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	heart_n	speak_v	1,937	5	4.3317	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02643	The hunting of the fox: or, Flattery displayed The flatterers devise; a water-man looking one way, and rowing another, with this motto mel in ore, fel in corde. By H. H. Grayens.; Hunting of the fox.	Harflete, Henry, fl. 1653.	1632 (1632)	STC 12771; ESTC S117317	25,874	94

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this_o be_v confirm_v pro._n 18._o 8._o &_o 26._o 22._o psal._n 41._o 6._o he_o have_v a_o divide_v tongue_n of_o two_o humour_n like_o ptolemy_n man_n or_o as_o of_o two_o colour_n white_a and_o black_a white_a with_o a_o complemental_a courtesy_n to_o thy_o face_n and_o black_a with_o a_o defame_n injury_n behind_o thy_o back_n he_o use_v his_o tongue_n as_o joab_n do_v his_o hand_n he_o salute_v and_o stab_v the_o same_o man_n with_o the_o same_o tongue_n believe_v he_o not_o for_o he_o will_v deceive_v thou_o thus_o have_v i_o rip_v open_v the_o flatter_a fox_n i_o hope_v you_o may_v now_o partly_o know_v he_o and_o know_v he_o avoid_v he_o for_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n but_o deceit_n in_o he_o and_o now_o thou_o flatterer_n i_o speak_v to_o thou_o repent_v of_o thy_o sin_n which_o by_o flattery_n mean_n do_v accompany_v thou_o lie_v covetousness_n deceit_n malice_n ambition_n hypocrsie_n and_o what_o not_o panace_v the_o herb_n be_v good_a for_o all_o disease_n so_o this_o 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hi_o laelio_n ●…nquam_fw-la say_v laeliu●…_n they_o sometime_o speak_v truth_n these_o never_o receive_v then_o solomon_n advise_v le●…t_v he_o deceive_v you_o by_o his_o faire-tongued_n devise_n though_o he_o speak_v fair_o or_o favourable_o believe_v he_o not_o so_o i_o leave_v his_o fine_a and_o feign_a tongue_n and_o come_v to_o his_o vain_a ends._n which_o be_v twofold_a his_o policy_n where_o be_v the_o object_n of_o his_o policy_n and_o that_o be_v favour_n to_o get_v favour_n extent_n of_o the_o object_n for_o some_o worldly_a respect_n intent_n to_o deceive_v first_o the_o object_n of_o his_o policy_n and_o that_o be_v to_o get_v favour_n the_o flatterer_n policy_n be_v but_o a_o crafty_a and_o worldly_a policy_n it_o be_v most_o sure_a that_o he_o be_v the_o world_n friend_n and_o god_n foe_n for_o crafty_a knavish_a and_o worldly_a policy_n and_o true_a and_o religious_a piety_n never_o shake_v hand_n together_o policy_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o our_o english_a tongue_n be_v term_v civility_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o flatterer_n policy_n be_v but_o knavish_a civility_n the_o confine_n of_o his_o policy_n reach_v to_o a_o man_n favour_n and_o deceit_n set_v a_o full_a period_n to_o his_o policy_n to_o be_v in_o a_o man_n favour_n be_v but_o to_o be_v well_o esteem_v of_o he_o or_o to_o have_v the_o favourable_a aspect_n of_o his_o countenance_n and_o respect_n of_o his_o heart_n i_o think_v it_o be_v strange_a that_o the_o tur●…ing_n of_o a_o favourable_a countenance_n upo●…_n a_o man_n shall_v make_v a_o man_n turn_v devil_n to_o be_v a_o devil_n in_o heart_n a_o saint_n in_o tongue_n to_o insinuate_v be_v the_o devil_n practice_v and_o the_o flatterer_n be_v but_o the_o devil_n ape_n these_o kind_n of_o wretch_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o mercenary_a wretch_n they_o prostrate_v themselves_o thereby_o to_o suck_v out_o private_a advantage_n such_o a_o one_o be_v jehonadab_n 2_o sam._n 13._o who_o 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