Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	acceptable_a	fair_a	good_a	17	3	2.0648	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13320	A myrror for Martinists, and all other schismatiques, which in these dangerous daies doe breake the godlie vnitie, and disturbe the Christian peace of the Church. Published by T.T.	Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601, attributed name.; T. T., fl. 1590.	1590 (1590)	STC 23628; ESTC S118084	30,611	40

a_o mirror_n for_o martinist_n and_o all_o other_o schismatic_n which_o in_o these_o dangerous_a day_n do_v break_v the_o godly_a unity_n and_o disturb_v the_o christian_a peace_n of_o the_o church_n publish_a by_o t._n t._n math._n 4._o 24._o take_v heed_n what_o you_o hear_v london_n print_v by_o john_n wolf_n 1590._o the_o preface_n the_o apostle_n paul_n exhort_v every_o christian_n to_o take_v unto_o he_o universam_fw-la illam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o that_o same_o complete_a armour_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n will_v he_o to_o gird_v himself_o with_o the_o girdle_n of_o truth_n this_o truth_n seem_v to_o have_v great_a affinity_n with_o man_n nature_n because_o we_o be_v make_v after_o god_n own_o image_n who_o be_v truth_n itself_o that_o we_o may_v express_v the_o same_o in_o our_o life_n in_o our_o word_n and_o in_o our_o manner_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o original_a sin_n we_o all_o have_v make_v shipwreck_n of_o the_o truth_n &_o every_o man_n be_v become_v a_o liar_n yet_o what_o man_n be_v he_o so_o unregenerate_a that_o in_o open_a show_n seem_v not_o to_o like_v and_o love_v truth_n do_v not_o the_o great_a liar_n and_o most_o false_a accuser_n pretend_v truth_n celsus_n and_o antiphon_n two_o heretic_n call_v their_o book_n book_n of_o truth_n the_o false_a prophet_n which_o deceive_v achab_n make_v a_o great_a brag_n of_o truth_n the_o devil_n who_o can_v transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n when_o he_o tempt_v christ_n have_v in_o his_o mouth_n the_o infallible_a truth_n of_o god_n word_n but_o prosper_n say_v very_o well_o parum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la verum_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la falsum_fw-la in_o cord_n and_o a_o other_o father_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v nihil_fw-la prodest_fw-la quia_fw-la hymnum_fw-la cantat_fw-la lingua_fw-la tua_fw-la si_fw-la sacrilegium_fw-la exhalat_n vita_fw-la tua_fw-la it_o be_v a_o very_a vile_a thing_n to_o have_v truth_n in_o the_o mouth_n and_o falsehood_n 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brownist_n the_o family_n of_o love_n martiniste_n and_o all_o schismatic_n which_o never_o cease_v pervert_v the_o truth_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o the_o lip_n of_o these_o man_n may_v be_v continual_o seal_v as_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o image_n angerona_n the_o god_n of_o silence_n for_o better_v it_o be_v for_o they_o to_o be_v dumb_a image_n of_o a_o vain_a goddess_n than_o the_o clatter_a false_a spirit_n of_o sathan_n the_o hurt_n that_o may_v come_v unto_o thou_o christian_n reader_n by_o the_o poison_n of_o these_o viper_n if_o it_o do_v but_o touch_v thou_o for_o sub_fw-la melle_fw-la latet_fw-la venenum_fw-la under_o the_o green_a grass_n lie_v a_o serpent_n and_o falsehood_n be_v colour_v with_o truth_n have_v make_v i_o careful_a for_o thy_o good_a to_o publish_v this_o small_a treatise_n therefore_o such_o as_o it_o be_v take_v it_o well_o in_o worth_n and_o forget_v not_o this_o caveat_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v take_v heed_n what_o you_o hear_v 24._o ulterius_fw-la ne_fw-la tend_v odijs_fw-la a_o mirror_n for_o martinist_n when_o i_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o grave_a sentence_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n 19_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n and_o do_v behold_v the_o miserable_a contention_n with_o which_o the_o church_n of_o england_n at_o this_o day_n be_v so_o vex_a and_o turmoil_v by_o the_o child_n of_o folly_n i_o can_v but_o on_o the_o one_o side_n condemn_v the_o late_a martin_n libeler_n and_o their_o favourite_n who_o have_v a_o bad_a cause_n do_v as_o lewd_o handle_v the_o same_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n mislike_v some_o replier_n who_o notwithstanding_o they_o have_v choose_v the_o better_a part_n yet_o handle_v it_o not_o so_o charitable_o and_o modest_o as_o it_o require_v and_o albeit_o the_o first_o scandal_n come_v by_o those_o foolish_a worker_n of_o iniquity_n yet_o angerona_n the_o god_n of_o silence_n may_v better_o have_v answer_v they_o than_o man_n of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n who_o 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schism_n whereby_o he_o may_v overthrow_v faith_n corrupt_v the_o truth_n &_o divide_v the_o unity_n of_o christ_n church_n this_o title_n and_o name_n of_o christianity_n whereof_o cyprian_n speak_v be_v that_o cloak_n of_o schismatics_n by_o which_o they_o will_v seem_v holy_a and_o good_a to_o the_o detriment_n of_o the_o godly_a schism_n according_a to_o saint_n augustine_n opinion_n spring_v from_o a_o certain_a hatred_n among_o brethren_n many_o cause_n hereof_o be_v rehearse_v by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n but_o they_o all_o agree_v that_o there_o be_v four_o especial_a mean_n to_o hatch_v they_o schism_n all_o which_o four_o have_v a_o sovereign_a supremacy_n and_o a_o supreme_a sovereignty_n in_o this_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n the_o first_o they_o set_v down_o be_v the_o contempt_n of_o bishop_n euagrium_n to_o who_o as_o jerome_n say_v ever_o since_o saint_n mark_v time_n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n belong_v in_o hoc_fw-la 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