Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	faith_n	know_v	8,213	5	4.2899	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65861	The dipper plung'd, or, Thomas Hicks his feigned dialogue between a Christian and a Quaker, proved, an unchristian forgery consisting of self-contradictions, and abuses against the truth, and people called Quakers : wherein Tho. Hicks hath seconded (though in envy exceeded) his brother Henry Grigg, in his babylonish pamphlet, stiled, Light from the sun of righteousness : howbeit, they have both notoriously contradicted themselves, and each other, as is hereby evinced / by G.W.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1672 (1672)	Wing W1923; ESTC R20065	11,473	20

and_o spiritual_a end_n which_o the_o scripture_n do_v alas_o whereto_o do_v the_o best_a of_o man_n action_n natural_o tend_v but_o to_o swell_v they_o with_o pride_n and_o conceit_n of_o themselves_o p._n 37._o t._n h._n contrad_n the_o heathen_a in_o many_o thing_n with_o respect_n to_o moral_a goodness_n there_o be_v something_o commendable_a in_o they_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o light_n in_o they_o by_o which_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v god_n ought_v to_o be_v worship_v contradict_v again_o yet_o that_o light_n can_v not_o direct_v they_o how_o that_o worship_n shall_v be_v perform_v so_o as_o to_o please_v he_o pag._n 36_o 37._o anim._n in_o the_o first_o he_o put_v corrupt_a proud_a nature_n for_o the_o light_n in_o the_o next_o contradiction_n the_o light_n be_v commendable_a for_o moral_a goodness_n in_o the_o last_o he_o oppose_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o live_a word_n good_a spirit_n or_o light_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o this_o accuse_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n with_o direct_v they_o to_o a_o insufficient_a light_n see_v deut._n 30.14_o neb._n 9.20_o isa._n 2.5_o &_o chap._n 63.10_o t._n h._n we_o oppose_v not_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n but_o to_o the_o light_n within_o p._n 39_o which_o oppose_v of_o they_o be_v thus_o explain_v the_o scripture_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o practice_n the_o light_n within_o to_o be_v reject_v t._n h._n contrad_n neither_o will_v this_o common_a light_n rise_v above_o its_o source_n nature_n use_v and_o end_n wherefore_o affront_v no_o more_o the_o grace_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o superad_v more_o p._n 37._o anim._n see_v how_o this_o man_n be_v plunge_v one_o while_o he_o be_v set_v the_o scripture_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o light_n within_o another_o while_n the_o degree_n of_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v to_o be_v reject_v that_o it_o be_v to_o have_v more_o add_v to_o which_o grant_v it_o follow_v that_o the_o addition_n of_o more_o must_v 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accountable_a for_o every_o dispensation_n of_o light_n according_a to_o its_o kind_n p._n 13._o but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o real_a light_n to_o distinguish_v between_o sin_n and_o duty_n what_o shall_v they_o be_v accountable_a for_o what_o atheistical_a bedlam_n work_n have_v this_o t._n hicks_n make_v against_o the_o light_n within_o h._n grigg_n i_o affirm_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o man_n consist_v of_o flesh_n and_o bone_n p._n 30_o 31._o humane_a p._n 33._o t._n hicks_n contrad_n the_o son_n take_v flesh_n upon_o he_o p._n 35._o the_o word_n take_v flesh_n p._n 47._o the_o father_n do_v prepare_v he_o a_o body_n p._n 83._o anim._n there_o be_v no_o small_a difference_n between_o consist_v of_o humane_a flesh_n and_o bone_n and_o his_o take_v flesh_n or_o have_v a_o body_n prepare_v for_o he_o as_o for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o consist_v of_o such_o a_o body_n imply_v he_o be_v not_o before_o that_o body_n but_o to_o say_v the_o father_n do_v 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