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	know_v	love_n	1,929	5	5.1685	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07487	The carde and compasse of life Containing many passages, fit for these times. And directing all men in a true, Christian, godly and ciuill course, to arriue at the blessed and glorious harbour of heauen.	Middleton, Richard, d. 1641.	1613 (1613)	STC 17870; ESTC S104498	98,424	266

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labour_n and_o service_n thou_o have_v use_v either_o profitable_a to_o thyself_o or_o diligent_a and_o faithful_a 3_o in_o which_o thou_o must_v reckon_v the_o mind_n for_o the_o deed_n so_o that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o much_o less_o account_n with_o thou_o who_o have_v labour_v and_o desire_v to_o profit_v thou_o than_o he_o who_o have_v profit_v thou_o indeed_o for_o the_o best_a physician_n do_v not_o ever_o cure_v the_o disease_n nor_o the_o best_a orator_n ever_o persuade_v his_o purpose_n yet_o their_o skill_n and_o pain_n be_v not_o the_o less_o nor_o less_o to_o be_v regard_v 4_o if_o thou_o have_v take_v any_o man_n labour_n and_o service_n be_v no_o less_o careful_a of_o compensation_n and_o recompense_n then_o if_o thou_o have_v borrow_v money_n 5_o nor_o think_v honest_a labour_n and_o proceed_v from_o a_o sincere_a heart_n to_o be_v less_o worth_a than_o money_n but_o to_o be_v somuch_o the_o more_o valuable_a than_o money_n by_o how_o much_o as_o the_o 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the_o most_o deadly_a among_o wild_a beast_n be_v envy_n among_o tame_a beast_n flattery_n 15_o shun_v the_o conversation_n of_o wicked_a man_n even_o as_o of_o man_n infect_v with_o the_o pest_n for_o both_o way_n contagion_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v 16_o search_v thyself_o who_o thou_o be_v in_o what_o place_n of_o what_o condition_n lest_o any_o thing_n shall_v add_v so_o great_a a_o spirit_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v think_v there_o be_v more_o lawful_a for_o thou_o then_o for_o other_o 17_o by_o how_o much_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o thou_o out_o of_o custom_n and_o power_n to_o do_v more_o after_o thy_o own_o will_n by_o so_o much_o let_v it_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n out_o of_o moderation_n to_o do_v less_o 18_o show_v thyself_o to_o thy_o inferior_n courteous_a to_o thy_o superior_n reverend_a to_o thou_o equal_v facile_a yet_o ever_o to_o vice_n inexorable_a 19_o if_o any_o thing_n proceed_v from_o thy_o inferior_a not_o please_v to_o thou_o do_v not_o by_o and_o 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