Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	scripture_n	spirit_n	word_n	12,728	5	4.8461	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49443	The Presbyter's antidote choaking himself. Or Stephen Scandrett confuting himself in his erroneous bundle of confusion and absurdities, still'd, An antidote against Quakerism being a brief collection of some of his errors, blasphemies, and self-contradictions. Together with some interlineary notes upon them.	Ludgater, Robert, d. 1695.	1669 (1669)	Wing L3456A; ESTC R221782	7,051	1

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etc._n etc._n p._n 6._o note_v and_o what_o must_v we_o attend_v upon_o real_a darkness_n oh_o great_a darkness_n how_o great_a be_v his_o darkness_n that_o thus_o put_v darkness_n for_o light_n and_o light_n for_o darkness_n s._n s._n nor_o be_v the_o illumination_n of_o the_o spirit_n a_o rule_n at_o all_o the_o spirit_n not_o a_o rule_n doctrine_n rule_n false_a doctrine_n etc._n etc._n p._n 33._o the_o light_n within_o be_v not_o their_o full_a or_o whole_a rule_n p._n 13._o it_o discover_v but_o part_n of_o god_n will_n p._n 35._o in_o contradiction_n again_o pray_v that_o god_n kingdom_n may_v come_v his_o spirit_n may_v govern_v within_o we_o and_o cause_v we_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n p._n 14._o the_o spirit_n shall_v lead_v they_o into_o all_o truth_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n etc._n etc._n note_v not_o a_o full_a rule_n imply_v it_o be_v some_o rule_n but_o if_o the_o spirit_n within_o govern_v lead_v we_o into_o all_o truth_n and_o cause_v we_o to_o bring_v forth_o 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we_o meet_v with_o much_o darkness_n and_o vice_n to_o corrupt_v it_o a_o corrupt_a judge_n error_n judge_n error_n will_v pass_v a_o wrong_a sentence_n p._n 38._o yet_o it_o be_v a_o light_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o every_o man_n p._n 27_o 28._o note_v be_v blasphemy_n to_o count_v the_o light_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n a_o corrupt_a judge_n the_o light_n be_v incorruptible_a s._n s._n the_o spirit_n dwell_v in_o all_o believer_n be_v sometime_o a_o sweet_a mover_n to_o duty_n though_o no_o indwelling_a spirit_n confusion_n spirit_n confusion_n p._n 38._o the_o indwelling_a spirit_n of_o god_n the_o truly-sanctified_n have_v he_o dwell_v in_o they_o to_o help_v their_o infirmity_n to_o lead_v they_o into_o all_o truth_n to_o quicken_v comfort_n strengthen_v etc._n etc._n p._n 1_o 2._o note_v what_o gross_a confusion_n and_o scribble_n be_v this_o what_o no_o indwelling_a spirit_n yet_o the_o indwelling_a spirit_n the_o spirit_n 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reveal_v to_o they_o all_o their_o duty_n for_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o believe_v all_o that_o be_v there_o teach_v and_o to_o practise_v all_o imposition_n all_o a_o strange_a imposition_n that_o be_v there_o command_v p._n 61._o none_o ever_o do_v none_o ever_o can_v live_v up_o to_o the_o light_n p._n 46_o 44._o and_o yet_o contra._n it_o reveal_v but_o a_o small_a part_n of_o their_o duty_n p._n 35_o 62._o note_v see_v what_o a_o impossible_a way_n and_o rule_n to_o heaven_n he_o have_v here_o prescribe_v not_o the_o light_n in_o every_o man_n which_o he_o say_v none_o ever_o can_v live_v up_o to_o and_o yet_o say_v it_o reveal_v but_o a_o small_a part_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o how_o then_o shall_v they_o believe_v and_o practise_v the_o whole_a bible_n or_o all_o their_o duty_n if_o not_o a_o small_a part_n do_v you_o think_v s._n s._n make_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o practice_v all_o that_o be_v command_v in_o the_o bible_n what_o say_v you_o professor_n to_o this_o 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