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
A54126	The counterfeit Christian detected; and the real Quaker justified Of God and Scripture, reason & antiquity. against the vile forgeries, gross perversions, black slanders, plain contradictions & scurrilous language of T. Hicks an Anabaptist preacher, in his third dialogue between a Christian and a Quaker, call'd, The Quaker condemned, &c. By way of an appeal to all sober people, especially those called Anabaptists in and about the City of London. By a lover of truth and peace W. P.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1674 (1674)	Wing P1271; ESTC R220484	73,223	125

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doctrine_n like_a to_o christian_a the_o anabaptist_n and_o unchristian_a the_o quaker_n contr._n v._n very_o i_o much_o doubt_v that_o you_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o as_o concern_v the_o flesh_n he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n at_o jerusalem_n 1_o dial._n pag._n 43_o 44._o again_o the_o quaker_n deny_v that_o christ_n be_v over_o visible_a to_o wicked_a man_n and_o consequent_o that_o person_n call_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o this_o name_n who_o converse_v in_o the_o world_n and_o suffer_v death_n open_o and_o visible_o at_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v the_o christ_n so_o that_o a_o personal_a come_v in_o any_o respect_n be_v manifest_o deny_v by_o you_o contin_n pag._n 37_o 45._o yet_o to_o un-say_a and_o contradict_v all_o this_o he_o say_v i_o never_o charge_v you_o quaker_n for_o deny_v that_o bodily_a appearance_n 3_o dial._n p._n 26._o i_o no_o where_o accuse_v you_o for_o deny_v christ_n bodily_a appearance_n ibid._n pag._n 33._o you_o have_v confess_v to_o chris●'s_n bodily_a appearance_n ibid._n pg._n 31._o which_o be_v to_o say_v observe_v the_o quaker_n do_v own_o christ_n visible_a appearance_n the_o quaker_n do_v not_o own_o christ_n visible_a appearance_n yet_o i_o doubt_v whether_o they_o own_o christ_n visible_a appearance_n or_o no._n be_v this_o man_n fit_a to_o write_v controversy_n that_o be_v of_o three_o or_o four_o mind_n in_o the_o write_n it_o t●e_v end_n of_o all_o this_o confusion_n will_v be_v not_o our_o confutation_n but_o vindication_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o impartial_a men._n vi_o contr._n his_o six_o contradiction_n be_v this_o that_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o quaker_n be_v a_o cheat_n calculate_v only_o to_o th●_n service_n of_o the_o devil_n