity_n do_v oblige_v all_o man_n to_o receive_v the_o person_n so_o call_v as_o true_o send_v these_o with_o several_a other_o point_n tend_v to_o libertinism_n yea_o and_o to_o the_o abolish_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o gross_a sin_n in_o people_n be_v vent_v here_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o progress_n but_o our_o main_a work_n shall_v be_v to_o show_v the_o face_n of_o this_o man_n way_n and_o how_o anabaptistical-like_a it_o look_v in_o some_o particular_a practice_n wherein_o the_o similitude_n will_v hold_v without_o much_o halt_n that_o if_o he_o will_v not_o be_v he_o heal_v other_o may_v be_v warn_v 1._o the_o sect_n of_o anabaptist_n labour_v much_o as_o the_o learned_a man_n that_o know_v they_o and_o deal_v with_o they_o declare_v to_o overthrow_v magistracy_n in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o live_v they_o represent_v the_o secular_a power_n unto_o the_o people_n as_o the_o ungodly_a of_o the_o world_n instigate_a and_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o pull_v they_o all_o down_o as_o the_o oppressor_n of_o their_o liberty_n in_o spiritual_n and_o civils_n they_o deny_v all_o authority_n to_o magistrate_n in_o church_n matter_n aver_v they_o ought_v not_o to_o meddle_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n or_o faith_n nor_o use_v any_o compulsion_n on_o man_n so_o much_o as_o to_o urge_v they_o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o external_a mean_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o upon_o the_o ground_n luke_n 22._o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n etc._n etc._n it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o which_o be_v press_v against_o superiority_n among_o churchman_n they_o plead_v with_o no_o less_o plausibleness_n against_o superiority_n of_o magistrate_n among_o and_o over_o christian_n although_o when_o they_o come_v to_o 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