Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	faith_n	reveal_v	5,457	5	8.8529	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42552	The mount of holy meditation: or a treatise shewing the nature and kinds of meditation the subject matter and ends of it; the necessity of meditation; together with the excellency and usefulnesse thereof. By William Gearing minister of the gospel at Lymington in the county of Southampton.	Gearing, William.	1662 (1662)	Wing G436B; ESTC R222671	88,628	217

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bring_v forth_o fruit_n with_o patience_n matt._n stiles_n for_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o one_o good_a thought_n prayer_n of_o itself_o lift_v up_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n who_o be_v our_o only_a joy_n and_o comfort_n as_o be_v the_o sight_n so_o will_v the_o affection_n be_v and_o as_o the_o affection_n be_v so_o will_v the_o desire_n be_v pray_v at_o the_o end_n of_o your_o meditation_n as_o david_n do_v let_v the_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o the_o meditation_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v acceptable_a in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n my_o strength_n and_o my_o redeemer_n psal_n 19.14_o pray_o that_o god_n will_v keep_v these_o thing_n for_o ever_o in_o the_o imagination_n of_o your_o thought_n 1_o chron._n 29.18_o the_o last_o rule_n be_v that_o all_o our_o meditation_n must_v be_v reduce_v to_o practice_n thou_o shall_v meditate_v in_o this_o bo●k_n of_o the_o law_n that_o thou_o may_v observe_v to_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o be_v write_v therein_o 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spiritual_o to_o smell_v unto_o now_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o these_o be_v settle_v in_o our_o heart_n so_o in_o withdraw_a ourselves_o from_o our_o meditation_n we_o must_v pass_v very_o gentle_o to_o other_o affair_n for_o fear_v lest_o the_o liquor_n of_o our_o resolution_n the_o result_n of_o our_o meditation_n do_v leak_n out_o and_o not_o penetrate_v into_o all_o part_n as_o it_o shall_v even_o into_o our_o heart_n and_o soul_n yet_o all_o must_v be_v do_v without_o violence_n either_o of_o body_n or_o mind_n object_n object_n but_o who_o be_v able_a to_o put_v his_o meditation_n into_o practice_n the_o direction_n and_o exercise_n thereof_o be_v so_o many_o resp_n resp_n if_o one_o be_v to_o put_v they_o all_o in_o practice_n every_o day_n he_o shall_v do_v nothing_o else_o it_o will_v take_v up_o his_o whole_a time_n but_o that_o be_v not_o require_v but_o as_o time_n and_o place_n shall_v serve_v and_o as_o occasion_n shall_v offer_v themselves_o renew_v thy_o resolution_n often_o and_o say_v with_o david_n i_o will_v meditate_v in_o thy_o precept_n and_o have_v respect_n unto_o thy_o way_n psal_n 119.15_o i_o will_v for_o ever_o keep_v thy_o word_n and_o when_o thou_o fail_v herein_o take_v in_o hand_n thy_o protestation_n and_o offer_v it_o with_o thy_o whole_a heart_n to_o god_n this_o free_a confess_v of_o our_o desire_n to_o serve_v god_n and_o to_o be_v whole_o consecrate_v to_o he_o by_o a_o particular_a affection_n be_v very_o please_v to_o he_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o excellency_n and_o usefulness_n of_o meditation_n have_v give_v you_o rule_n about_o meditation_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n show_v you_o the_o excellency_n and_o usefulness_n thereof_o 1._o meditation_n breed_v knowledge_n sc_n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o benefit_n and_o our_o sin_n and_o unworthiness_n as_o there_o be_v no_o moment_n wherein_o man_n use_v not_o god_n so_o ought_v there_o to_o be_v no_o moment_n wherein_o he_o have_v he_o not_o present_a in_o his_o memory_n 5._o sicut_fw-la nullum_fw-la est_fw-la momentum_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la homo_fw-la nòn_n utatur_fw-la deo_fw-la sic_fw-la nullum_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la momentum_fw-la quo_fw-la eum_fw-la praesentem_fw-la nòn_n habet_fw-la in_o memoriâ_fw-la hugo_n l._n 3._o de_fw-la anima_fw-la babingt_fw-fr in_o num._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alex._n aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 21._o c._n 6._o aquin._n in_o joh_n 5._o this_o continual_a meditation_n on_o god_n and_o his_o mercy_n be_v that_o bless_a union_n of_o our_o spirit_n with_o god_n which_o holy_a man_n so_o much_o regard_v in_o their_o time_n a_o man_n give_v to_o meditation_n be_v a_o man_n that_o walk_v not_o in_o darkness_n nor_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n as_o those_o do_v that_o seldom_o or_o never_o think_v of_o he_o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n call_v the_o meditation_n of_o holy_a man_n candle_n that_o never_o go_v out_o like_o the_o candle_n which_o be_v among_o the_o 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