Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	believe_v	church_n	2,847	5	4.4740	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80396	A pattern of mercy. Opened in a sermon at St. Pauls, before the Right Honorable, the Lord Mayor, and the Lord General Monck: February 12. 1659. / By Tobias Conyers, minister at St. Ethelberts, London.	Conyers, Tobias, 1628-1687.	1660 (1660)	Wing C5994; Thomason E774_8; ESTC R207295	28,966	47

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any_o man_n go_v about_o to_o rob_v thou_o of_o thy_o coat_n by_o any_o unjust_a course_n or_o process_n at_o law_n rather_o than_o oppose_v violence_n or_o fraud_n to_o his_o deceit_n and_o injustice_n let_v he_o take_v thy_o cloak_n also_o not_o that_o our_o saviour_n herein_o forbid_v christian_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o themselves_o their_o just_a right_n and_o property_n for_o this_o be_v to_o expose_v they_o too_o obnoxious_a already_o to_o the_o ravenous_a appetite_n of_o every_o covetous_a and_o unjust_a person_n verse_n 30._o give_v to_o every_o man_n that_o ask_v i._n e._n such_o as_o we_o judge_v be_v in_o need_n the_o poor_a be_v the_o proper_a and_o necessary_a object_n of_o every_o good_a man_n charity_n and_o of_o he_o that_o take_v away_o thy_o good_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n that_o take_v thy_o good_n upon_o lone_n that_o borrow_v of_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ask_v they_o not_o again_o i._n e._n exact_v they_o not_o again_o by_o hard_a usury_n and_o oppression_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o mat._n 5._o reposco_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o mutuum_fw-la exigor_fw-la debitum_fw-la reposco_fw-la 42._o give_v to_o he_o that_o ask_v and_o from_o he_o that_o will_v borrow_v of_o thou_o turn_v not_o thou_o away_o in_o st._n matthew_n we_o be_v command_v not_o to_o refuse_v to_o lend_v to_o those_o that_o will_v borrow_v and_o in_o st._n luke_n not_o to_o exact_v what_o we_o do_v lend_v with_o cruelty_n and_o oppression_n he_o urge_v they_o unto_o this_o 1._o ab_fw-la aequitate_fw-la from_o the_o equity_n and_o reasonableness_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 31._o and_o as_o you_o will_v man_n shall_v do_v to_o you_o do_v you_o also_o to_o they_o likewise_o make_v their_o case_n your_o own_o and_o what_o you_o will_v have_v do_v to_o you_o be_v you_o in_o their_o condition_n do_v you_o the_o same_o for_o they_o 2._o by_o a_o argument_n draw_v à_fw-la 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