Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	darkness_n	light_n	walk_v	4,073	5	8.1342	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45832	Saturday no sabbath, or, The seventh-day Sabbath proved to be of no force to the beleeving Gentiles in the times of the Gospel, by the law of nature, Moses, Christ being an account of several publique disputations held at Stone-Chappel by Pauls, London, between Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Tillam, and Mr. Coppinger ... and Jer. Ives ... : together with an appendix in which the said question is more fully and plainly discussed ... / by Jer. Ives.	Ives, Jeremiah, fl. 1653-1674.	1659 (1659)	Wing I1104; ESTC R24396	120,548	256

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salvation_n &_o church_n communion_n which_o be_v not_o so_o or_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n by_o count_v the_o fundamental_o of_o christian_a religion_n but_o circumstantial_a thing_n and_o thing_n without_o which_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v have_v a_o care_n then_o lest_o thou_o by_o thy_o rigidness_n in_o thing_n of_o less_o moment_n shall_v disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o offend_v the_o conscience_n of_o thy_o weak_a brethren_n for_o who_o christ_n die_v the_o like_a care_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v of_o the_o other_o extreme_a of_o judge_v the_o substantial_o of_o religion_n as_o circumstance_n lest_o by_o so_o do_v we_o break_v down_o the_o whole_a fabric_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o lie_v waste_v the_o profession_n thereof_o by_o count_v the_o prop_n and_o stay_v of_o it_o as_o indifferent_a thing_n have_v caution_v you_o about_o the_o receive_n maintain_v and_o retain_v of_o the_o truth_n my_o desire_n be_v that_o you_o make_v use_v thereof_o in_o judge_v these_o ensue_a conference_n about_o the_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n which_o i_o have_v careful_o publish_v for_o the_o stop_n of_o slanderous_a mouth_n who_o have_v misrepresent_v the_o disputation_n and_o also_o for_o the_o satisfy_v they_o that_o doubt_n and_o confirm_v of_o those_o that_o be_v weak_a that_o they_o be_v not_o carry_v about_o with_o divers_a and_o strange_a doctrine_n and_o toss_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o every_o wind_n if_o then_o by_o these_o threshing_n there_o be_v any_o thing_n beat_v out_o that_o lie_v hide_v before_o by_o which_o thy_o soul_n may_v be_v strengthen_v and_o thy_o hungry_a desire_n after_o truth_n satisfy_v give_v god_n the_o glory_n and_o if_o by_o the_o light_n hereof_o any_o darkness_n or_o weakness_n be_v discover_v bless_v the_o father_n of_o light_n and_o if_o you_o do_v receive_v light_a walk_v in_o it_o that_o you_o may_v be_v find_v the_o child_n of_o it_o and_o that_o this_o may_v be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o writing_n and_o read_v 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whatever_o occur_v of_o this_o kind_n i_o have_v put_v in_o a_o different_a character_n to_o avoid_v mistake_n that_o so_o the_o unwary_a or_o the_o uncharitable_a reader_n may_v not_o confound_v what_o be_v add_v for_o further_a information_n with_o what_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o disputation_n and_o if_o thou_o find_v a_o more_o methodical_a account_n of_o mr._n ives_n his_o argument_n then_o mr._n tillams_n know_v that_o mr._n tillam_n do_v refuse_v to_o observe_v any_o logical_a method_n either_o in_o this_o arguing_n or_o answer_n and_o therefore_o what_o thou_o find_v amiss_o of_o this_o kind_n do_v not_o impute_v to_o the_o partiality_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o whereas_o thou_o find_v some_o of_o mr._n tillams_n word_n methodise_v and_o put_v into_o argument_n by_o mr._n ives_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o disputation_n that_o so_o the_o audience_n may_v understand_v the_o force_n of_o m._n tillams_n oration_n and_o to_o what_o they_o do_v amount_v 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〈◊〉_d against_o the_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o the_o objection_n that_o i_o have_v ever_o meet_v with_o seem_v those_o that_o be_v contrary_a mind_v with_o brief_a answer_n thereunto_o to_o which_o i_o desire_v as_o plain_v a_o reply_n may_v be_v give_v if_o any_o shall_v 〈…〉_o print_v any_o thing_n further_o upon_o this_o 〈…〉_o and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o more_o profitable_a way_n to_o decide_v controversy_n of_o this_o kind_n than_o any_o other_o that_o i_o know_v of_o have_v thus_o give_v notice_n of_o the_o method_n here_o intend_v i_o now_o come_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o disputation_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v on_o thursday_n the_o six_o of_o january_n 1658._o at_o which_o time_n the_o people_n be_v assemble_v mr._n ives_n propound_v this_o ensue_a question_n mr._n ives_n the_o question_n i_o shall_v offer_v to_o be_v dispute_v this_o day_n be_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o law_n that_o bind_v the_o gentile_n to_o keep_v the_o seven_o 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frequent_o find_v in_o his_o writing_n as_o dilemma_n scylla_n and_o charybdis_n meander_n ariadne_n clue_n the_o father_n of_o daemon_n etc._n etc._n who_o will_v think_v that_o aeman_n shall_v garnish_v his_o book_n with_o such_o phrass_n as_o these_o and_o yet_o resuse_v academical_a learning_n in_o disputation_n as_o savour_v of_o fleshly_a wisdom_n nay_o though_o he_o decry_v syllogism_n as_o a_o carnal_a way_n of_o discourse_n yet_o he_o sometime_o do_v syllogise_v in_o his_o book_n as_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v in_o p._n 19_o etc._n 19_o i_o cite_v not_o these_o passage_n to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o hater_n of_o humane_a learning_n for_o i_o know_v it_o be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o deserve_o to_o be_v honour_v but_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v take_v notice_n that_o mr._n tillam_n can_v cast_v honour_n upon_o learning_n when_o he_o think_v it_o will_v honour_v his_o cause_n but_o when_o it_o be_v use_v against_o he_o or_o 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