Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	let_v	see_v	word_n	4,072	5	3.9829	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42019	An alarm from the holy mountain of the Lord to the inhabitants of the earth, and the word of the Lord sounding out of Sion, let all the inhabitants tremble With a warning to the wicked, calling them to repentance. As also two visions shewn and revealed by the Lord unto his servant Richard Greenway, one shewing how the head of the wicked one shall suddenly be dashed, the other how the spirit and power of darkness is caught in its own snare. And somthing that was sent to Richard Brown in particular, who is commander of the train-bands of London.	Greenway, R. (Richard); Eccles, Solomon, 1618-1683.	1662 (1662)	Wing G1862; ESTC R215946	7,289	9

hast cut the Whore And wound the Dragon and the Beast that they may rise no more Thy Lambs and Babes do praise thy name and call thee ever blest For when the Wolves would them devour'd thou wast their fould of rest When as the roaring Beasts of the field did seek them to devour Thou didst appear for them and was their strength and Tower The wicked were swelling like the Sea and foaming as the flood But thou hast stopt them by thy Arme and rebuk'd them by thy word Eternal is thy truth O God blessed are all that do the same They have a strength to flye unto they know thy holy Name Which in the earthly darkness yet lyes hid and long time so hath been But in thy light and day that 's bright it is and hath been seen To the confounding of all Lyes and such as Truth oppose For he is risen that will plead it's cause against his soes Since it is so let all know Truth is strongest of all And when the lofty have done all they can like Ceders they must fall Unto the Earth as void of breath any longer to contend Against the strong and powerful Rock that never will have end That 's Gods word which is a Sword the Wicked for to slay It will be well for all that in it dwell in this his mighty day They that thereof possessors are will feel a strength and stay When as the wicked shall be tost like Chaffe that 's driven away Which intoth ' fire at last will come to be consum'd with heat Therefore let all in time Repent before it be to late G. R. A Copy of this following Letter in obedience to the Lord was written and delivered into the hand of Richard Brown who is Commander over the Trained-B●nds and Souldiers of the City of London but before he either read it or lookt into it he put it into the fire with his own hand by which it was burnt Mary Cooper the barer thereof being present the Lord who moved to write and send it unto him hath commanded to Print it that yet he and others may come to see what that spirit that rules in him would stif●le and burn HEar the word of the Lord why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vaine thing the Kings of the Earth do set themselves and the Rulers take Counsel against the Lord and his Annointed thus saith the Lord who art thou that settest thy self against me how long shall I suffer thee the crys of the oppressed are entred into mine ear hast thou an intent to proceed against me and my people to provoke me to anger against thee did I not let thee alone when thou wert cheif Magistrate so called last year when thou shamefully abused my people having done thee no wrong by word nor deed yet many hundred men and women didst thou cast into Prison while some of them fell sick and dyed shall I not require their blood at thy hands And now thou having not repented dost still proceed to root out my people and to vex and torment them who have none to take their parts but me alone my word stands written to thee do violence to no man and must thou needs set thy self against them who are my Inheritance art thou not afraid that I shall meet thee and dismount thee verily I say unto thee were it not that some of my people have sought my face in thy behalf that I might spare thee I had cut thee off ere this and if they once lift up their voice against thee I will soon cut off thy remembrance from the face of the earth dost thou still proseed to imprison well Vengeance is mine I will repay it saith the Lord ye though Noah Daniel and Job were here to pray for thee I would bid them let me alone that I might take Vengeance of thee thou must suddenly Receive of the fruit of thy doings my spirit shall not always strive with thee can I not take thee away in a moment thy measure is neare full thou thinkest those people have none to take their parts and indeed they have not in the Earth but I the Lord have undertaken their cause And weeping and howling and nashing of teeth shall be the portion of all their Enemies for I will overturn overturn overturn all powers and people till he comes to Reigne whose right it is to Reigne I will contend with all flesh till they acknowledge my righteous Iudgments now if thou shalt be ashamed of what thou hast done and shall repent before me the Lord God who hath raised this people it shall be a happy day for thee for thou mayest asuredly know that this is my people because they pray to me in thy behalf and wish as well to thee as to their own souls Oh man I do advise thee for thy own good look to thy pretious time before thou go to thy long home from hence no more to be seen the God of Heaven grant thee repentance as saith my soul O Lord save this man from the fatal blow which is the desire of him that hath a love to thy soul From Newgate Goale the 23d of the 4th Month. 1662. Solomon Eccles. By reason of our cruel close imprisoment where we are thronged in nasty holes through thy means divers of our friends have fallen sick and one of them is departed this life which thou mayest feell the burden and weight off when God accounts the death of his Martyres upon his persecutors O God that art poor Iacobs lot And ISRAELS Portion Thy love is never to be forgot Upon thy Mount ZION Oh that all knew how good thou art That do thy ways oppose So that thy love might turn their hearts That yet are but thy foes For they oppose thy people poor Whom thou hast call'd and blest I would they might do so no more But with us may have a Rest In that which yet with thee remains For them that will thee fear Or else they 'l have nought for their pains But wrath sore plagues and fire Richard Greenway London Printed for the Author 1662. The END