Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	hate_v	know_v	persecute_v	2,062	5	9.5855	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60651	A short testimony on the behalf of truths innocency declared in plainesse and simplicity : being done at the command of the Lord God that all out of the truth may see their way and proceed no further : vvith a discovery of the national ministry, whose time now is, and is no more / by one who loves truth and rightousnesse and desires the nations peace, and the good of all people, who amongst many brethren is called a Quaker, but known by the name of William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1660 (1660)	Wing S4328; ESTC R15197	12,349	16

A SHORT TESTIMONY On the behalf of Truths Innocency Declared in Plainnesse and simplicity being done at the Command of the Lord God that all out of the Truth may see their way and proceed no further VVith a Discovery of the National Ministry whose Time now is and is no more By one who loves Truth and Righteousnesse and desires the Naticns Peace and the good of all people who amongst many Brethren is called a Quaker but known by the Name of WILLIAM SMITH LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the signe of the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1660. THe Truth of the Lord God endures for ever what it was in the beginning it is the same at this day and no man can lay another Foundation it is pure and the appearance of it is glorious it doth not joyn with evil neither hath any agreement with the works of darkness it sheds it self abroad in the hearts of all that believe in it the intents of all hearts it makes manifest and is a Reprover of the workers of iniquity it seeks nothing of this world neither joyns to the glory thereof it comes from God and seeks the glory of God and this is the sent of God who is true and no unrighteousness in him he comes forth from the Father and comes into the world not to destroy the world but to bear witness unto the Truth that all in the Truth might believe he is meek and lowly peaceable and gentle full of mercy goodness and compassion he loves his enemies and doth good to those that hate him there is no strife in him but a patient suffering and forbearing when he is reviled he revileth not again when he suffers he threatens not but as a Lamb he is led to the slaughter and neither cries nor lifts up his voyce in the streets he is come forth in his might and in his strength is risen to cut the work short in righteousness and to tread upon the high places of the Earth that man may know there is a God that ruleth in the Kingdoms of the World who is jealous of his glory and will not give it to another but in his right will reign who is King of Kings and of his Government there is no end his Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom and his Dominion is glorious and this he is establishing upon the top of all Mountains and exalting over the high Places of the Earth not with sound of Trumpets or the Alarum of War or the mighty Host of Men and Horses but with the out-stretched arm of his own Power that he hath made bare in the sight of all Nations he hath appeared in his Power and visited the Poor in this day of his Mercy and hath helped the Needy in their great distress he is come who hath been long waited for and he is now revealed who is the Salvation of God he hath chosen a People to delight in him and gathered a Remnant to make mention of his Name and to declare his goodness from day to day he leads them in his Power and orders them in his wisdom and they are given up unto him and are made willing to follow him he hath redemed them to himself and chosen them to be a peculiar People they are not of the world as he is not of the world but out of the world he hath gathered them and over the world he hath set them and they have no fellowship with it but testisies against it for which cause the world hates them not knowing the Life that is revealed in them for they are born again of the immortal Word which mortal man doth not know nor cannot comprehend in his earthly wisdom therefore doth the birth after the flesh persecute the birth born of the spirit who knows him not in his appearance nor cannot behold his glory who is full of Grace and Truth but hath alwayes turned against him and hated his appearance and could not believe that it was he and so hath persecuted and reviled him crucified and slain him and in whom he hath made himself manifest and chosen to delight in him they have been alwayes counted the off-scouring of the world as it is at this day and though we be hated of man yet bear we no evil to any but patiently gives our back to the Smiter and what is permitted we endure and counts reproaches great Riches and to suffer for righteousnesse sake more joy then to live in the pleasure of sin and though you strive against us yet we are preserved for we are born of the seed which is blessed for ever we abide in our Tents and rest in the strength of the Glory of our God and none can curse us therefore be at rest concerning us for you do not know us nor our Resting-place where we are set down and are preserved in perfect peace and are not in fear what man can do unto us and though we walk among you and in the midest of you we are not of you nor have no fellowship with you nor with the works that are brought forth by you for God hath redeemed us from amongst you chosen us to be a holy People unto himself that we may shew forth his Praise in walking blamelesse and harmlesse in the Land of Uprightnesse and in the Life of Innocency and we have nothing in our hearts but love to all pitying those that are our Enemies praying that God would give them Repentance unto life for we are followers of him who laid down his life for his Enemies and made himself of no Reputation unto the Crosse humbled himself that sinners might he saved and enemies reconciled unto God and this is his love to you all who would not have you perish and he hath begotten the same mind in us and our eye is toward him who is gone before us and he is a Leader and Commander unto us and we confesse to him alone who is the Lord of Glory and the Prince of peace who unto peace hath called us and in peace to rest that in peace we may conquer the Nations and in quietness overcome the People that delight in War and this is the Conquering Power unto which we are subject and this is the Captain of our salvation whom we follow and we have not used either Sword or Spear or looked unto the arm of flesh to be a defence unto us neither is it in our hearts so to strive with any or persecute any or destroy any People but in peace to rest until he plead our Cause and execute Judgement for us that all may behold that we are a People saved by the Lord whom we follow in obedience to do his Will and in his Power are made willing to go through good report and bad Report as deceivers and yet true as dying and yet we live and this day this Scripture is fulfilled in your ears and we do not speak it because it was the condition of Saints before us