Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	godly_a	great_a	105	3	2.0638	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68396	The practice of policy written by Lodowike Lloyd ...	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1604 (1604)	STC 16627; ESTC S1335	51,274	90

show_v himself_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o give_v wise_a jephtha_n jephtha_n counsel_n to_o his_o captain_n how_o they_o may_v find_v out_o the_o false_a ephramite_n from_o the_o true_a israelite_n by_o pronounce_v of_o the_o letter_n shibole_v and_o that_o before_o the_o ephramite_n 12._o jud._n 12._o shall_v pass_v over_o jordan_z lest_o they_o shall_v gather_v head_n against_o the_o israelite_n again_o great_a wisdom_n it_o be_v to_o look_v in_o time_n to_o such_o and_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o they_o that_o will_v willing_o have_v many_o head_n like_o hydra_n i_o wish_v there_o be_v no_o head_n of_o hydra_n yet_o lurk_v in_o any_o english_a laerna_n thus_o be_v jephtha_n call_v from_o the_o land_n of_o tob_z and_o gedeon_n from_o the_o barne-threshing_a to_o kill_v and_o destroy_v gedeon_n gedeon_n these_o wicked_a madianites_fw-la and_o false_a ephramite_n which_o be_v scatter_v and_o disperse_v into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o david_n call_v from_o a_o shepherd_n to_o be_v anoint_a shepherd_n david_n a_o shepherd_n king_n in_o israel_n by_o samuel_n while_o yet_o saul_n live_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o saul_n and_o to_o overthrow_v the_o house_n of_o saul_n for_o all_o the_o practice_n and_o policy_n of_o saul_n to_o the_o contrary_a be_v not_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o servant_n of_o solomon_n call_v &_o servant_n jeroboam_fw-la a_o servant_n anoint_a king_n in_o israel_n by_o the_o prophet_n ahias_n in_o the_o time_n of_o solomon_n &_o of_o his_o son_n rehoboam_n and_o to_o take_v ten_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n from_o solomon_n and_o be_v not_o jehu_n from_o a_o soldier_n call_v and_o anoint_a king_n by_o elizeus_fw-la soldier_n jehu_n a_o soldier_n servant_n while_o achab_n yet_o reign_v in_o israel_n to_o destroy_v achab_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n for_o the_o idolatry_n of_o achab_n the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n against_o wicked_a prince_n and_o so_o in_o other_o like_a practiser_n that_o seek_v by_o policy_n to_o 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kingdom_n but_o truth_n wisdom_n and_o counsel_n so_o aristotle_n 20._o pro._n 20._o say_v unto_o the_o great_a alexander_n that_o counsel_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n rhet._n ad_fw-la alex._n suet._n cap._n 25._o augustus_n say_v most_o divine_a in_o matter_n of_o state_n for_o that_o he_o be_v ever_o careful_a to_o have_v alexander_n govern_v by_o counsel_n know_v well_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o mind_n &_o the_o conquest_n which_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n many_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o counsel_n and_o many_o more_o for_o not_o accept_v of_o counsel_n wise_a counsel_n and_o the_o reward_n thereof_o be_v more_o give_v in_o sparta_n to_o the_o captain_n that_o subdue_v the_o enemy_n by_o policy_n and_o counsel_n then_o by_o the_o sword_n for_o that_o attempt_n say_v augustus_n be_v not_o to_o be_v enterprise_v where_o more_o fear_n be_v in_o lose_v then_o hope_v in_o get_v the_o victory_n the_o carthaginian_n so_o esteem_v wise_a counsel_n that_o if_o any_o 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their_o life_n sedition_n therefore_o be_v as_o dangerous_a to_o king_n in_o their_o kingdom_n as_o to_o commander_n in_o field_n in_o the_o army_n for_o so_o seneca_n say_v idem_fw-la ius_fw-la habet_fw-la adversus_fw-la imperia_fw-la atque_fw-la adversus_fw-la imperantes_fw-la sectio_fw-la 2._o servius_n galba_n under_o pretence_n 21._o oros_n lib._n 5_o cap._n 21._o of_o do_v of_o some_o great_a good_a unto_o the_o lusitanian_o assemble_v the_o chief_a man_n &_o the_o gallant_a youth_n of_o three_o great_a city_n to_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o thousand_o who_o he_o most_o treacherous_o and_o false_o slay_v which_o move_v great_a sedition_n and_o tumult_n in_o spain_n against_o the_o roman_n hastrubal_n intend_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o hunt_v to_o invade_v numidia_n be_v resist_v by_o the_o numidian_n tell_v they_o he_o come_v but_o to_o hunt_v elephant_n by_o the_o like_a policy_n of_o hunt_v hannibal_n get_v tarentum_n such_o a_o hunter_n be_v nymrod_n that_o hunt_v king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v call_v the_o mighty_a 10._o gen._n 10._o hunter_n ninus_n be_v a_o great_a hunter_n of_o kingdom_n &_o country_n so_o may_v it_o be_v say_v of_o cyrus_n and_o of_o alexander_n so_o great_a hunter_n be_v they_o that_o they_o die_v in_o their_o hunt_n out_o of_o their_o kingdom_n hunt_v be_v a_o military_a exercise_n which_o make_v sertorius_n serto._n plut._n in_o serto._n to_o use_v hunt_v and_o to_o travail_v the_o hard_a rock_n of_o africa_n and_o that_o he_o and_o his_o soldier_n thereby_o may_v better_a endure_v labour_n and_o pain_n against_o the_o roman_n he_o acquaint_v they_o so_o much_o with_o hunt_v that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o sustain_v any_o hardness_n the_o cause_n therefore_o why_o brasidas_n compare_v hunt_v to_o war_n be_v for_o that_o the_o like_a stratagem_n be_v often_o invent_v and_o execute_v in_o war_n against_o soldier_n as_o the_o hunter_n do_v against_o diverse_a kind_n of_o beast_n special_o

that_o he_o be_v always_o practise_v busy_o to_o overthrow_v town_n and_o city_n and_o to_o triumph_v in_o his_o tyranny_n he_o will_v ever_o boast_v and_o brag_v what_o evil_a he_o have_v do_v rejoice_v etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n much_o in_o title_n of_o violence_n and_o of_o his_o conquest_n as_o many_o of_o the_o greek_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v but_o none_o of_o equity_n and_o justice_n but_o only_o aristides_n another_o antigonus_n surname_v dosan_n for_o that_o he_o will_v promise_v any_o thing_n but_o as_o plutarch_n say_v will_v perform_v nothing_o this_o antigonus_n leave_v more_o heir_n behind_o he_o in_o court_n and_o in_o country_n and_o there_o be_v another_o antigonus_n surname_v euargetes_n for_o that_o he_o be_v a_o beneficial_a prince_n &_o a_o benefactor_n in_o all_o greece_n and_o therefore_o his_o statue_n be_v carry_v at_o athens_n in_o the_o banner_n of_o peplon_n with_o the_o statue_n of_o jupiter_n and_o mars_n in_o memory_n of_o his_o 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