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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	lord_n	people_n	word_n	4,570	5	4.0044	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47158	A looking-glass for all those called Protestants in these three nations Wherein they may see, who are true Protestants, and who are degenerated and gone from the testimony and doctrine of the antient Protestants. And hereby it is made to appear, that the people, called in derision Quakers, are true (yea the truest) Protestants, because their testimony agreeth with the testimony of the antient Protestants in the most weighty things wherein the Lord called them forth in that day. Particularly, with the testimony and doctrine of William Tindal, who is called a worthy martyr, and principal teacher of the Church of England;faithfully collected out of his works. By George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Tyndale, William, d. 1536.	1674 (1674)	Wing K180; ESTC R218561	10,288	42

A LOOKING-GLASS For all those called PROTESTANTS IN THESE Three Nations Wherein they may see who are True Protestants and who are degenerated and gone from the Testimony and Doctrine of the Antient Protestants AND Hereby it is made to appear that the People called in derision Quakers are true yea the truest Protestants bccause their Testimony agreeth with the Testimony of the Antient Protestants in the most weighty things wherein the Lord called them forth in that day Particularly with the Testimony and Doctrine of William Tindal who is called a Worthy Martyr and Principal Teacher of the Church of England Faithfully Collected out of his Works By GEORGE KEITH London Printed in the Year 1674. THE EPISTLE To the Impartial Readers unto whosoever hands this may come COme all you called Protestants in these three Nations of England Scotland and Ireland whether you be of the Faith and Principles of those called Episcopalians or whether you be Presbyterians so called or Anabaptists or Baptists or Independents or of any other Name or Denomination Behold a Looking-Glass for you all whereinto if you will look you may see whether ye be true Protestants or not You do all indeed lay claim to the Title of Protestants But as they were of old who called themselves Jews but were not so in this day there are many who call themselves Protestants but are not for they agree not with the Antient Testimonie and Spirit of the Protestants but are exceedingly degenerated from them both in Life and Doctrine who if they had been true to the Protetant Cause for which God raised up the first Protestants above one hundred years ago had not only retained the Life and Doctrine of the Antient Protestants but had advanced further and gone beyond them both in largness of Discoveries and Purity of Life for at that time it was but as the Twy-light or Dawning of the Day so that they had not attained unto so clear and perfect discoveries of Truth as were afterwards to come but oh how have the most of them all who in this day are called Protestants not only been deficient in advancing and carrying on that Testimony and Cause for which the Lord raised up the Primitive Protestants but are fallen exceeding short of them yea degenerated and back sliden from them in those weightiest and most material things which they bore Testimony unto in their day as they were called forth of th Lord and furnished by him not only to appear for his Truth in Words but with a most noble and invincible Courage to Seal it with their Blood among whom William Tindal was one of the most Eminent whose Works and Labours by the Blessing and Grace of God were of great use to propagate knowledge unto the people of these Nations in that day wherein Ignorance and Darkness so much abounded This William Tindal was a man not only of a pious and good Life but well Learned as appeareth in that he Translated the Bible both the Old and New Testament so called out of the Tongues in which they were originally writ into the English whose Translation is the first English Translation that is extant and a good work it was in that day and of great service among the peolpe which made the Romish Clergy so angry who would have still hoodwinck'd the People in Ignorance that they ceased not until they got him burnt who suffered Martyrdom for the Truth in West Flanders in the days of Queen Mary But above all he was a Man endowed with a good measure of the Spirit of God and taught of God as both his own Works and the History of his Life Recorded by Fox in his Martyrology doth sufficiently make manifest unto any who have a Spiritual discerning and if there be any things found in his Works which Answer not perfectly to the Truth it is to be imputed to the Darkness and Ignorance of that time which God wincked at nor should these things which were given him as Testimonies from the Lord to bear in his day be the less esteemed and received because of any Weakness or Imperfections as touching some things wherein he might be swayed by the darkness of that time in which he lived But rather we should be thankful unto God for his Mercy in that he lighted such a Candle and set it on a Candlestick to shine as a Light in a dark place while Darkness was so thick throughout all the Land I could cite the Testimonies of many other Witnesses who sealed their Testimony with their Blood unto the Truth both in England and Scotland and also in other places But this being done partly by others formerly and as it may please the Lord so to order it it may yet be done more largly only at this time I found my self moved in the Zeal of the Lord to give forth this small Treatise being a faithful Collection of the words of the aforesaid William Tindal extracted by me out of his Printed Works with my own hand without adding unto or diminishing from them so much as one word only the Titles I have added before each Purpose by way of Index My design is to make it known that we the People in derision called Quakers are truest Protestants for all who have any knowledg of our Principle whether by reading our Books or hearing our Declarations cannot but see that those Testimonies of William Tindal are more agreeable unto our Principles than unto those of any other People in these three Nations Some clear Testimonies unto the Truth as it is owned by the People called in derision Quakers collected out of the Works and Books of William Tindall Martyr CHAP. I. Concerning Christs dying for all Men. In his Prologue upon the Prophet Jonas WE be all equally Created and Formed os one God our Father and indifferently bought and redeemed with one blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ. CHAP. II. Concerning both the Law and Gospel being in Mans heart In the same Prologue upon Jonas AS the Law which fretteth thy Conscience is in thy heart and is no outward thing even so seek within thy heart the Plaister of Mercy the promises of forgiveness in our Saviour Jesus Christ according unto all the ensamples of Mercy that are gone before And with Jonas let them that wait on Vanities and seek God here and there and in every Temple save in their hearts go and seek thou the Testament of God in thy heatt sor in thy heart is the word of the Law and in thine heart is the word of Faith in the promises of Mercy in Jesus Christ so that if thou confess with a repenting heart and knowledge and surely believe that Jesus is Lord over all sin thou art safe CHAP. III. Concerning the outward and inward part of the Scripture In the same Prologue THE Scripture hath a Body without and within a Soul Spirit and Life it hath without a Bark a Shell and as it were an hard Bone for the fleshly minded to gnaw