Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	father_n	liar_n	lie_n	1,848	5	8.8730	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12799	The Christian sword and buckler, or, A letter by D. Sprint to a man seuen yeares grieuously afflicted in conscience and fearefully possessed by the Diuel very comfortable and commodious to withstand the assaults of Sathan.	Sprint, John, d. 1623.	1623 (1623)	STC 23108.2; ESTC S4917	8,136	22

to you by chance but by the will of God without whose leaue he cannot touch either Iob. 1. 10. man or beast But God hath an hand to limit Sathan and direct his Math. 8. 31. temptation for our good as he hath an hand to let him loose for our tryall and vexation Hereby hee humbleth the 2. Cor. 12. 17. pride tryeth the patience sifteth the faith and worketh the victory of his Iob. 1. 11. 12. Luke 22. 31 Reuel 12. 11 Math. 4. 1. beloued Saints It is Gods spirit that leadeth Gods Children to be tempted of the Diuel and he that leades them into the battle can giue them victory 1. Io. 4. 4. For greater is hee that is in vs then he that is in the world The Serpents Gen. 3. 15. head is crushed by the seede of the woman The Diuel is conquered and cast Reu. 12. 10. 12. out of heauen and is come downe into the inhabitants of the earth so that Angels cannot separate vs from the Rom. 8. 38. 39. Luke 22. 31. 32. loue of God in Christ when Sathan hindereth vs Christ prayeth that our faith faile not for he euer liueth to make request for vs when the messenger of Satan is sent to buffet vs Gods grace is sufficient for vs wherefore 2. Cor. 12. 9 you must reioyce in these temptations because it is for the tryall of your faith and patience And for Sathan● Iam. 1. 2. 3. figge for him resist him onely and hee will flie from you pray to your Father to free you from temptations and i● he doe not free you from them yet he Iam. 4. 7. will deliuer you from euill The particuler poynts of his temptations I will briefely touch Hee tel● you that the word of God is false This is the first lesson that the Diuel teacheth and it is his way to mak● men Atheist But you must tell hi● that God is as true of his word as h● is false of his God is the God of truth Psal 31. 5. Io. 8. 44. and the Diuel is the father of a lye I● is not possible that God should lye I● is not possible but the Diuel should lye Heb. 6. 18. say you vnto your soule I must beleeue the truth and not a lye least I turne Rom. 1. 25. Gods truth into a lye for he that beleeueth not God hath made him a lyer 1. Io. 5. ●0 I will rather beleeue the creator then the creature the maker then the destroyer of man and that which will saue me then that which will condemne me yea let God be true euery Rom. 3. 4. Iam. 1. 18. Diuel and man a lyer As for the word of god it is the word of truth it is righteousnes altogether euery word thereof is pure endureth for euer This the Psal 19. 9. godly show who onely loue it this the wicked shew who only hate it this the Pro. 39. 5. 1 Pet. 1. 25. spirit witnesseth in the hearts of Gods Children this the power thereof proclaimeth in the conuersion of soules this experience of all times and places maketh euident the wicked know it to their cost both men and Diuels the faithfull to their comfort Next if Satan seeke to lay your sinnes before your eyes thereto you must lay the sufferings of Christ before your eyes If he accuse you tell him the accuser Reu. 12. 10. of brethren is cast out If hee charge your conscience with your sins aske him who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen If he condemne ●om 8. 33. 34. you for them say it is God that iustifieth who shall then condemne If he say your sinnes are many and more then can be pardoned tell him where Rom. 15. 20. sinne aboundeth grace ouer aboundeth If he say you are the greatest sinner in the world tell him it is true but Christ came into the world to saue sinners whereof I am the chiefe If he 1. Tim. 1. 15. alleadge the greatnes of the guilt say though my sinnes be as red as Scarlet Esa 1 18. yet hee will make them as white as Snowe If he say suppose some of thy sinnes be clensed yet not all say that the bloud of Christ clenseth vs from all 1. Io. 1. 7. sinnes If he say Christ dyed for some but not for all say he is the reconciliation 1. Io. 2. 2. of the sinnes of the whole world he is the Sauiour of all men but specially of them that beleeue If he say suppose God pardon thee it is but for a season till thou sinne againe tell him 1. Tim. 4 10. Ier. 32. 31. 34 againe of the new couenant of God which sayeth I will forgiue their iniquitie and will remember their sinnes no more If he say in all this thou presumest 2. Cor. 7. 10 shew him your godly sorrow which causeth repentance to saluation If he say how knowest thou whether God will accept of thy repentance or not tell him if we acknowledge our 1. Io. 1. ● sinnes God is faithfull and iust to forgiue our Sinnes and to clense vs from all vnrighteousnes If hee say thy sorrow is dispaire examine your selfe 2. Cor. 13. 5 whether you be in the faith and say to God I beleeue Lord helpe my vnbeleife Marke 9. 24 If he say thy faith is fained dead and false say vnto him hee that beleeueth 1. Io. 5. 10. in the Sonne hath witnes in himselfe as for thee O Sathan I will Iam. 2. 18. shew thee my faith by my wo●kes If he say thy obedience is but fained dead and false and you are but an Hypocrite say of yourselfe I know nothing by my selfe yet am I not thereby iustified 1. Cor. 4 4. Turne vnto God and say O that my wayes were directed to keepe thy Psal 1. 9. 5. 80. statutes Keepe my heart vpright i● thy statutes that I be not ashamed if he say thou a●t accursed because thou contine west not in all things that are written say againe Christ hath redeemed Gal. 3. 13. me from the curse of the law when he was made a curse for one If he say thy coruptions be strange and Rom. 7. 24. 25. many cry out O miserable man that I am who shall deliuer me from this body of death I thanke God through Iesus Christ Pray vnto God create a Psal 51. 10. cleane heart O Lord ●enue a right spirit within me If he say for all this thou shalt be condemned because Gods iudgements be exact and giueth euery man according to his workes say there Rom. 8. 1. is no condemnation to them that are in Christ to them that walke not after the flesh but after the spirit lastly if he say yet thou canst haue no peace of conscience but perpetuall wound say the Lord speaketh peace to his people Psal 85. 8. and to his Saints that they turne