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	lie_v	speak_v	1,709	5	4.3933	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66558	The vanity of mans present state proved and applyed in a sermon on Psalm 39.5. With divers sermons of the saints communion with God, and safety under his protection, in order to their future glory, on Psalm 73. 23, 24, 25, 26. By the late able and faithful minister of the Word John Wilson	Wilson, John, minister of the Word.; Golborne, J.	1676 (1676)	Wing W2905; ESTC R218560	137,734	239

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wise_a he_o be_v certain_o vain_a but_o yet_o will_v believe_v himself_o and_o will_v likewise_o have_v the_o world_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v otherwise_o there_o be_v some_o disease_n which_o invade_v the_o head_n and_o there_o seize_v on_o the_o animal_n spirit_n work_v such_o discomposure_n that_o the_o person_n who_o be_v exercise_v therewith_o be_v unsensible_a of_o they_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o present_a case_n the_o vanity_n which_o have_v seize_v upon_o man_n have_v so_o far_o prevail_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o be_v become_v unsensible_a of_o it_o which_o do_v aggravate_v his_o misery_n in_o this_o respect_n that_o it_o disable_v he_o from_o those_o endeavour_n after_o relief_n which_o otherwise_o he_o may_v make_v use_n of_o and_o say_v the_o apostle_n jam._n 2._o 20._o will_v thou_o know_v o_o vain_a man_n a_o vigorous_a and_o quick_a expression_n declare_v the_o great_a vanity_n of_o man_n and_o as_o in_o other_o matter_n so_o particular_o in_o his_o 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still_o such_o as_o fall_v under_o one_o of_o these_o two_o head_n sin_n or_o misery_n sometime_o it_o be_v put_v for_o deceitfulness_n or_o falseness_n and_o so_o psal._n 12._o 3._o david_n set_v forth_o the_o deceitful_a false_a speak_v of_o the_o wicked_a say_v they_o speak_v vanity_n and_o because_o idol_n do_v not_o answer_v the_o expectation_n of_o those_o who_o confide_v in_o they_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 14._o 22._o speak_v of_o they_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o vanity_n and_o in_o regard_n worldly_a enjoyment_n do_v not_o yield_v the_o satisfaction_n and_o contentment_n which_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o expect_v from_o they_o solomon_n eccles._n 1._o 2._o speak_v of_o they_o under_o the_o same_o term_n sometime_o it_o be_v put_v for_o fruitless_a or_o ineffectual_a labour_n or_o pain_n which_o man_n take_v without_o receive_v any_o profit_n therefrom_o and_o so_o psal._n 78._o 33._o be_v say_v of_o the_o israelity_n that_o god_n consume_v their_o day_n in_o vanity_n exercise_v 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charge_n of_o it_o or_o how_o vain_a he_o be_v some_o account_n i_o have_v give_v you_o hereof_o in_o the_o open_n of_o the_o text_n but_o that_o not_o be_v sufficient_a i_o shall_v here_o do_v it_o a_o little_a more_o full_o and_o 1._o he_o be_v real_o vain_a whether_o you_o look_v upon_o vain_a as_o import_v sinful_a or_o miserable_a or_o both_o man_n be_v real_o so_o he_o do_v not_o only_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o but_o he_o be_v so_o as_o sure_a as_o he_o be_v man_n so_o sure_o he_o be_v vain_a the_o same_o evidence_n we_o have_v for_o his_o existence_n the_o same_o we_o have_v for_o his_o vanity_n we_o can_v take_v any_o considerate_a serious_a view_n of_o the_o one_o but_o we_o must_v needs_o behold_v the_o other_o what_o faculty_n sense_n limb_n member_n enjoyment_n concernment_n belong_v to_o he_o can_v we_o look_v upon_o but_o we_o may_v see_v vanity_n as_o legible_o engrave_v in_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v write_v with_o a_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n psal._n 62._o 9_o sure_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n surely_n see_v how_o peremptory_a the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v in_o this_o matter_n what_o thing_n do_v he_o offer_v to_o we_o throughout_o the_o whole_a word_n which_o he_o preface_v with_o note_n of_o great_a certainty_n and_o truth_n then_o this_o so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o look_v upon_o this_o doctrine_n as_o a_o fiction_n or_o device_n to_o work_v we_o to_o mean_a thought_n of_o ourselves_o but_o as_o a_o real_a truth_n which_o whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o we_o shall_v find_v make_v out_o to_o we_o every_o day_n throughout_o our_o whole_a life_n for_o my_o part_n i_o look_v not_o for_o that_o day_n during_o my_o whole_a life_n

wherein_o providence_n will_v not_o some_o way_n or_o other_o offer_v i_o that_o which_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n will_v be_v fit_a to_o convince_v i_o that_o my_o present_a state_n be_v a_o state_n of_o vanity_n how_o happy_a be_v we_o if_o what_o we_o be_v tell_v of_o this_o matter_n be_v a_o mistake_n and_o thatthing_n be_v otherwise_o then_o they_o be_v represent_v can_v we_o upon_o our_o awake_n out_o of_o sleep_n find_v that_o what_o we_o be_v tell_v concern_v this_o matter_n be_v a_o mere_a dream_n and_o that_o the_o state_n of_o thing_n in_o reality_n and_o truth_n be_v otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v a_o happy_a awake_n for_o we_o and_o deliver_v we_o from_o that_o sorrow_n and_o anguish_n under_o which_o we_o now_o labour_v but_o alas_o when_o we_o have_v sleep_v and_o awake_v a_o thousand_o time_n over_o and_o bethink_v ourselves_o of_o all_o the_o art_n and_o way_n whereby_o we_o may_v escape_v the_o evil_n speak_v of_o we_o shall_v find_v ourselves_o fast_o bind_v under_o the_o power_n of_o it_o what_o man_n be_v there_o who_o if_o he_o have_v it_o and_o may_v it_o be_v available_a will_v not_o give_v mountain_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o truth_n but_o there_o be_v no_o think_v of_o any_o such_o thing_n when_o we_o have_v offer_v all_o the_o bribe_n the_o whole_a world_n can_v furnish_v we_o with_o to_o have_v it_o cancel_v and_o reverse_v we_o shall_v still_o find_v it_o in_o full_a force_n against_o we_o 2._o he_o be_v universal_o vain_a this_o i_o shall_v amplify_v and_o explain_v in_o two_o particular_n 1._o every_o man_n be_v vain_a vanity_n have_v so_o diffuse_v itself_o over_o the_o humane_a nature_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o rank_n order_n or_o degree_n of_o person_n in_o the_o world_n exempt_v from_o it_o witness_v the_o forecited_a place_n psal._n 62._o 9_o sure_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v ally_n whereby_o we_o see_v that_o the_o vanity_n which_o have_v befall_v we_o have_v not_o confine_v itself_o to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a rank_n or_o degree_n of_o person_n but_o have_v most_o unhappy_o extend_v itself_o to_o all_o so_o that_o there_o be_v none_o free_a from_o it_o let_v man_n be_v what_o they_o will_v high_a or_o low_o rich_a or_o poor_a they_o be_v all_o infect_v with_o it_o and_o labour_n under_o both_o the_o guilt_n and_o burden_n of_o it_o now_o this_o do_v much_o aggravate_v the_o business_n have_v it_o confine_v itself_o to_o the_o mean_a only_o we_o may_v perhaps_o have_v secure_v ourselves_o from_o it_o by_o greatness_n or_o have_v it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o the_o poor_a only_o we_o may_v have_v find_v some_o remedy_n in_o riches_n but_o such_o be_v its_o universal_a nature_n that_o it_o reach_v to_o all_o so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o degree_n of_o blood_n or_o place_n can_v preserve_v we_o from_o it_o there_o never_o be_v man_n since_o the_o creation_n who_o have_v not_o cause_n to_o complain_v of_o it_o and_o there_o never_o will_v be_v man_n to_o the_o world_n end_n though_o it_o be_v at_o a_o far_o great_a distance_n than_o it_o may_v rational_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v but_o will_v have_v cause_n to_o do_v the_o like_a what_o age_n or_o generation_n be_v there_o ever_o in_o the_o world_n that_o can_v afford_v a_o man_n that_o be_v not_o in_o a_o state_n of_o vanity_n or_o what_o age_n or_o generation_n be_v there_o like_a to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n which_o we_o may_v with_o any_o colour_n of_o reason_n expect_v it_o from_o when_o once_o we_o have_v man_n set_v before_o we_o who_o be_v not_o in_o a_o state_n of_o vanity_n we_o may_v cry_v out_o with_o the_o man_n of_o lystra_n the_o god_n be_v come_v down_o to_o we_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n act_n 14._o 11._o shall_v you_o call_v to_o the_o patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n to_o all_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n nay_o to_o the_o whole_a decease_a race_n of_o mankind_n and_o ask_v they_o what_o their_o state_n be_v when_o they_o be_v on_o earth_n they_o all_o either_o will_v or_o at_o least_o may_v answer_v oh_o it_o be_v a_o state_n of_o vanity_n and_o can_v you_o converse_v with_o the_o generation_n yet_o to_o come_v they_o will_v all_o give_v you_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o purpose_n that_o this_o temporal_a state_n be_v a_o state_n of_o vanity_n 2._o every_o man_n be_v altogether_o vain_a he_o be_v so_o not_o only_o in_o some_o mean_a degree_n or_o respect_n but_o he_o be_v altogether_o so_o job_n 27._o 12._o speak_v to_o his_o friend_n of_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n in_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n say_v behold_v you_o yourselves_o have_v see_v it_o why_o then_o be_v you_o thus_o altogether_o vain_a such_o be_v the_o vanity_n of_o man_n that_o take_v he_o extra_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o gejerus_n express_v it_o and_o he_o be_v whole_o vain_a so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o vanity_n to_o be_v find_v in_o he_o look_v upon_o a_o poor_a unregenerate_a unsanctified_a man_n and_o what_o a_o despicable_a creature_n be_v he_o he_o be_v vain_a in_o head_n and_o heart_n in_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o life_n and_o manner_n in_o all_o his_o undertake_n and_o in_o all_o his_o concernment_n what_o thing_n belong_v to_o he_o can_v any_o one_o offer_n to_o our_o consideration_n wherein_o he_o be_v not_o altogether_o vain_a or_o what_o have_v he_o that_o he_o can_v fasten_v his_o eye_n on_o wherein_o he_o may_v upon_o good_a ground_n take_v comfort_n nay_o what_o have_v he_o that_o be_v not_o a_o judgement_n to_o he_o and_o matter_n of_o great_a sorrow_n such_o be_v the_o sadness_n of_o his_o condition_n that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o thing_n he_o enjoy_v be_v the_o best_a by_o so_o much_o they_o make_v the_o more_o against_o he_o insomuch_o that_o take_v the_o choice_a benefit_n god_n have_v give_v he_o and_o he_o have_v cause_n to_o bewail_v it_o that_o ever_o he_o have_v they_o from_o he_o for_o as_o evil_a thing_n prove_v 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best_a state_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n do_v exclude_v himself_o no_o he_o propose_v himself_o both_o as_o the_o occasion_n of_o what_o he_o say_v and_o as_o a_o special_a instance_n of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o so_o that_o what_o we_o have_v assert_v in_o this_o head_n remain_v firm_a and_o clear_a that_o man_n be_v universal_o vain_a 3._o he_o be_v vain_a at_o the_o best_a state_n the_o world_n be_v capable_a of_o advance_v he_o to_o even_o when_o he_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o great_a confluence_n of_o outward_a thing_n he_o be_v then_o so_o far_o short_a of_o real_a and_o substantial_a happiness_n that_o he_o be_v altogether_o vain_a when_o birth_n youth_n strength_n beauty_n part_n wealth_n honour_n friend_n do_v all_o unite_v and_o contribute_v their_o utmost_a assistance_n to_o render_v his_o state_n happy_a he_o be_v even_o then_o exceed_o miserable_a when_o solomon_n be_v in_o the_o very_a height_n of_o his_o magnificence_n and_o glory_n and_o have_v even_o what_o ever_o his_o eye_n ear_n or_o heart_n can_v desire_v be_v he_o then_o free_a from_o a_o state_n of_o vanity_n can_v he_o then_o boast_v of_o true_a happiness_n can_v he_o then_o make_v any_o exception_n against_o the_o doctrine_n his_o good_a father_n have_v as_o you_o have_v hear_v in_o so_o many_o place_n teach_v no_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o wisdom_n pleasure_n delicate_a work_n house_n vineyard_n garden_n orchard_n pool_n of_o water_n multitude_n of_o servant_n singing-man_n and_o singing-woman_n instrument_n of_o music_n great_a wealth_n and_o the_o like_a yet_o he_o tell_v we_o all_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n under_o the_o sun_n eccles._n 2._o 11._o