Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	bring_v	fruit_n	good_a	2,040	5	4.2242	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01738	A treatise of true fortitude. By M. George Gyffard, Preacher of the worde of God, at Maldon in Essex	Gifford, George, d. 1620.	1594 (1594)	STC 11870; ESTC S114291	21,526	60

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have_v much_o excel_v in_o greatness_n of_o mind_n or_o at_o the_o least_o be_v think_v to_o excel_v therein_o among_o the_o roman_n in_o old_a time_n this_o title_n magnanimuus_n be_v even_o as_o the_o large_a the_o rich_a and_o most_o royal_a robe_n of_o honour_n which_o they_o have_v to_o put_v upon_o any_o man_n it_o be_v more_o than_o to_o set_v a_o crown_n of_o gold_n upon_o his_o head_n when_o the_o poet_n will_v in_o glory_v wise_a gyve_v the_o high_a praise_n to_o rome_n that_o may_v be_v he_o do_v it_o by_o extol_v the_o great_a mind_n of_o her_o citizen_n as_o comparable_a to_o the_o heaven_n for_o thus_o he_o write_v illa_fw-la inclyta_fw-la roma_fw-la imperium_fw-la terris_fw-la animos_fw-la aequabit_fw-la olympo_fw-la the_o grecian_n call_v their_o chief_a valiant_a man_n hero_n even_o half_a god_n so_o high_o do_v they_o admire_v and_o honour_v they_o come_v to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n &_o see_v what_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v speak_v in_o commendation_n of_o the_o mighty_a the_o mighty_a man_n in_o hebrew_n be_v call_v gibborim_n gibbore_n haiil_n ansche_n haiil_n be_v haiil_n abbirim_n and_o a_o man_n of_o war_n be_v call_v isch_n milhamah_o we_o find_v that_o many_o be_v praise_v for_o their_o worthy_a act_n because_o they_o be_v ansche_n haiil_n man_n of_o courage_n if_o we_o look_v among_o the_o king_n the_o judge_n and_o captain_n of_o israel_n as_o josua_n gedion_n jepthah_n samson_n david_n and_o other_o also_o diverse_a worthy_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n david_n 2._o sam._n 23._o for_o the_o lord_n himself_o require_v in_o all_o that_o bear_v public_a office_n either_o to_o judge_v or_o to_o teach_v or_o to_o go_v to_o the_o war_n that_o they_o be_v

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for_o by_o those_o spark_n of_o light_n which_o remain_v in_o nature_n the_o very_a heathen_a do_v affirm_v that_o a_o virtue_n can_v never_o be_v void_a of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a holy_a &_o pure_a for_o what_o be_v virtue_n but_o purity_n holiness_n and_o goodness_n those_o gentile_n conclude_v thereupon_o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v both_o ungodly_a &_o endue_v with_o fortitude_n for_o how_o shall_v the_o most_o pure_a and_o princely_a virtue_n be_v seat_v in_o a_o wicked_a impure_a mind_n mark_v then_o how_o contrary_a this_o be_v to_o the_o speech_n of_o our_o man_n which_o say_v that_o fortitude_n and_o godliness_n can_v be_v join_v together_o and_o that_o a_o man_n can_v be_v both_o godly_a and_o valiant_a what_o be_v this_o as_o i_o say_v but_o utter_o to_o quench_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o turn_v virtue_n into_o vice_n and_o vice_n into_o virtue_n 14._o and_o where_o as_o they_o call_v they_o brave_a mind_a man_n which_o be_v bold_a and_o yet_o ungodly_a 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