Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	reason_n	scripture_n	word_n	4,497	5	4.2578	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90786	The way to the peace and settlement of these nations, fully discovered in two letters, delivered to his late Highnesse, and one to the present Parliament, as also one to his Highnesse Richard Lord Protector, of England, Scotland, and Ireland, &c. Wherein the liberty of speaking ... is opposed against Antichrist, for the procuring of his downfall, who will not grant the same to others; and now published to awaken the publick spirits in England, and to raise up an universal magistrate in Christendome, that will suffer all sorts of people, (of what religion soever they are) in any one countrey, as God (the great magistrate) suffers the same in all countreys of the world. By Peter Cornelius, Van Zurick-Zee, a lover of truth and peace.	Plockhoy, Pieter Corneliszoon, fl. 1659.; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; Cromwell, Richard, 1626-1712.	1659 (1659)	Wing P2581E; Thomason E972_6; ESTC R203156	15,982	32

soon attempted to hold forth the authority of the Scriptures according to their own sense upon which when they have introduced matters contrary to reason and people have refused to receive them for authentick they have by their acquired authority kindred the people from so much as to speak or whisper against it constraining them to believe what they say and also to rely upon them and their absolution and to take away all scruple from the people have given out that they will answer for them at the day of judgement Yea moreover which is far more terrible will undertake to pawn their souls for theirs By which perswasions the people being in anxiety fal into their bosomes as in former times in their grosse darkness oppugning the holy Scriptures and the consciences of some with greater earnestnesse are resisted and rejected Yet these men being driven out by Tyranny and seperated from Popery have commonly something of that sower-leaven remaining in them to bind others to their opinions making as a foundation of their fellowship new forms over and besides the holy Scriptures whereby they have not exalted Christ but themselves they have not held close to that only name which was given for men to be saved by but many names as heads of parties according to the different forms they have brought into the world Whence great strangenesse making of parties yea sometimes war and horrible blood-sheddings have ensued which have been managed not for the sake of the holy Scriptures which they all held for truth but to keep up their own opinions till again some more understanding men perceiving the various differences of the forms and wayes and the mischief and wicked disturbance which this strife and variance in writings of disputations and controversie hath produced have justly rejected all names and rules besides the name and rule of Jesus Christ living among them as men full of love and forbearance whose understandings and life clash not against the holy Scriptures and found reason although they differ among themselves in apprehensions upon some places of the Scripture but do continue in brotherly love and unity by which forbearance they do not only set others in the right way so farre as they are in the truth but are also by others brought out of the way wherein they themselves did erre a thing which ought to bear sway with all men according to the words of Christ As you would that men should do unto you so do you unto them also that they should bear with one anothers opinions and conceptions as they would themselves be born withall in theirs For it hath more the resemblance and appearance of compelling the Consciences and of Tyranny then of Reason to press any one to come up to anothers apprehension as necessary before he can apprehend it with his own understanding to be good and necessary This hath been in former ages the policy of Persecutors and makers of Sects and Schismes who not only have cast out by their power such whose understanding they could not bring to agree with theirs but being unable to do it have made great broils rents and divisions in the world whereas every one since God is so long suffering ought with constant persevering love without despairing in the work to labour according to their power to enlighten others that are in darknesse For if those that have the light reject others or depart from them then the blind having no good leaders must needs go astray and being led by the blind fall into a deep abysse of Ignorance On the contrary all true lovers of the common good do labour not only to take out of the world Factions but also all humane inventions as much as in them lieth that so the Lord Jesus may alone remain Lord and Master whose sayings they bear great honour and respect unto although they possibly cannot understand the meaning of some particulars yet being confirmed by signes and wonders do hold the same for good and true In which thing as to the salvation of man they will put no trust or affiance in any besides Jesus Christ nor yet receive any thing as truth but that which they themselves can apprehend to be good and agreeable to his doctrine therefore do they themselves not set up or own any authority whereby men should rely upon it nor yet should give any others Authority whereby to draw men into their party but should bind all men unto Jesus Christ whom they acknowledge only for Head and Saviour We desire from the bottome of our hearts that all men might be gathered together under that one name and that your Highness from whom almost every one expects some speciall work will help to cleanse the Christian Religion and worship of God from all prevailing exorbitances and to that end would institute as an eternall memoriall and example to all Dominions and Governments in the world in every City and in every County throughout England Scotland and Ireland one generall Christian assembling or meeting-place in such a form that all people may see one another round-about by the help of seats rising by steps having before them convenient leaning-places to read and write upon also one desk aloft on one side or end to hear the holy Scriptures read at a set time giving freedome after that reading to all people orderly to confer together concerning the Doctrine and Instruction of their Lord and Master Christ That all Lording over Consciences being prevented all people might come together without receiving any obstruction by any human forms or contrivances even as the Jews being divided into several Sects as Pharisees Saduces Esseens and Herodians c. met together in one Temple so we would not deny any particular Congregations of their freedome of peaceable meeting among themselves about the Ordinances of Jesus Christ as the Orders or Synagogues of the Jews were not at all infringed nor bereave the Ministers or Teachers of their benefit which they receive of their own people for their maintainance for they having a fit opportunity may the better bring in their sense with others into this generall Church-meeting That so the truth getting enlargement the honest party may be resolved into unity and the bad that cannot indure the light may be discovered and made known who only seeking Dominion and rule should not by any means be imployed in high places in matters civil or spiritual that so the seat of Government may not be usurped by their Adherents when things go contrary to their minds being cruell Wolves who in seeking of their advantage wil not spare the flock over which the Rulers who should be placed to keep the people in order ought especially to take care that they do not hinder them from the liberty of speaking freely as it happeneth commonly in particular assemblies or congregations contrary to the laudable practice of the Jews Acts 13.15 who themselves after the reading of the Scriptures did invite and stir up Paul and Barnabas