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	witness_n	witness_v	2,015	5	9.4809	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94740	A supplement to the Serious consideration of the oath of the Kings supremacy; published October 1660. In, first, some consideration of the oath of allegiance. Secondly, vindicating of the consideration of the oaths of the Kings supremacy and allegiance, from the exceptions of Richard Hubberthorn, Samuel Fisher, Samuel Hodgkin, and some others against them, in the points of swearing in some case, and the matters of those oaths. By John Tombes B.D.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1661 (1661)	Wing T1821; Thomason E1084_1; ESTC R207991	39,490	48

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my_o conscience_n also_o bear_v i_o witness_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n behold_v before_o god_n i_o lie_v not_o god_n be_v my_o record_n be_v form_n of_o swear_v it_o be_v the_o definition_n of_o a_o oath_n which_o all_o writer_n that_o i_o know_v of_o agree_v in_o that_o a_o oath_n be_v a_o appeal_n to_o or_o invocation_n of_o god_n as_o joint_a witness_n with_o we_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o speech_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o i_o write_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n will_v witness_v the_o truth_n of_o i_o speak_v truth_n before_o god_n without_o abuse_v the_o apostle_n word_n in_o plead_v for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o some_o swear_n and_o in_o this_o i_o dare_v stand_v to_o the_o arbitrement_n of_o sober_a honest-hearted_a intelligent_a man_n not_o fear_v the_o censure_n of_o r._n h._n as_o if_o i_o be_v a_o novice_n who_o have_v be_v a_o professor_n of_o christianity_n above_o forty_o year_n and_o a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n above_o thirty_o and_o wish_v r._n h._n 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but_o if_o he_o think_v his_o tongue_n be_v his_o own_o that_o he_o may_v accuse_v and_o reproach_n at_o his_o pleasure_n i_o think_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o practice_n be_v rail_v and_o false_a accuse_v and_o that_o his_o tongue_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n of_o hell_n and_o that_o without_o repentance_n he_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o 10._o he_o proceed_v in_o the_o same_o vein_n of_o revile_v censure_v and_o false_a accuse_v in_o his_o speech_n of_o my_o five_o argument_n to_o which_o he_o make_v no_o answer_n but_o this_o that_o to_o break_v christ_n command_n be_v of_o no_o necessary_a use_n that_o i_o may_v as_o well_o have_v state_v my_o argument_n that_o to_o break_v christ_n command_n be_v of_o benefit_n to_o humane_a society_n therefore_o to_o break_v christ_n command_n be_v lawful_a etc._n etc._n and_o may_v thus_o have_v prove_v it_o that_o except_o we_o break_v christ_n command_n we_o can_v preach_v for_o 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