Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	authority_n	church_n	pillar_n	1,970	5	10.4442	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01020	Deuout contemplations expressed in two and fortie sermons vpon all ye quadragesimall Gospells written in Spanish by Fr. Ch. de Fonseca Englished by. I. M. of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford; Discursos para todos los Evangelios de la Quaresma. English	Fonseca, Cristóbal de, 1550?-1621.; Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?	1629 (1629)	STC 11126; ESTC S121333	902,514	708

hearken_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o have_v he_o alone_o tell_v he_o thereof_o the_o second_o time_n before_o one_o or_o two_o this_o condition_n take_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n de_fw-fr iniuria_fw-la propria_fw-la touch_v a_o injury_n do_v to_o my_o own_o person_n be_v very_o facile_a &_o easy_a for_o have_v first_o take_v he_o aside_o and_o private_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v i_o if_o this_o fair_a proceed_n will_v not_o prevail_v with_o he_o i_o may_v then_o lawful_o tell_v he_o his_o own_o before_o one_o or_o two_o witness_n that_o they_o may_v see_v as_o euthymius_n say_v that_o i_o comply_v with_o my_o duty_n and_o with_o that_o which_o god_n have_v command_v i_o to_o do_v in_o the_o second_o sense_n touch_v the_o sin_v against_o our_o neighbour_n and_o against_o god_n this_o seem_v to_o some_o somewhat_o too_o hard_a a_o course_n for_o the_o sin_n be_v secret_a the_o party_n reprehend_v before_o two_o witness_n may_v reply_v and_o say_v unto_o i_o that_o i_o lie_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n that_o i_o defame_v he_o and_o call_v his_o name_n in_o question_n and_o complain_v of_o i_o to_o the_o justice_n he_o may_v prove_v the_o defamation_n upon_o i_o but_o i_o not_o prove_v the_o delict_n upon_o he_o saint_n hierome_n say_v that_o these_o two_o witness_n ought_v likewise_o to_o be_v his_o reproover_n and_o to_o put_v to_o their_o help_a hand_n to_o raise_v he_o that_o be_v fall_v who_o can_v be_v corrector_n of_o he_o the_o sin_n not_o appear_v in_o regard_n it_o be_v secret_a saint_n augustine_n likewise_o say_v that_o he_o that_o correct_v a_o man_n must_v take_v one_o or_o two_o witness_n unto_o he_o that_o the_o correction_n may_v be_v the_o more_o effectual_a and_o the_o more_o substantial_a for_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o every_o word_n be_v confirm_v so_o say_v the_o law_n id_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la testimonio_fw-la vel_fw-la sermone_fw-la by_o the_o testimony_n or_o speech_n use_v the_o figure_n metonimia_fw-la when_o the_o cause_n be_v put_v for_o the_o effect_n for_o this_o inconvenience_n sake_n some_o say_v that_o before_o i_o correct_v my_o brother_n the_o second_o time_n i_o shall_v make_v one_o or_o two_o witness_n acquaint_v with_o his_o fault_n that_o they_o may_v join_v with_o i_o in_o the_o correct_v of_o he_o and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o correction_n may_v be_v the_o grave_a and_o the_o more_o effectual_a and_o to_o he_o that_o shall_v reply_v how_o can_v i_o reveal_v that_o sin_n which_o in_o itself_o be_v secret_a they_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o less_o ill_a that_o two_o or_o three_o shall_v know_v of_o it_o and_o that_o by_o they_o he_o shall_v rather_o suffer_v loss_n in_o his_o fame_n than_o in_o his_o soul_n against_o these_o two_o witness_n we_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o saint_n augustine_n who_o will_v that_o if_o any_o religious_a person_n shall_v commit_v any_o notorious_a sin_n or_o other_o scandalous_a action_n to_o his_o call_n thou_o shall_v first_o teproove_v he_o for_o it_o in_o secret_a and_o if_o then_o he_o shall_v not_o amend_v his_o fault_n to_o reveal_v the_o same_o to_o his_o bishop_n or_o superior_a and_o he_o set_v it_o down_o as_o a_o rule_v case_n that_o it_o be_v rather_o cruelty_n than_o charity_n not_o to_o open_v the_o wound_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o his_o reason_n be_v ne_o deterius_fw-la putrescat_fw-la in_o cord_n lest_o it_o grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o rankle_v and_o fester_v in_o the_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hide_v of_o a_o wound_n in_o the_o body_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o surgeon_n nor_o let_v they_o think_v that_o you_o do_v this_o out_o of_o malice_n or_o ill_a will_n for_o you_o offend_v more_o in_o suffer_v your_o brother_n to_o perish_v by_o your_o silence_n than_o by_o reveal_v his_o fault_n for_o his_o good_a t●is_fw-la opinion_n of_o saint_n augustine_n make_v thomas_n to_o confess_v that_o after_o the_o first_o admonition_n i_o may_v reveal_v to_o the_o prelate_n the_o delict_n of_o my_o brother_n as_o to_o a_o father_n for_o in_o very_a deed_n your_o prelate_n have_v in_o this_o kind_n far_o great_a authority_n so_o that_o s●ch_n or_o such_o a_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v reveal_v suppose_v two_o precede_a witness_n may_v be_v reveal_v to_o the_o prelate_n as_o to_o a_o judge_n but_o no_o witness_n precede_v only_o by_o admonition_n as_o to_o a_o father_n against_o this_o truth_n there_o be_v a_o great_a argument_n ground_v out_o of_o the_o say_a saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o rebus_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n set_v down_o no_o certainty_n the_o custom_n of_o god_n people_n or_o the_o decree_n of_o our_o ancestor_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v for_o law_n and_o the_o custom_n and_o use_n of_o our_o ancestor_n be_v that_o these_o delict_n shall_v be_v reveal_v to_o the_o superior_n one_o while_o by_o denunciation_n another_o while_n by_o accusation_n without_o any_o precede_a admonition_n so_o be_v it_o order_v in_o their_o edict_n without_o exception_n of_o any_o kind_n of_o faul●s_n whatsoever_o i_o answer_v your_o edict_n be_v so_o far_o forth_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o approve_v as_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o any_o way_n thwart_v or_o infringe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o that_o which_o appertain_v to_o admonition_n &_o witness_n &_o that_o therefore_o your_o superior_n have_v not_o put_v these_o thing_n in_o their_o edict_n for_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v presuppose_v and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o hear_v thou_o tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n or_o make_v it_o know_v to_o his_o prelate_n for_o so_o do_v saint_n chrysostome_n and_o saint_n hierome_n expound_v it_o nor_o do_v our_o saviour_n christ_n here_o treat_v of_o the_o secular_a judge_n nor_o secular_a law_n but_o those_o that_o be_v ecclesiastical_a and_o therefore_o he_o say_v dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n for_o the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n do_v belong_v unto_o the_o synagogue_n as_o appear_v by_o saint_n mark_v and_o saint_n john_n 1._o for_o the_o cast_n of_o the_o blind_a man_n out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n be_v the_o same_o as_o excommunication_n be_v now_o among_o the_o christian_n but_o first_o of_o all_o two_o witness_n be_v require_v to_o the_o end_n that_o shame_n may_v work_v the_o delinquent_n to_o amendment_n of_o his_o fault_n but_o if_o this_o medicine_n shall_v not_o cure_v this_o his_o malady_n than_o sharp_a corrosive_n be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o this_o sore_a ut_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la pudore_fw-la saluetur_fw-la opprobrijs_fw-la that_o he_o who_o shame_n can_v not_o recall_v reproach_n shall_v so_o say_v saint_n hierome_n if_o he_o hear_v not_o the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n church_n such_o sovereign_a authority_n have_v the_o church_n by_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n and_o such_o be_v its_o firmness_n that_o it_o be_v as_o a_o immoovable_a pillar_n of_o truth_n the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o and_o of_o such_o continuance_n christ_n favour_n towards_o it_o that_o he_o seal_v this_o assurance_n with_o a_o e●ce_n etc._n etc._n behold_v 18._o i_o be_o with_o you_o till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o such_o the_o especial_a providence_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n towards_o it_o that_o he_o that_o shall_v despise_v it_o his_o case_n be_v to_o be_v account_v desperate_a these_o two_o truth_n the_o church_n by_o long_a and_o many_o experience_n have_v make_v good_a unto_o us._n the_o one_o that_o he_o that_o honour_v and_o respect_v the_o church_n receive_v very_o great_a and_o singular_a favour_n from_o heaven_n he_o that_o shall_v glorify_v i_o and_o in_o i_o my_o spouse_n and_o minister_n of_o my_o word_n i_o will_v glorify_v he_o and_o of_o these_o the_o history_n be_v full_a both_o divine_a and_o humane_a of_o david_n of_o josias_n of_o alexander_n magnus_n theodosius_n and_o charlemaigne_n who_o triumph_v over_o powerful_a enemy_n for_o that_o they_o have_v respect_v the_o authority_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o church_n prefer_v still_o the_o same_o before_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o own_o crown_n the_o other_o that_o they_o who_o have_v despise_v and_o contemn_v it_o have_v ever_o be_v hold_v base_a and_o vile_a they_o that_o contemn_v i_o and_o in_o i_o my_o spouse_n and_o my_o minister_n shall_v be_v esteem_v base_a and_o ignoble_a as_o among_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o a_o saul_n a_o ozias_n &_o a_o manasses_n among_o the_o roman_n in_o a_o pompeius_n magnus_n who_o profane_v the_o sacred_a temple_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o dare_v not_o come_v to_o touch_v its_o treasure_n so_o cicero_n affirm_v etc._n etc._n thomas_n have_v

he_o say_v quid_fw-la faciam_fw-la what_o course_n shall_v i_o take_v with_o these_o man_n second_o he_o intimate_v a_o strange_a kind_n of_o sorrow_n arise_v from_o this_o perplexity_n if_o i_o be_o lord_n where_o be_v my_o fear_n if_o i_o be_v a_o father_n where_o be_v my_o honour_n in_o the_o end_n he_o resolve_v with_o gaifas_n let_v my_o son_n die_v he_o endear_v as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v the_o force_n of_o his_o love_n send_v he_o to_o save_v these_o murderer_n from_o death_n but_o this_o can_v not_o appease_v their_o malice_n to_o slay_v his_o prophet_n be_v more_o than_o a_o great_a malice_n but_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o his_o only_a son_n and_o heir_n be_v excessive_a saint_n hierome_n say_v there_o be_v no_o weight_n no_o number_n no_o measure_n in_o the_o one_o clemency_n nor_o in_o the_o other_o malice_n this_o be_v a_o consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o fullness_n of_o his_o mercy_n &_o a_o fullness_n of_o their_o malice_n verebuntur_fw-la filium_fw-la meum_fw-la they_o will_v reverence_v my_o son_n saint_n luke_n add_v a_o fortè_fw-la thereunto_o bleed_n and_o the_o greek_a original_a a_o forsitan_fw-la howbeit_o it_o may_v go_v for_o a_o affirmative_a as_o well_o as_o vtique_fw-la forsitan_fw-la petiss_n ab_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la dedisset_fw-la tibi_fw-la aquam_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o so_o again_o si_fw-mi crederitis_fw-la moysi_n crederetis_fw-la forsitan_fw-la &_o mihi_fw-la if_o you_o have_v believe_v moses_n you_o will_v likewise_o have_v believe_v i_o and_o so_o it_o sort_v well_o with_o that_o text_n both_o of_o saint_n matthew_n and_o saint_n mark_v who_o absolute_o say_v verebuntur_fw-la filium_fw-la meum_fw-la they_o will_v reverence_v my_o son_n in_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v a_o may_v be_v or_o a_o forsitan_fw-la and_o only_o to_o signify_v the_o great_a reverence_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o where_o by_o the_o way_n saint_n chrysostome_n have_v note_v this_o unto_o we_o that_o god_n for_o all_o these_o their_o outrage_n do_v desire_v no_o far_o satisfaction_n from_o they_o than_o to_o see_v they_o abash_v and_o ashamed_a ofthis_n their_o ingratitude_n and_o cruelty_n benigno_n domino_fw-la sufficiebat_fw-la sola_fw-la vindicte_fw-la pudoris_fw-la misit_fw-la enim_fw-la confundere_fw-la non_fw-la punire_fw-la it_o be_v their_o blush_n not_o their_o bleed_n that_o he_o desire_v he_o wish_v their_o shame_n and_o not_o their_o confusion_n parum_fw-la supplicij_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la patri_fw-la pro_fw-la ●●lio_fw-la god_n be_v so_o kind_a and_o love_a a_o father_n that_o he_o think_v a_o little_a punishment_n enough_o for_o his_o child_n saint_n bernard_n say_v that_o the_o whole_a life_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n from_o the_o cratch_n to_o the_o cross_n be_v to_o keep_v we_o from_o sin_v out_o of_o mere_a shame_n and_o that_o his_o main_a drift_n ever_o be_v to_o leave_v we_o confound_v and_o ashamed_a of_o ourselves_o that_o our_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n shall_v force_v god_n against_o his_o will_n to_o punish_v we_o for_o he_o take_v no_o delight_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n 41.17_o ecclesiasticu●_n make_v a_o large_a memorial_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o man_n blush_v and_o be_v ashamed_a of_o himself_o be_v ashamed_a of_o whoredom_n before_o a_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v ashamed_a of_o lie_n before_o the_o prince_n and_o man_n of_o authority_n of_o sin_n before_o the_o judge_n and_o ruler_n of_o offence_n before_o the_o congreation_n and_o people_n of_o unrighteousness_n before_o a_o companion_n and_o friend_n and_o of_o theft_n before_o the_o place_n where_o thou_o dwell_v &_o before_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n &_o his_o covenant_n &_o to_o lean_v with_o thy_o elbow_n upon_o the_o bread_n or_o to_o be_v reprove_v for_o give_v or_o take_v &_o of_o silence_n to_o they_o that_o salute_v thou_o &_o to_o look_v upon_o a_o harlot_n &_o to_o turn_v away_o thy_o face_n from_o thy_o kinsman_n or_o to_o take_v away_o a_o portion_n or_o gift_n or_o to_o be_v evil_o mind_v towards_o another_o man_n wife_n or_o to_o solicit_v any_o man_n maid_n or_o to_o stand_v by_o her_o bed_n or_o to_o reproach_v thy_o friend_n with_o word_n or_o to_o upbraid_v when_o thou_o give_v any_o thing_n or_o to_o report_v a_o matter_n that_o thou_o have_v hear_v or_o to_o reveal_v secret_a word_n thus_o may_v thou_o well_o be_v shamefaced_a &_o shall_v find_v favour_n with_o all_o man_n this_o erubescite_fw-la must_v be_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o song_n to_o every_o one_o of_o these_o versicles_n it_o be_v a_o foul_a and_o a_o shameful_a thing_n to_o do_v any_o of_o these_o thing_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o grave_a person_n to_o who_o we_o owe_v a_o respect_n much_o more_o foul_a in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n who_o stand_v at_o thy_o elbow_n in_o all_o thy_o action_n but_o foul_a of_o all_o to_o commit_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o his_o father_n send_v to_o be_v thy_o master_n thy_o tutor_n and_o nail_v he_o to_o the_o cross_n for_o thy_o sin_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v ashamed_a to_o commit_v the_o like_a again_o consider_v the_o great_a torment_n that_o he_o suffer_v for_o thou_o some_o devout_a picture_n or_o image_n do_v sometime_o restrain_v a_o desperate_a sinner_n from_o commit_v some_o foul_a offence_n what_o will_v it_o work_v then_o with_o he_o have_v god_n himself_o stand_v there_o present_a before_o he_o it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v reverence_v my_o son_n say_v that_o we_o take_v this_o fort●_n or_o forsit●●_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o the_o word_n themselves_o sound_a it_o be_v a_o point_n worthy_a our_o consideration_n that_o the_o innumerable_a sum_n of_o those_o infinite_a favour_n which_o god_n do_v to_o his_o vineyard_n shall_v end_v in_o a_o peradventure_o and_o stand_v upon_o haphazard_n a_o man_n may_v think_v it_o somewhat_o strange_a that_o god_n shall_v come_v to_o any_o place_n upon_o uncertainty_n but_o god_n be_v so_o good_a a_o god_n that_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o proportion_v his_o blessing_n by_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o wisdom_n as_o his_o love_n not_o that_o he_o do_v not_o certain_o know_v what_o we_o will_v be_v but_o because_o he_o will_v fain_o have_v we_o to_o be_v what_o we_o shall_v be_v wickedness_n for_o if_o he_o shall_v reward_v we_o according_a to_o those_o our_o action_n which_o he_o in_o his_o prescience_n and_o eternal_a essence_n foresee_v will_v come_v to_o pass_v who_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v leave_v alive_a or_o who_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v bear_v only_o the_o innocent_a say_v theodoret_n shall_v then_o be_v favour_v and_o therefore_o rather_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o venture_n how_o or_o what_o we_o may_v prove_v hereafter_o he_o know_v before_o hand_n that_o lucifer_n shall_v fall_v that_o adam_n shall_v sin_v that_o saul_n shall_v turn_v disobedient_a &_o that_o judas_n shall_v sell_v he_o &_o betray_v he_o yet_o do_v he_o not_o forbear_v for_o all_o this_o to_o throw_v his_o favour_n upon_o they_o s._n ambrose_n ask_v the_o question_n why_o christ_n will_v make_v choice_n of_o judas_n when_o as_o he_o know_v before_o hand_n that_o he_o will_v betray_v he_o and_o his_o answer_n thereunto_o be_v that_o it_o be_v to_o justify_v his_o love_n and_o to_o show_v the_o great_a desire_n that_o he_o have_v that_o all_o shall_v be_v save_v yea_o even_o judas_n himself_o and_o therefore_o know_v his_o covetous_a disposition_n he_o make_v he_o his_o purse-bearer_n that_o he_o may_v shut_v the_o door_n to_o his_o excuse_n and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v in_o want_n &_o lack_v money_n &_o so_o be_v force_v out_o of_o mere_a necessity_n to_o betray_v and_o sell_v his_o master_n which_o otherwise_o he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v but_o the_o deliver_v over_o the_o purse_n unto_o he_o take_v away_o that_o objection_n well_o then_o what_o can_v this_o traitor_n say_v for_o himself_o that_o christ_n do_v not_o countenance_v he_o as_o he_o do_v the_o rest_n or_o that_o he_o make_v light_a reckon_n of_o he_o neither_o will_v this_o hold_v water_n for_o he_o have_v make_v he_o a_o apostle_n he_o be_v list_v in_o the_o roll_n with_o the_o rest_n he_o wrought_v miracle_n as_o well_o as_o his_o fellow_n &_o receive_v many_o other_o favour_n from_o his_o master_n hand_n the_o same_o reason_n may_v serve_v as_o well_o for_o the_o jew_n as_o judas_n for_o our_o saviour_n know_v that_o they_o shall_v put_v he_o to_o death_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o will_v not_o he_o cease_v to_o show_v his_o love_n unto_o they_o hic_fw-la est_fw-la haeres_fw-la venite_fw-la occidamus_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o nostra_fw-la erit_fw-la haereditas_fw-la this_o be_v the_o heir_n come_v let_v we_o kill_v he_o and_o let_v