Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	spirit_n	worship_v	1,905	5	8.8109	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54931	Truth vindicated and the lyars refuge swept away being an answer to a book set forth by Thomas Collier called A looking-glasse for Quakers, and also to some particulars in a book of his called A dialogue &c. : wherein the truth is cleared from those slanders ... : also an answer to his queries in the end of the book ... : together with an epistle to the people called Baptists ... / published by ... John Pitman, Jasper Batt.	Pitman, John, d. 1658?; Batt, Jasper, d. 1702.	1658 (1658)	Wing P2299; ESTC R28442	57,250	71

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duty_n because_o god_n require_v it_o of_o we_o and_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o obedience_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o saint_n that_o go_v before_o and_o such_o as_o meddle_v with_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n when_o not_o require_v by_o he_o he_o declare_v his_o wrath_n against_o they_o as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v do_v not_o the_o lord_n prophet_n say_v isa_n 1._o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v the_o multitude_n of_o your_o sacrifice_n when_o you_o come_v to_o appear_v before_o i_o &_o c_o these_o thing_n the_o scripture_n declare_v yet_o the_o lord_n say_v who_o have_v require_v these_o thing_n at_o your_o hand_n when_o you_o spread_v forth_o your_o hand_n i_o will_v hide_v my_o eye_n from_o you_o yea_o when_o you_o make_v many_o prayer_n i_o will_v not_o hear_v wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n cease_v to_o do_v evil_a etc._n etc._n now_o can_v such_o be_v own_v who_o say_v they_o preach_v and_o baptize_v in_o his_o name_n and_o 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never_o send_v and_o profit_v not_o the_o people_n but_o he_o go_v on_o with_o his_o lie_n say_v all_o their_o work_n be_v to_o reproach_n and_o contemn_v those_o that_o own_o christ_n jesus_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o desire_v to_o obey_v he_o but_o this_o suit_v not_o to_o their_o light_n within_o thou_o false_a accuser_n our_o work_n be_v not_o to_o reproach_n or_o contemn_v any_o but_o thou_o thyself_o be_v find_v cast_v reproach_n and_o contempt_n on_o the_o innocent_a and_o those_o that_o own_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o obey_v he_o we_o own_o and_o have_v unity_n with_o but_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n have_v thou_o be_v find_v to_o deny_v he_o in_o our_o hear_n before_o many_o witness_n say_v that_o thou_o believe_v in_o a_o christ_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o saint_n when_o we_o own_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o saint_n also_o according_a as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v john_n 3.16_o &_o 17.23_o but_o this_o thy_o dark_a lie_a spirit_n which_o be_v turn_v from_o the_o true_a light_n can_v comprehend_v but_o art_n reason_v thus_o if_o he_o be_v in_o the_o quaker_n how_o can_v he_o be_v in_o heaven_n because_o e._n b._n say_v the_o very_a christ_n of_o god_n be_v within_o we_o when_o christ_n himself_o john_n 3._o before_o mention_v say_v no_o man_n have_v ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o he_o that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n even_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v then_o talk_v with_o nicodemus_n at_o jerusalem_n who_o profess_v himself_o a_o teacher_n in_o israel_n and_o yet_o say_v how_o can_v these_o thing_n be_v if_o thou_o have_v a_o ear_n to_o hear_v thou_o may_v hear_v and_o so_o t._n c._n be_v find_v guilty_a of_o that_o which_o he_o charge_v we_o reproach_v and_o contemn_v such_o as_o own_o christ_n and_o obey_v he_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o also_o deny_v he_o as_o christ_n himself_o and_o the_o saint_n in_o scripture_n bear_v 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