Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	ancient_a	church_n	true_a	2,421	5	5.1957	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91580	A quarterne of quearies.		1647 (1647)	Wing Q149; Thomason 669.f.11[61]; ESTC R210607	1,417	1

A Quarterne of QUEARIES I. WHether Prester John or Jack Presbyter be not gone back whence he came into Scotland and as we have paid for his coming in whether his going out will bee Scot-free without further cost or molestation II. Whether that all such valiant-talking Millitary Men and Martiall Women as will have no Peace nor yet dare to fight but by Deputies to be plac'd in the Front of an Army and abide the Onset Shock and Brunt of a Battle whereby they might know the truth of the old Proverb Dulce Bellum mexpertis III. Whether hereafter spoyling and rifeling of Churches shall not bee accounted as execrable Sacrileidge and whether breaking open Mens Houses Plundering taking Mens Purses and robbing on the High-wayes may not be allowed their old true Names and ancient Titles againe and bee truely called Burglarie Theiverie Robberie Stealing c. IV. Whether all such as bee truely Honest bee not truely Wise V. Whether Archye be of Cappacitie and Wit enough to bee taken hereafter for the onely Court-Foole the true Courtiers having more wit then they had though they have bought it and paid too deare for it VI Whether the famous Company of KNAVES be lessened or diminished in number and practise being many Sub-Committee-Men Excise-Men with the two maine Pillers or Cater-Pillers Quarterman and Waterton are annihillated defunct null voyd and of no effect without either force strength or vertue VII Whether all the Money and Plate volluntarily lent to maintaine War was wisely laid out and whether it be not a high poynt of wisedome and the wisest part of the twaine to get it in againe VIII Whether to be daily drunke be as great a sinne as is was wont to be by reason it makes the Excise of Beere and Ale to come in the quicker IX Whether manly cutting of Throates may bee accounted Murther as formerly and whether to be hang'd for being Honest be not a signe of ill luck or at the least chance Medley X. Whether any or all sorts of Leacherie be punishable by the Law of Platonicall Communitie and whether it be not tollerable for Recreation by the Conjunctive aprobation of the Nicholaytans and rules of Annarchie XI Whether Bishops Lands be not well bought and sold and whether the Buyer or the Seller have the better bargaine XII Whether Physitians and Chyrurgions for these seven yeares space have thrived or gained most either by Pox or Knocks XIII Whether Bullets may not be shot at the Body of a King for the safety of his Person and preservation of His Majesties Life XIV Whether there be no Villains that would be glad to set their Country on Fire to warme their Hands in the Flame XV Whether knocking out of a Mans Braines be not a rude or hard Medicine to cure the Tooth-Ache XVI Whether many wrangling Knaves would not be still troubling of our Waters of Peace that they might fish the more profit unespide in the mudde of Mischiefe XVII Whether it be conducible to the Honour of a King to be libell'd against in Pamphlets rail'd at in Pulpits reviled by Black-mouth'd Hell-hounds uncontrouled XVIII Whether Gracious Religious Mercyfull and Just doe not deserve a more mannerly name then Tirranous XIX Whether Banishment or imprisonment bee the true Liberty of the Subject and whether a rich Mans estate cannot raise him to the promotion of the Title of a Malignant and new-found Stile of Delinquent XX Whether some over-seene Citizens or Haberdashers of small Wit have not spun a fine Thred and brought their Hoggs to a faire Market XXI Whether an oppressing cheating Knave hath a Soule and whether his Conscience be not a perpetuall Earthly Devill to torment him till the Hangman take order for him XXII Whether Loyallty be not the best Lineing of an honest man's Dublet XXIII Whether Beggers are not in most Security XXIV Whether the Flux of Licevious Mouthes and Venemous Tongues may not be wip'd with a Hempen Wispe and cur'd by the vertue of Gregories Voyder XXV Whether all these former Quaeries are pleasing to Some Body or No-Body Printed at London 1647.