Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	spirit_n	way_n	word_n	4,565	5	4.0752	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28899	A defence of the Scriptures, and the Holy Spirit speaking in them, as the chiefe iudge of controversies of faith ... with a vindication of that honour due to magistrates, ministers, and others ... in a relation of a disputation at Chesterfield in the county of Darby, between some ministers of the Gospell and James Naylor, an erring Quaker ... : with some animadversions upon a lying relation of that disputation, published by Iames Nayler / by Immanuel Bourne ...	Bourne, Immanuel, 1590-1672.	1656 (1656)	Wing B3852; ESTC R23281	45,977	64

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of_o error_n lie_v and_o false_a accusation_n but_o a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n that_o he_o may_v be_v direct_v to_o give_v true_a judgement_n and_o not_o to_o wrest_v or_o give_v wrong_a sentence_n for_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n exod_a 23.6_o 7._o thou_o shall_v not_o wrest_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o his_o cause_n and_o keep_v the_o far_o from_o a_o false_a matter_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o a_o spirit_n of_o lie_v and_o error_n and_o false_a accusation_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v a_o chief_a judge_n of_o controversy_n especial_o not_o of_o controversy_n of_o faith_n and_o for_o the_o second_o proposition_n that_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o quaker_n and_o in_o james_n nayler_n in_o particular_a be_v a_o spirit_n of_o error_n lie_v and_o false_a accusation_n mr_n bourne_n prove_v it_o by_o these_o argument_n mr_n bournes_n argument_n whatsoever_o spirit_n do_v or_o do_v affirm_v and_o false_o accuse_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n in_o england_n that_o they_o err_v and_o be_v false_a teacher_n because_o they_o say_v the_o book_n of_o matthew_n mark_v luke_n and_o john_n be_v the_o gospel_n that_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o error_n lie_v and_o false_a accusation_n but_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v in_o james_n nayler_n and_o some_o of_o his_o fellow_n quaker_n do_v or_o do_v accuse_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n in_o england_n that_o they_o err_v and_o be_v false_a teacher_n because_o they_o affirm_v the_o book_n of_o matthew_n mark_v luke_n and_o john_n to_o be_v the_o gospel_n therefore_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o quaker_n and_o in_o james_n nayler_n in_o particular_a be_v a_o spirit_n of_o error_n lie_v and_o false_a accusation_n and_o so_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v chief_a judge_n of_o controversy_n of_o faith_n to_o