Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	bear_v	witness_n	witness_v	2,163	5	8.9383	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01028	A letter first written and sent by Io. Forbes, pastour of the English Church at Middelburgh vnto certen of the companie of marchands adventurers at Stoade, at their earnest desire, for resolving this question: how a Christian man may discerne the testimonie of Gods spirit, from the testimonie of his owne spirit, in witnessing his adoption. And now againe renewed and enlarged by the authour, at the desire of divers good Christians, for the comfort of their troubled co[n]sciences, and published by those of his flocke, to whom he did dedicate it for the publike vse of the Church.	Forbes, John, 1568?-1634.	1616 (1616)	STC 11131; ESTC S118027	27,622	94

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same_o spirit_n bear_v witness_v with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n mark_v then_o the_o order_n of_o god_n work_v first_o he_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n to_o the_o heart_n and_o in_o speak_v write_v it_o in_o the_o heart_n hereupon_o the_o heart_n be_v make_v to_o believe_v that_o which_o it_o have_v hear_v &_o receyve_v from_o the_o spirit_n and_o when_o it_o believe_v it_o speak_v and_o the_o thing_n it_o speak_v be_v that_o same_o which_o be_v engrave_v in_o it_o by_o the_o spirit_n to_o wit_n that_o god_n be_v his_o god_n and_o he_o his_o child_n for_o never_o can_v the_o hart_n of_o a_o man_n speak_v one_o word_n of_o mercy_n to_o he_o nor_o of_o adoption_n till_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v speak_v first_o mercy_n to_o it_o now_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n have_v speak_v and_o give_v testimony_n to_o he_o of_o his_o election_n he●_n the_o lord_n for_o establish_v the_o heart_n in_o this_o and_o confirm_v man_n in_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o heart_n he_o add_v his_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o testimony_n thereof_o seal_v this_o promise_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o make_v adoption_n and_o eternal_a life_n most_o certain_a and_o sure_a to_o the_o soul_n that_o he_o dare_v be_v bold_a with_o the_o apostle_n to_o say_v 33._o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o my_o charge_n who_o shall_v condemn_v i_o who_o shall_v separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o anguish_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n my_o lord_n and_o that_o we_o may_v yet_o more_o evidentlie_o see_v the_o necessity_n of_o this_o testimony_n of_o god_n spirit_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o albeit_o our_o own_o heart_n have_v in_o they_o a_o power_n to_o witness_v unto_o we_o what_o we_o be_v both_o by_o nature_n and_o by_o grace_n yet_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o heart_n touch_v our_o estate_n by_o grace_n be_v not_o so_o full_o and_o confident_o to_o be_v repose_v upon_o and_o trust_v as_o the_o testimony_n thereof_o touch_v our_o estate_n by_o nature_n for_o we_o may_v assure_o trust_v our_o heart_n and_o conscience_n 21._o when_o upon_o any_o guiltiness_n they_o condemn_v we_o see_v he_o be_v curse_v who_o abide_v not_o in_o every_o jo●_n of_o the_o law_n to_o fulfil_v it_o 10._o &_o he_o that_o transgress_v one_o commandment_n 10._o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o but_o we_o be_v not_o always_o to_o give_v absolute_a credit_n to_o our_o conscience_n when_o upon_o conceit_n of_o innocence_n they_o justify_v us._n for_o although_o our_o conscience_n accuse_v we_o of_o nothing_o yet_o thereby_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v as_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o say_n of_o the_o apost_n touch_v himself_o 1._o cor._n 4._o 4._o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v because_o our_o conscience_n do_v not_o so_o cleerlie_o see_v our_o estate_n which_o be_v from_o god_n neither_o can_v they_o of_o 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