Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	holy_a	lord_n	spirit_n	8,095	5	5.0560	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53346	Amsterdam: toleration, or no toleration in a discourse between conformists, non-conformists, papists, Anabaptists, Quakers, &c. In their own words, before a gracious king, about the extent of a Christian indulgence to all dissenters. By J.V.C.O. A friend to men of all religions.	J. V. C. O.	1663 (1663)	Wing O2A; ESTC R207624	19,722	59

and dispenseth as himself pleaseth and my errour is my misery and not my fault L.O.J. p. 16. The Church doth not punish you for being in the wrong which you cannot it may be help although I could wish you would heartily endeavour all the means to come to the right but for doing what is contrary to that which is established as right which you may help You may chuse whether you think as we think and you may chuse whether you should do or teach as you do what is so scandalous to the Church and so repugnant to publick Authority Anabaptist For you to suppress whatever is done or taught against the received Way is to hold the truth in unrighteousness B. Gauden Because it is possible that some truths of Religion may be unseen and so omitted by the most publick Diligence and some may afterwards be discovered by private industry and devotion which ought not to be smothered or concealed if they have the Character of Gods Will revealed in his written Word whose true meaning is the fixed measure and unalterable Rule of all true Religion to prevent the suppressing or detaining any Truth which may be really offered unto any Church or Christians beyond what is publickly owned and established also to avoid the foolish obtruding whatever Novelty any mans fancie listeth to set up upon his own private account contrary to the publick establishment nothing were more necessary and happy then to have in every National Church which hath agreed with one heart one minde one spirit and one mouth to serve the Lord Jesus according to the pattern of primitive Piety and Wisdome persons of eminent Learning Wisdome and Integrity publickly chosen and appointed to try and examine all new Opinions publickly propounded no man being to print or publish any thing different from the publick establishment of Religion until he hath first humbly propounded to the Church or to reverend men appointed by the Church his Opinion in writing together with his Reasons why he adds or differs from the publick profession Let the prophets prophesie one by one and let the others judge If the Church allows his Opinion and Reasons propounded he may then publish his judgement by preaching disputing writing or printing if it doth not he shall then keep his Opinion to himself in the bounds of private conference onely for his own satisfaction but in no way to publicate it to the scandal or perturbation of what is setled in Religion Here every man may enjoy his ingenuous liberty as to private dissenting without any blame or penalty which he shall incur or undergo in case he doth so broach any thing without leave as a rude Innovator and proud Disturber B. Usher p. 118. Private and modest dissentings among brethren safely may and charitably ought to be born with all Christian meekness and wisdome no private Christian being forced to any explicite Conformity or Subscription under penalty of any mulct or prison much less with the terrour of fire and faggot which was the violence of Papal Tyranny onely they should take care that people be duly taught that Religion which is setled that none be a publick Preacher that is a declared Dissenter or Upholder of it that no man doth broach any Novelty without their approbation that no man oppose scorn or perturb that constitution of Religion which is publickly setled as supposed to be the best that no man abuse the name of Christian liberty to the Publicks injury making it a cloak of maliciousness and that we be not ever learning and never coming to the knowledge of saving and necessary truth that we be not still tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine and never cast anchor upon the sure and safe grounds of an wholesome form of sound words Poor souls are undone and perish for ever if they be betrayed to themselves if God and good men be not better to them then they desire or designe to themselves either in things sacred or civil if there be not in just and honest ways such holy restraints and wholesome severities laid upon them as may keep them within the bounds of sobriety and piety The Lord may dispense the beams of his Spirit in the light of truth as well as in the heat of love how where and when he will yea and oft doth reveal his secret and hidden things not to the wise and learned but to the babes and foolish therefore a publick liberty at least and a fair toleration ought to be granted to any men to opine to teach and accordingly to act as they are inwardly perswaded or moved without any restraint upon their spirits or quenching of the Spirit of God B. Gauden We desire not to quench the work of Gods Spirit in any man but to restrain the workings of a mans own errours according to the will of God to which to subject our selves is our most perfect freedom Perfect freedom is to be able without sinful impediments to understand to speak and to do such things as we ought to God or man in such a way as charity sobriety order and gravity allow Papists We hope your Majesty out of the sense of our Loyalty in these disturbed times will be pleased to allow us such indulgence as they may deserve who dissent from the publick Way peaceably and soberly King What you have done was but your duty for your Loyalty to me in civil things you shall have protection from me in those things too for an indulgence to your Religion I must consult my Divines What say you my Lord of Canterbury Archb. Abbot I fear I have offended by my too long silence I must needs say that your Majesty is undone if you tolerate a Religion so displeasing to God so dangerous to all humane states and societies Now I have delivered mine own soul you may do with me what you please Papists Why is it that we are so severely censured B. Usher p. 67. Because your Religion is idolatrous your Doctrine heretical and your Church in respect of both Apostatical To give you therefore a toleration or to consent that you may freely exercise your Religion and profess your Faith and Doctrine is a grievous sin whereby we are Accessories to your Delusions and like to be partakers of your plagues and therefore we beseech the zealous God of truth to make you who are in Authority zealous of Gods glory and of the advancement of true Religion zealous resolute and couragious against all Popery Superstition and Idolatry Papists We hope you will deal as favourably with us as you would be dealt withal in those Countries where our Religion prevails Protestants Our greatest rigours reach not your persecutions in forreign parts we would yet be merciful unto you if we could without being cruel to our own souls Papists Your favour here to us may oblige other Princes to oblige your friends abroad Protestants We must not do evil that good may come therefore we must discountenance your