Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	church_n	doctrine_n	teach_v	6,712	5	6.4919	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34948	A serious expostulation with that party in Scotland, commonly known by the name of Whigs wherein is modestly and plainly laid open the inconsistency of their practices I. With the safety of humane society, II. With the nature of the Christian religion, III. Their two covenants are historically related, and prov'd to be no sufficient warrant for what they do, IV. Their new doctrine of a pretended forfeiture, is prov'd to be groundless.	Craufurd, James, 17th cent.	1682 (1682)	Wing C6865; ESTC R4965	39,666	64

sign_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v be_v weak_a in_o we_o than_o our_o not_o dare_v to_o trust_v it_o without_o a_o guard_n in_o a_o word_n religion_n have_v not_o thorough_o inflame_v those_o soul_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n without_o borrow_v strange_a fire_n the_o precept_n of_o christianity_n do_v not_o seem_v plain_o in_o any_o one_o thing_n than_o in_o that_o unlimited_a submission_n which_o as_o subject_n we_o owe_v to_o our_o prince_n and_o if_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n may_v sometime_o justify_v our_o refusal_n to_o pay_v a_o active_a obedience_n yet_o in_o no_o case_n be_v private_a person_n at_o liberty_n to_o resist_v but_o must_v bear_v patient_o the_o sharp_a trial_n until_o they_o can_v ease_v themselves_o in_o a_o lawful_a that_o be_v in_o a_o peaceable_a way_n if_o the_o prince_n edict_n therefore_o shall_v appear_v such_o as_o do_v infringe_v our_o dear_a privilege_n and_o in_o our_o judgement_n strike_v even_o at_o religion_n itself_o we_o ought_v still_o to_o remember_v who_o we_o be_v and_o what_o we_o be_v concern_v for_o we_o must_v not_o present_o shake_v off_o our_o allegiance_n and_o imagine_v that_o this_o give_v we_o authority_n to_o disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n or_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rebellion_n where_o religion_n be_v the_o cause_n we_o fight_v for_o god_n do_v not_o call_v we_o to_o put_v to_o our_o hand_n after_o this_o irreverent_a manner_n to_o support_v the_o totter_a ark_n and_o the_o sincerity_n of_o our_o intention_n or_o our_o zeal_n for_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o gospel_n will_v not_o excuse_v we_o in_o any_o indirect_a course_n god_n be_v jealous_a of_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o can_v easy_o compass_v his_o end_n without_o require_v such_o thing_n at_o our_o hand_n the_o mean_v he_o be_v please_v to_o recommend_v to_o we_o as_o fit_a for_o this_o purpose_n be_v our_o humble_a address_n to_o our_o sovereign_n who_o in_o conscience_n we_o dare_v not_o oppose_v our_o make_v know_v our_o just_a grievance_n in_o a_o dutiful_a manner_n and_o lay_v modest_o before_o he_o those_o consideration_n which_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o remove_v his_o prejudices_fw-la and_o dispose_v he_o to_o entertain_v a_o better_a opinion_n of_o we_o and_o our_o principle_n and_o when_o we_o have_v fight_v with_o these_o arm_n which_o heaven_n approve_v of_o we_o must_v back_o our_o petition_n with_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n that_o he_o who_o have_v the_o heart_n of_o king_n always_o in_o his_o hand_n will_v incline_v our_o prince_n to_o grant_v our_o request_n and_o then_o if_o our_o cause_n be_v true_o good_a if_o it_o be_v god_n as_o much_o as_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o believe_v it_o be_v then_o if_o we_o do_v not_o spoil_v it_o in_o the_o management_n we_o need_v not_o in_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o a_o most_o comfortable_a issue_n but_o as_o thing_n be_v now_o order_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o we_o be_v act_v by_o a_o evangelical_n spirit_n where_o the_o practice_n of_o many_o be_v so_o apparent_o contrary_a to_o the_o gospel_n to_o have_v our_o hand_n still_o upon_o our_o sword_n ready_a to_o draw_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o least_o advantage_n be_v give_v we_o be_v a_o posture_n ill_o befit_v our_o profession_n and_o be_v that_o which_o do_v insensible_o destroy_v but_o will_v never_o maintain_v religion_n what_o we_o will_v have_v pass_v for_o pure_a zeal_n other_o look_v upon_o as_o rage_n and_o love_n of_o revenge_n and_o condemn_v our_o foment_v tumult_n and_o insurrection_n against_o authority_n as_o flow_v either_o from_o a_o diffidence_n of_o god_n providence_n or_o from_o a_o distrust_n of_o his_o promise_n or_o at_o best_o from_o our_o impatience_n to_o wait_v his_o good_a time_n look_v back_o upon_o the_o contrivance_n of_o all_o rebellion_n and_o you_o must_v reckon_v craft_n ambition_n and_o hypocrisy_n have_v be_v always_o among_o the_o most_o innocent_a instrument_n that_o be_v employ_v in_o hatch_n and_o carry_v they_o on_o and_o yet_o these_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v act_n of_o christianity_n that_o all_o man_n who_o be_v concern_v to_o be_v think_v strict_a in_o their_o moral_n will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o own_v they_o what_o then_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o the_o falsehood_n the_o cruelty_n the_o oppression_n and_o injustice_n which_o be_v so_o eminent_o conspicuous_a in_o the_o history_n of_o our_o late_a unhappy_a rebellion_n certain_o for_o man_n to_o pretend_v amid_o so_o gross_a enormity_n that_o what_o they_o do_v be_v to_o promote_v god_n service_n and_o to_o fight_v his_o battle_n be_v a_o sin_n much_o beyond_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o bring_v so_o great_a a_o scandal_n upon_o our_o holy_a religion_n that_o we_o see_v by_o woeful_a experience_n how_o it_o have_v help_v to_o set_v up_o that_o spirit_n of_o atheism_n which_o now_o abound_v among_o we_o the_o arm_n with_o which_o true_a religion_n delight_v to_o defend_v it_o self_n be_v of_o a_o quite_o different_a nature_n as_o justice_n and_o integrity_n in_o man_n deal_n innocence_n in_o their_o life_n zeal_n without_o hypocrisy_n in_o their_o holy_a performance_n willingness_n rather_o to_o receive_v the_o great_a than_o to_o do_v the_o least_o injury_n enmity_n against_o no_o person_n much_o less_o against_o the_o prince_n constancy_n in_o suffer_v all_o manner_n of_o inconvenience_n rather_o than_o to_o contract_v gild_n in_o remove_v they_o and_o last_o a_o sincere_a abhorrence_n of_o offer_v to_o stain_v the_o christian_a religion_n by_o shed_v any_o man_n blood_n in_o its_o maintenance_n while_o yet_o they_o be_v resolve_v by_o god_n grace_n patient_o to_o sacrifice_v their_o own_o life_n rather_o than_o renounce_v it_o these_o and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o innocent_a method_n which_o under_o god_n prove_v instrumental_a in_o convert_v the_o heathen_a world_n christianity_n after_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o warfare_n become_v victorious_a by_o yield_v plant_v it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v and_o grow_v up_o in_o blood_n yet_o in_o such_o as_o be_v not_o spill_v in_o the_o open_a field_n but_o upon_o scaffold_n and_o in_o amphitheatre_n and_o always_o without_o resistance_n no_o other_o arm_n than_o prayer_n tear_n and_o invincible_a patience_n make_v it_o triumph_v over_o the_o power_n of_o heathen_a rome_n holy_a league_n bond_n of_o mutual_a defence_n cabal_n and_o secret_a practice_n be_v not_o know_v in_o those_o age_n private_a meeting_n indeed_o we_o read_v of_o which_o far_o from_o endanger_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o empire_n prove_v the_o best_a seminary_n to_o instruct_v man_n in_o the_o principle_n of_o loyalty_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n nothing_o of_o sedition_n be_v ever_o hear_v or_o teach_v in_o those_o pure_a though_o nocturnal_a assembly_n no_o man_n think_v fit_a to_o meddle_v with_o authority_n or_o arraign_v the_o government_n there_o the_o time_n be_v much_o better_o spend_v even_o in_o exercise_n of_o devotion_n and_o in_o pious_a meditation_n seldom_o be_v the_o emperor_n name_v there_o mention_v except_o in_o the_o prayer_n that_o they_o daily_o offer_v up_o for_o his_o safety_n even_o when_o the_o church_n groan_v under_o his_o persecution_n and_o for_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o be_v here_o allege_a i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n if_o we_o take_v a_o exact_a view_n of_o the_o great_a copy_n christ_n have_v set_v we_o either_o in_o his_o word_n or_o in_o his_o action_n in_o what_o he_o teach_v or_o in_o what_o he_o suffer_v every_o part_n do_v breath_n that_o peace_n which_o as_o a_o legacy_n he_o do_v bequeath_v his_o disciple_n john_n 14._o v_o 27._o those_o who_o be_v gentle_o and_o peaceable_o dispose_v have_v no_o small_a share_n in_o the_o blessing_n he_o pronounce_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o most_o divine_a sermon_n matth._n 5._o v._n 7_o 9_o 10._o and_o if_o we_o urge_v his_o own_o word_n to_o the_o contrary_a that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o send_v peace_n but_o a_o sword_n matth._n 10._o v._n 34._o these_o show_v we_o rather_o what_o he_o foresee_v will_v be_v the_o unhappy_a effect_n than_o the_o real_a design_n of_o his_o come_v which_o be_v chief_o to_o make_v peace_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n and_o to_o make_v man_n be_v at_o peace_n with_o one_o another_o in_o order_n to_o this_o he_o command_v we_o not_o to_o resist_v evil_a math._n 5._o v._n 39_o or_o the_o evil_a person_n as_o the_o learned_a here_o observe_v and_o if_o the_o precept_n be_v general_a the_o inference_n be_v strong_a with_o relation_n to_o our_o prince_n who_o if_o he_o prove_v evil_a unjust_a or_o froward_a yet_o of_o all_o person_n be_v least_o to_o be_v resist_v i_o may_v bring_v the_o most_o material_a passage_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o confirmation_n of_o this_o necessary_a truth_n but_o