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	world_n	4,608	5	5.1919	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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god_n which_o be_v man_n in_o the_o heavenly_a image_n he_o that_o read_v page_n 90_o 91_o 100_o may_v discern_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o but_o why_o be_v thou_o not_o angry_a with_o the_o priest_n for_o talk_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o infiniteness_n in_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v at_o the_o quaker_n and_o not_o the_o principle_n thy_o gall_n be_v stir_v for_o a_o kind_n of_o infiniteness●ust_v ●ust_z be_v infiniteness_n and_o not_o a_o finiteness_n do_v g._n f_n word_n at_o most_o rise_v high_o what_o further_o do_v thou_o object_v c._n but_o g._n f._n say_v pag._n 100_o god_n breathe_v into_o man_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o he_o become_v a_o live_a soul_n and_o be_v not_o this_o which_o come_v out_o from_o god_n part_n of_o god_n which_o soul_n christ_n be_v

know_v by_o it_o for_o it_o be_v but_o to_o say_v that_o each_o degree_n of_o light_n be_v serviceable_a to_o its_o end_n 1_o dial._n p._n 36._o yet_o in_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o and_o undervalue_v of_o this_o he_o say_v within_o two_o page_n after_o the_o improvement_n of_o the_o light_n within_o subvert_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o only_a way_n god_n have_v reveal_v for_o salvation_n and_o that_o it_o direct_o oppose_v itself_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v reject_v p._n 38._o my_o animadversion_n contract_v upon_o these_o contradiction_n i_o will_v give_v if_o this_o be_v to_o argue_v safe_o prudent_o and_o like_o a_o disputant_n i_o be_o great_o mistake_v sure_o i_o be_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o truth_n or_o christianity_n in_o such_o confusion_n for_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v a_o light_n that_o do_v misguide_a or_o that_o t._n hicks_n shall_v talk_v of_o act_v according_a to_o the_o light_n in_o he_o 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sufficient_a light_n who_o himself_o confess_o follow_v a_o crooked_a &_o deprave_a light_n no_o wonder_n if_o he_o can_v see_v the_o truth_n and_o straightness_n of_o our_o light_n who_o judge_v of_o it_o by_o a_o light_n that_o have_v lose_v its_o rectitude_n for_o say_v he_o i_o do_v and_o must_v bear_v witness_n against_o thy_o opinion_n of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o light_n in_o every_o man_n if_o i_o be_v true_a to_o the_o light_n in_o i_o that_o have_v lose_v its_o rectitude_n 1_o dial._n pag._n 8_o 32._o contr._n ii_o it_o will_v be_v our_o wisdom_n yea_o our_o duty_n also_o to_o attend_v to_o the_o light_n within_o 1_o dial._n pag._n 13._o as_o the_o place_n import_v yet_o in_o direct_a contradiction_n he_o say_v pag._n 38._o what_o intolerable_a pride_n and_o arrogancy_n have_v you_o quakers'_v arrive_v to_o and_o all_o this_o in_o follow_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o light_n within_o what_o say_v thou_o to_o this_o reader_n be_v this_o man_n like_o to_o make_v the_o 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chap._n 14.20_o 2_o cor._n 4_o 6._o chap._n 13.5_o gal._n 1.16_o which_o we_o be_v wont_n to_o offer_v as_o well_o prove_v the_o man_n of_o sin_n &_o mahomet_n to_o be_v christ_n as_o the_o light_n which_o t._n h._n acknowledge_v to_o check_v for_o evil_a to_o excite_v to_o good_a thing_n and_o confess_v as_o before_o that_o the_o scripture_n have_v give_v we_o to_o call_v the_o light_n within_o christ_n and_o christ_n the_o life_n and_o light_n of_o man_n be_v it_o thou_o aware_a of_o these_o thing_n t._n h._n when_o thou_o wrote_v they_o be_v thou_o fit_a to_o accuse_v i_o of_o inadvertency_n that_o commit_v it_o thy_o sell_v f._n i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o any_o of_o thy_o friend_n be_v charge_v with_o thy_o folly_n reply_v what_o do_v thou_o tell_v we_o of_o t._n hicks_n he_o be_v a_o heady_a rash_a man_n we_o take_v no_o notice_n what_o he_o say_v but_o that_o thou_o have_v prove_v thyself_o rash_a and_o heady_a and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o take_v no_o further_o notice_n 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