Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	doctrine_n	spirit_n	word_n	4,112	5	4.1321	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52440	Two treatises concerning the divine light the first, being an answer to a letter of a learned Quaker, which he is pleased to call, A just reprehension to John Norris for his unjust reflections on the Quakers, in his book entituled, Reflections upon the conduct of human life, &c., the second, being a discourse concerning the grossness of the Quakers notion of the light within, with their confusion and inconsistency in explaining it / by John Norris ...	Norris, John, 1657-1711.; Norris, John, 1657-1711. Grossness of the Quaker's principle.	1692 (1692)	Wing N1276; ESTC R2996	64,661	150

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natural_a way_n of_o man_n understanding_n do_v extraordinary_a in_o this_o sense_n import_v any_o thing_n inconsistent_a with_o universal_a suppose_v adam_n have_v persevere_v in_o his_o original_a state_n and_o his_o whole_a posterity_n have_v inherit_v that_o extraordinary_a grace_n that_o fraenum_fw-la justitiae_fw-la which_o according_a to_o some_o be_v superad_v to_o the_o essential_a perfection_n of_o his_o human_a nature_n will_v it_o have_v be_v the_o less_o extraordinary_a that_o be_v the_o less_o a_o superaddition_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n because_o universal_a sure_a mr._n vickris_n must_v be_v but_o little_a acquaint_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o opposition_n if_o he_o think_v there_o be_v any_o between_o these_o two_o thing_n but_o suppose_v there_o be_v he_o himself_o be_v accountable_a for_o it_o and_o not_o i._o for_o i_o have_v bring_v evidence_n enough_o to_o prove_v that_o they_o do_v make_v their_o light_n to_o be_v as_o i_o have_v explain_v it_o extraordinary_a and_o if_o that_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o their_o other_o notion_n of_o its_o universality_n the_o inconsistency_n light_v upon_o themselves_o and_o i_o can_v help_v that_o and_o thus_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o section_n be_v sufficient_o vindicate_v but_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o flaw_n in_o the_o latter_a which_o mr._n vickris_n endeavour_v to_o make_v great_a advantage_n of_o though_o it_o be_v such_o as_o be_v plain_o owe_v to_o the_o captiousness_n and_o uncandidness_n of_o his_o own_o construction_n again_o say_v he_o in_o the_o same_o section_n thou_o say_v i_o suppose_v it_o viz._n the_o light_n within_o to_o be_v a_o man_n natural_a and_o ordinary_a way_n of_o understanding_n and_o just_o before_o thou_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o deity_n etc._n etc._n do_v i_o so_o then_o this_o one_o will_v think_v shall_v have_v be_v a_o key_n to_o my_o mean_v to_o any_o one_o that_o be_v not_o resolve_v to_o misunderstand_v and_o pervert_v