Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	require_v	spirit_n	worship_v	1,990	5	8.9686	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91008	The priests wickednesse and cruelty, laid open, and made manifest, by Priest Smith of Cressedge, persecuting the servants of the Lord, whose outward dwellings is in and about Shrewsbury. As also, the proceedings of Judge Nicholas, and the Court of Justice, so called, against them so persecuted by the priest, at the last generall assizes holden at Bridgenorth for the county of Salop. Together, with some queries, to the priests.	Overton, Constantine, d. 1687.	1657 (1657)	Wing P3454; Thomason E910_4; ESTC R207503	9,613	16

of these things all you to whom these may come and all you in whom there is desires after the way of God be seperated from these men joyne not with them in their sins least you partake of their plagues mind that which calls for truth and uprightnesse in the inward parts the Law of God written in the heart according to his promise that you may be taught of the Lord alone and be established in righteousnesse that which reproves for swearing lying coveteousnesse envy mocking scorning that is the Light of Christ take good heed of being disobedient to it it is neer to you all continually and yee cannot escape his righteous judgements who will render to every man according to their deeds with which light you shall see your deeds If you doe truth come to the light and walke in the light and put of the works of darknesse that yee be not condemned with the light which is the condemnation of the world prize your time be not deceived with a profession which will not stand in the day of tryall but mind what you possesse in truth and what peace you have with God deale plainly and consider how you stand whether you suffer with the people of God or you joyne with them that persecute Soe we having layed these things before you to consider of we have cleared our consciences in the sight of God and rest in peace suffering for the testimony of Jesus waiting upon him for diliverance And this yee shall witnesse to be in love to your souls in the day of our Lord when there shall be judgement without respect of persons Given forth the 7 day of the 1 month From us who are called Quakers by them that live out of the fear of God Constant Overton Humfry Overton John Farmer James Farmer Thomas Jenkes William Payne John Payne Some Queries to Priest Smith or any of the Priests in Shrewsbury or there abouts to be answered by them in plainess and sobernesse according to the Scriptures of truth WHether you doe own that Christ lighteth every man that cometh into the worlds yea or no 2. Whether this be a natural light which shineth in darknesse which darknesse cannot comprehend and is the condemnation of the world yea or no 3. Whether this be a created light which John called the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world him by whom the world was made seeing God created all things by Jesus Christ who is the light answer plainly that the people may receive satisfaction 4. Whether you doe own the same Christ that said in his Doctrine beware of the Scribes which love to goe in long cloathing and love salutations in the market places and chiefe seats in the assemblies and the uppermost roomes at feasts called of men master devoure widdows houses and for a pretence make long prayers which shall receive the greater condemnation if yee be found in these steps let us know how you will escape the damnation 5. Whether doe you own that Christ that suffered at Jerusalem who said as you would that men should doe unto you do you unto them and whether you that hale to prison doe as you would be done unto yea or nay 6. Whether the worship of God be not the same now as it was when Christ said God is a Spirit and they that worship him now must worship him in Spirit and truth if yea I require to prove where ever God commanded any man to take a verse of Scripture and to give meanings or conceavings upon it and where this is called spirituall worship seeing this is your practice when you meet together Prove your practice or confesse your error 7. Whether it is better to waite upon the Lord in silence meeting together in his feare to worship him in Spirit or set up that God never required nor commanded and live in pride envy coveteousnesse and follow pleasures whether these are agreable to the life of them that gave forth Scriptures 8. What and where that is that leads the people of God into all truth and reproves the world of sinne 9. Whether the Scriptures can be read and understood by any other Spirit but that Spirit that gave them forth yea or nay And are not they that are out of the Doctrine of Christ in life and practice living in pride and envy guided by another Spirit then that which gave forth Scriptures yea or nay 10. What is that which the Apostle speaks of in his epistle to the Romans which was manifest in them that gaine the knowledge of God and whether that which may be known of God is not manifest which is now as it was then yea or nay 11. What that manifestation of the Spirit is which is given to every man to profit withall and where it is whether within man or without man and whether there be any profiting but in any by the Spirit yea or nay 12. Whether that which was the saints rule and guide in former ages before the Scripture was written and their rule and guide who wrote Scriptures be not a guide and rule to saints now Or when was it changed and the Scripture put in its steed is God changeable is not his power the same his way the same now is not he who was the foundation and the Rock of his age then the author and foundation of the saints faith now and the Rock of this age and so the Rock of ages is not Christ the same yesterday to day and for ever Answer to these Queries plainly that deceipt may be made manifest where it is and the truth exalted and when they are answered send the Answer to some of us who are sufferers for the truth whose names are aforementioned Who is wise and he shall understand these things prudent and he shall know them for the wayes of the Lord are right and the just shall walke in them but the transgressors shall fall therein Hosea 14.9 Given forth from the Common Goal in Shrewsbury the 1 day of the 2 month called Apr. 1657. 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