Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	art_n	cure_v	great_a	16	3	2.0729	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28630	Paracelsus, his Archidoxis comprised in ten books : disclosing the genuine way of making quintessences, arcanums, magisteries, elixirs, &c : together with his books of renovation & restauration, of the tincture of the philsophers, of the manual of the philosophical medicinal stone, of the virtues of the members, of the three principles, and finally his seven books of the degrees and compositions, of receipts and natural things / faithfully and plainly Englished, and published by J.H., Oxon.; Archidoxa. English	Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; J. H. (John Harding), b. 1600 or 1601.	1660 (1660)	Wing B3538; ESTC R19424	195,085	345

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snatch_v the_o bread_n out_o of_o the_o true_a disciple_n mouth_n and_o of_o set-purpose_n hurt_v man_n esteem_v neither_o conscience_n nor_o art_n but_o in_o our_o say_a electrum_n prepare_v there_o lie_v so_o great_a a_o virtue_n of_o cure_v man_n that_o there_o can_v be_v sound_a a_o more_o certain_a and_o more_o excellent_a medicine_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n indeed_o the_o galenical_a triacle-selling_a doctor_n do_v call_v it_o poison_n and_o oppose_v it_o not_o know_o but_o out_o of_o pride_n and_o mere_a foolishness_n i_o myself_o do_v likewise_o grant_v that_o in_o its_o preparation_n it_o be_v a_o poison_n and_o as_o great_a or_o great_a then_o that_o of_o the_o tyrian_a serpent_n or_o adder_n that_o be_v put_v into_o triacle_n but_o that_o it_o remain_v poisonous_a after_o in_o preparation_n that_o be_v as_o yet_o indemonstrable_a for_o though_o to_o some_o blockish_a brain_n it_o be_v incomprehensible_a yet_o do_v nature_n always_o tend_v unto_o its_o perfection_n and_o it_o may_v therefore_o be_v much_o rather_o bring_v to_o that_o pass_n by_o convenient_a art_n then_o alone_o but_o i_o will_v grant_v yet_o far_o that_o after_o its_o preparation_n it_o be_v a_o great_a venom_n and_o more_o vehement_a than_o afore_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v only_o such_o a_o venom_n as_o be_v so_o direct_v as_o to_o seek_v after_o its_o like_a and_o to_o find_v out_o fix_v and_o other_o incurable_a disease_n and_o expel_v they_o not_o in_o such_o wise_a as_o to_o suffer_v the_o disease_n to_o be_v operative_a and_o so_o hurtful_a but_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o disease_n and_o attract_v to_o itself_o the_o like_a matter_n and_o radical_o absume_v it_o and_o it_o do_v so_o wash_v even_o as_o soap_n scour_v off_o the_o spot_n in_o soul_n clothes_n and_o together_o with_o the_o say_a spot_n do_v itself_o also_o go_v off_o and_o leave_v the_o clothes_n purify_v unhurt_a clean_a and_o fair_a so_o then_o this_o venom_n as_o thou_o call_v it_o have_v a_o 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doctor_n have_v in_o his_o gown_n or_o have_v sil●red_v through_o his_o double_a strainer_n or_o fools-bag_n furthermore_o this_o bless_a medicine_n have_v thrice_o great_a force_n and_o operative_a virtue_n in_o all_o disease_n whatsoever_o name_n they_o be_v call_v by_o then_o have_v all_o the_o storehouse_n and_o shop_n thou_o ever_o see_v but_o now_o i_o attain_v not_o hereunto_o by_o idleness_n sit_v still_o and_o ●loth_n nor_o do_v i_o find_v it_o in_o a_o urinal_n but_o by_o travel_v and_o as_o thou_o term_v it_o ●_o wander_v i_o perceive_v that_o if_o i_o will_v indeed_o know_v and_o not_o conjecture_v only_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o i_o to_o learn_v by_o much_o diligence_n and_o labour_n but_o as_o for_o thou_o thou_o suck_v thy_o medicine_n and_o artour_n of_o the_o old_a mattress_n or_o pallet_n old_a cushion_n or_o couch_n wherein_o the_o necromantic_a old_a wife_n

of_o the_o philosopher_n by_o which_o all_o the_o philosopher_n pursue_v long_a life_n and_o resist_v disease_n and_o do_v by_o this_o universal_a tincture_n most_o excellent_o and_o most_o effectual_o obtain_v it_o and_o style_v it_o accord_v as_o seem_v they_o good_a the_o tincture_n of_o the_o philosopher_n for_o what_o can_v there_o be_v great_a in_o all_o medicine_n than_o the_o mundify_n of_o such_o a_o body_n by_o which_o mundification_n all_o superfluity_n be_v even_o radical_o and_o total_o take_v away_o therefrom_o and_o transmute_v for_o heal_v but_o the_o seed_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v become_v perfect_a what_o profit_n be_v there_o in_o the_o most_o untowardly-sounded_n purgation_n of_o the_o sophister_n when_o as_o they_o take_v away_o nothing_o of_o that_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o remove_v and_o therefore_o this_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a foundation_n of_o a_o true_a physician_n viz._n a_o regenerate_v of_o nature_n and_o a_o restore_a of_o youth_n then_o 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