Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	holy_a	lord_n	3,976	5	3.5961	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85492	A cal [sic] and a vvarning, to all priests, professors and people, vvho have and do profess the Scriptures, that they may try their doctrines and practises by it, and may own condemnation in their doctrines and practises, wherein they are contrary to the Scriptures. And a tender visitation to the whole vvorld, that they may own this their visitation, and may be healed and restored to the Lord; and this may serve for a looking glass, wherein people may see what visage they are of, and how they stand related as unto God. / By a sufferer in Hartford goale, for faithful witness-bearing, against this sinful generation; known by the name of John Gould.	Gould, John, prisoner at Hertford.	1657 (1657)	Wing G1416; Thomason E932_1; ESTC R202329	27,259	37

A CAL AND A VVARNING TO ALL Priests Professors and People VVho have and do profess the Scriptures that they may try their Doctrines and Practises by it and may own condemnation in their Doctrines and Practises wherein they are contrary to the Scriptures AND A TENDER VISITATION TO The whole VVORLD That they may own this their Visitation and may be healed and restored to the Lord And this may serve for a LOOKING GLASS wherein People may see what visage they are of and how they stand related as unto GOD By a Sufferer in Hartford Goale for faithful witness-bearing against this sinful generation known by the name of JOHN GOULD London Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth neer Aldersgate 1657. THis following testimony was given forth chiefly as out of tender love to the Priests and Professors and inhabitants of Hartford and Ware and the countrey thereabout who lyes in darkness and ignorance under blinde guides and so are ever learning and cannot come to the knowledge of the truth and this is written onely for their information but may be serviceable in any part of the world among such who doth profess the Scriptures So let all the sober people of that countrey about Hartford consider and not wilfully contemn and despise the day of their visitation which now is upon them from the Lord that they may come to the knowledge of his wayes and let all other people weigh what herein is written for the very clear day of Gods tender visitation is upon the whole world Remember you are warned now in your life-time A CALL AND A VVARNING TO ALL Priests Professors and People c. O All ye people Professors and Priests of the world and to all others every where who have an eye to see and an ear to hear high and low rich or poor of what sort of profession soever whether Presbyterians Independents Baptists or by what other by-name known or distinguished who are seeking the Kingdome of heaven in outward observations Loe here and loe there in this duty and this daies observation or in the other performances as you call them Be it known unto you all from the Lord that you are out of the way it is not to be found there for the Kingdome of God comes not with outward observations neither shall they say any longer loe here or loe there for the Kingdome of heaven is within So said Christ Jesus to the Pharisees who were seeking the Kingdom without in outward observations so say I to you their children by the spirit of the same Christ Jesus whom your fathers slew and hung upon a tree for your new Moons and Sabbaths your calling of your Solemne and your appointed Fasts and Feasts my soul loaths they are even an abomination unto me saith the Lord for your hands are full of blood and cruelty even the blood of the innocent cryeth in mine ears whom ye like your fathers have shamefully entreated and crucified and hung upon a tree and yet are professing his words whom they slew and their words who witnessed him and preach'd him and your selves found in the same practise with them who crucified the just one and requir'd to let loose the murtherer yet ready many of you to say as they of old did if we had lived in those daies we would not have done so wickedly Oh what think ye will be in the end hereof when the just God shall come to call you to an accompt for all this do you think getting his words and their words to profess and talk of will save you from the wrath to come who are despisers and haters of their life both in your selves and others where he is made manifest and are scoffers and scorners at them who do witness it calling them in derision Quakers and yet make a profession of Moses writings and Davids words and Habakkuks Prophesie and Pauls Epistles who all witnessed Quaking ye Hypocrites search the Scriptures and see whether ye are not in their steps who despised Moses Law and made Songs of David and mock'd and slew the Prophets and persecuted Paul and ston'd Stephen which bare witness to and for the Lord and against your Idol Temples and yet make profession of their words to the light in all your consciences I speak which will let you see that you are out of their life who wrote and spake forth those words and are ye so foolish to think a profession of those words will save you who do not know nor witness the same life from which those words were spoken but are enemies to it and murtherers of it in your selves and persecutors of it in others witness some of my righteous servants in Hartford Goal whom ye have cast into prison some of you without the breach of any known Law of your own Nation and contrary to my righteous Law which I have plac'd in all your consciences unto which you must all be accountable in that day wherein God shall co●e to judg the secrets of all hearts by my Gospel which hath been declared even in your streets and Sinagogues if you had ears to hear O foolish and slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets have written and all that Christ and the Apostles were witnesses of ought not Jesus thus to have suffered and to have entered into his glory is there another way for the salvation of your souls but him who is the way the truth and the life and can any come to the father but by him who is the light of the world and lighteth every one that cometh into the world Is there another Saviour save me saith the Lord or another Redeemer save the Holy One of Israel our King whom ye professors priests people with bloody hands have crucified and slain even him whom God hath raised up to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance unto Israel and remission of sins Have ye not evilly entreated his messengers and servants whom he hath called and chosen to be witnesses hereof in these your daies as your Forefathers of old did so do ye search the Scriptures which ye profess and see if they be not fulfilled by you and shall be fulfilled upon you as ever by them of old they shall hall you out of their Synagogues and before Rulers and Magistrates and some of you shall they cast into prison and shall do and speak all manner of evil falsly and despightfully against you for my name sake saith Christ yea they that killeth you shall think they do God service and this will they do unto you for my name sake because they have neither known me nor my father see if ye be not they and if this be not so O ye priests professors and people who deny the Revelation of Christ and say all Revelation is ceas'd and that none must expect Revelation now are ye not such as the Scriptures which in words ye profess but in life and power deny witnesseth against to know neither