Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	lead_v	scripture_n	spirit_n	6,729	5	5.9292	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65848	The case of the suffering people of God truly stated and their innocencie vindicated from the false aspersions and pretences (under which the persecution spirit seeks to cover it self, to make the nation believe its proceedings against them are just) that it may be unvailed, and appear as it is in its self, and the cause for which Gods people suffer made appear, according to the nature of it : wherein also the persecutors in England are warned, before the day of the Lord overtake them, as a destruction from him.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1664 (1664)	Wing W1901; ESTC R19809	7,596	12

and_o desire_v the_o good_a of_o all_o man_n in_o what_o we_o do_v and_o our_o case_n be_v a_o spiritual_a matter_n relate_v to_o conscience_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o any_o temporal_a or_o civil_a law_n which_o be_v make_v or_o add_v because_o of_o outward_a transgression_n so_o as_o our_o cause_n be_v out_o of_o your_o sight_n and_o beyond_o your_o sphere_n who_o persecute_v we_o in_o this_o wise_a and_o not_o to_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o such_o who_o judgement_n be_v but_o fallible_a whether_o they_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v spiritual_a or_o temporal_a judge_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v infallible_a in_o which_o we_o serve_v and_o worship_v he_o be_v our_o guide_n and_o leader_n and_o thereby_o we_o know_v he_o to_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o lawgiver_n as_o he_o be_v to_o his_o church_n and_o our_o be_v persecute_v as_o be_v obstinate_a or_o wilful_a and_o contemner_n of_o authority_n for_o not_o swear_v as_o some_o of_o we_o have_v be_v when_o we_o have_v be_v indict_v for_o refuse_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o promissory_a oath_n as_o wilful_o &_o obstinate_o refuse_v it_o and_o in_o contempt_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o for_o refuse_v those_o call_v judicial_a oath_n we_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v expose_v to_o banishment_n as_o be_v represent_v not_o to_o refuse_v they_o out_o of_o conscientiousness_n but_o obstinacy_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v a_o apparent_a wrong_n do_v to_o we_o and_o our_o case_n herein_o be_v misrepresent_v and_o such_o thing_n have_v be_v lay_v as_o snare_n on_o purpose_n to_o make_v we_o suffer_v for_o the_o lord_n know_v our_o heart_n and_o conscience_n in_o this_o matter_n that_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o obstinacy_n nor_o wilfulness_n nor_o contempt_n that_o we_o have_v refuse_v to_o swear_v but_o single_o for_o conscience-sake_n to_o christ_n and_o in_o obedience_n to_o he_o see_v mat._n 5._o 33_o 34._o james_n 5._o 12._o as_o those_o that_o know_v the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o end_v the_o strife_n that_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o oath_n and_o must_v hold_v forth_o a_o testimony_n of_o that_o love_n both_o in_o word_n in_o doctrine_n and_o example_n and_o albeit_o we_o have_v be_v render_v as_o criminal_a offender_n in_o these_o case_n of_o conscience_n and_o as_o contemner_n of_o authority_n and_o seditious_a etc._n etc._n in_o our_o meeting_n together_o which_o be_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o decree_n or_o law_n have_v be_v intend_v against_o we_o thereupon_o it_o have_v be_v seldom_o in_o many_o place_n that_o the_o prosecutor_n of_o they_o or_o our_o persecutor_n will_v keep_v to_o their_o own_o law_n when_o it_o be_v bring_v forth_o as_o to_o suffer_v a_o fair_a trial_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n or_o word_n of_o it_o but_o sometime_o when_o some_o of_o we_o have_v be_v take_v in_o a_o meeting_n for_o matter_n of_o worship_n some_o have_v have_v also_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n tender_v they_o and_o that_o the_o persecutor_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o make_v they_o suffer_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v under_o colour_n of_o legality_n they_o have_v commit_v they_o to_o prison_n both_o for_o meeting_n and_o refuse_v to_o swear_v and_o afterward_o sentence_v some_o thereupon_o to_o a_o praemunire_n and_o after_o that_o some_o have_v be_v take_v and_o imprison_v for_o matter_n of_o worship_n as_o suppose_a transgressor_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n when_o they_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o session_n they_o may_v not_o be_v try_v upon_o the_o law_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v first_o take_v and_o imprison_v but_o have_v be_v indict_v at_o common_a law_n as_o be_v pretend_v against_o they_o for_o meet_v to_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o people_n by_o force_n and_o arm_n etc._n etc._n and_o thereupon_o sentence_v and_o their_o suffering_n increase_v when_o all_o that_o can_v be_v prove_v against_o they_o be_v that_o they_o be_v at_o a_o meeting_n which_o be_v peaceable_a where_o it_o may_v be_v some_o be_v preach_v the_o truth_n or_o pray_v or_o all_o sit_v together_o in_o silence_n and_o thus_o we_o have_v be_v wrong_v and_o false_o render_v as_o criminal_a and_o our_o case_n be_v misrepresent_v and_o all_o this_o be_v that_o these_o man_n may_v oppress_v 〈◊〉_d as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v and_o that_o under_o the_o show_n of_o reason_n and_o justice_n that_o they_o may_v be_v take_v as_o those_o that_o be_v just_a in_o their_o proceed_n when_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n nor_o truth_n in_o the_o ground_n thereof_o but_o justice_n turn_v backward_o among_o they_o and_o equity_n can_v enter_v and_o now_o many_o of_o the_o innocent_a servant_n of_o the_o lord_n suffer_v imprisonment_n some_o be_v commit_v for_o three_o month_n and_o some_o for_o a_o few_o day_n which_o be_v all_o in_o enmity_n against_o they_o with_o a_o intent_n in_o those_o that_o deal_v so_o by_o they_o to_o suppress_v they_o or_o to_o rid_v the_o nation_n of_o 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the_o case_n of_o the_o suffer_a people_n of_o god_n true_o state_v and_o their_o innocence_n vindicate_v from_o the_o false_a aspersion_n and_o pretence_n under_o which_o the_o persecute_v spirit_n seek_v to_o cover_v itself_o to_o make_v the_o nation_n believe_v its_o proceed_n against_o they_o be_v just_a that_o it_o may_v be_v unvail_v and_o appear_v as_o it_o be_v in_o its_o self_n and_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o god_n people_n suffer_v make_v appear_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o wherein_o also_o the_o persecutor_n in_o england_n be_v warn_v before_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n overtake_v they_o as_o a_o destruction_n from_o he_o london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1664._o the_o case_n of_o the_o suffer_a people_n of_o god_n true_o state_v oh_o what_o hardness_n of_o heart_n searedness_n of_o conscience_n and_o benumedness_n be_v come_v upon_o they_o that_o have_v set_v themselves_o in_o a_o spirit_n of_o enmity_n against_o such_o as_o fear_v god_n and_o keep_v 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from_o that_o which_o the_o persecute_v spirit_n will_v impose_v and_o confine_v all_o to_o the_o righteous_a god_n who_o behold_v and_o weigh_v the_o action_n of_o man_n who_o will_v judge_v righteous_o and_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n be_v they_o never_o so_o high_a take_v notice_n of_o these_o injury_n and_o wrong_n and_o oppression_n that_o his_o own_o tender_a seed_n suffer_v under_o and_o he_o that_o hear_v the_o sigh_n of_o his_o prisoner_n will_v call_v all_o to_o judgement_n that_o be_v partaker_n of_o this_o great_a iniquity_n of_o persecute_v and_o oppress_v his_o people_n for_o matter_n of_o conscience_n and_o worship_n and_o though_o this_o spirit_n that_o thus_o high_o appear_v against_o the_o righteous_a be_v subtle_a and_o crafty_a in_o its_o instrument_n in_o go_v about_o to_o ensnare_v and_o persecute_v man_n and_o to_o spy_v out_o occasion_n against_o such_o as_o appear_v against_o its_o way_n and_o oppression_n yea_o if_o it_o be_v but_o such_o as_o be_v 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or_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o your_o proceed_n for_o the_o injury_n or_o wrong_n that_o we_o the_o lord_n people_n call_v quaker_n suffer_v be_v a_o twofold_a injury_n first_o by_o persecute_v and_o imprison_v and_o go_v about_o to_o exile_n or_o banish_v we_o for_o our_o conscience_n and_o so_o debar_v many_o of_o we_o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o fresh_a air_n and_o keep_v many_o in_o nasty_a holes_n which_o tend_v to_o destroy_v the_o outward_a man_n which_o oppression_n and_o suffering_n cry_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o christianity_n that_o it_o be_v below_o humanity_n itself_o and_o natural_a affection_n tenderness_n or_o respect_n to_o the_o creation_n itself_o and_o second_o we_o suffer_v injury_n from_o our_o persecutor_n by_o their_o misrepresenting_a we_o as_o jujurious_a and_o criminal_a so_o to_o bring_v we_o under_o that_o call_v the_o civil_a or_o temporal_a law_n as_o offender_n which_o do_v 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answer_v his_o will_n and_o not_o man_v and_o have_v we_o not_o bear_v our_o suffer_a patient_o without_o resistance_n have_v not_o long_a experience_n and_o that_o under_o the_o several_a government_n or_o power_n since_o we_o be_v a_o people_n show_v that_o our_o deportment_n have_v be_v peaceable_a and_o harmless_a in_o the_o exercise_n of_o our_o conscience_n so_o as_o we_o have_v still_o innocency_n for_o our_o plea_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o enemy_n and_o so_o have_v not_o forfeit_v our_o interest_n in_o that_o liberty_n so_o often_o promise_v to_o tender_a conscience_n which_o be_v to_o be_v leave_v free_a to_o god_n to_o rule_n and_o order_n and_o not_o for_o man_n to_o limit_v to_o his_o will_n or_o lord_n over_o and_o those_o that_o persecute_v tender_a conscience_n or_o god_n people_n who_o be_v harmless_a and_o innocent_a break_v our_o peaceable_a meeting_n by_o rude_a soldier_n arm_a man_n or_o otherwise_o and_o oppress_v and_o imprison_v we_o and_o go_v about_o to_o 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