Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	church_n	teach_v	word_n	4,801	5	4.3076	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20902	Mensalia sacra, or, Meditations on the Lord's Supper wherein the nature of the holy sacrament is explain'd and the most weighty cases of conscience about it are resolv'd / by the reverend Mr. Francis Crow, late minister of the Gospel at Clare in Suffolk ; to which is prefixt a brief account of the author's life and death.	Crow, Francis, d. 1692.	1693 (1693)	Wing C7365	75,143	146

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do_v not_o general_o at_o such_o time_n use_v many_o word_n i_o believe_v out_o of_o a_o unwillingness_n to_o make_v so_o very_o necessary_a a_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n look_v upon_o as_o burdensome_a a_o great_a concern_n do_v he_o express_v for_o the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o all_o those_o that_o live_v under_o his_o roof_n instruct_v his_o son_n according_a to_o his_o young_a capacity_n and_o his_o servant_n as_o he_o have_v opportunity_n his_o language_n and_o his_o action_n be_v so_o many_o lecture_n of_o virtue_n and_o christianity_n and_o they_o must_v be_v bad_a indeed_o that_o do_v not_o come_v from_o he_o wise_a or_o better_a than_o they_o go_v to_o he_o example_n be_v more_o prevalent_a than_o precept_n man_n be_v as_o jamblicus_n observe_v of_o all_o creature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o prone_a to_o imitation_n and_o it_o be_v lactantius_n advice_n 24._o si_fw-mi praecipientem_fw-la sequi_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la sequere_fw-la antecedentem_fw-la instit_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 24._o if_o you_o can_v conform_v yourself_o to_o rule_n endeavour_v to_o eye_n those_o that_o take_v the_o best_a course_n adamus_n in_o hoc_fw-la homine_fw-la nunquàm_fw-la peccavit_fw-la adamus_n now_o though_o i_o dare_v not_o say_v of_o mr._n crow_n as_o the_o papist_n false_o do_v of_o bonaventure_n that_o adam_n never_o sin_v in_o he_o yet_o i_o may_v venture_v to_o declare_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o conversation_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o lively_a comment_n upon_o the_o holy_a writ_n and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o conscientious_a observer_n of_o his_o duty_n to_o god_n so_o he_o still_o take_v care_n to_o be_v just_a and_o equal_a towards_o man_n jud_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n jud_v as_o all_o that_o profess_v christianity_n ought_v to_o be_v lactan._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epictet_n stoici_fw-la dictum_fw-la non_fw-fr est_fw-fr minus_fw-la malum_fw-la refer_v injuriam_fw-la quam_fw-la infer_v lactan._n 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reward_n be_v only_o in_o this_o life_n they_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a of_o such_o methodius_n a_o very_a ancient_a writer_n elegant_o complain_v 64._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d method_n apud_fw-la epiphan_n haer._n 64._o the_o doctor_n say_v he_o no_o long_o regard_v a_o honest_a plain_a and_o sound_a way_n of_o teach_v begin_v now_o to_o endeavour_n to_o please_v and_o to_o be_v favourable_o receive_v by_o their_o auditor_n just_a as_o sophister_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v who_o reckon_v their_o labour_n well_o reward_v by_o their_o auditor_n applaud_v their_o learning_n sell_v themselves_o at_o this_o so_o cheap_a a_o rate_n for_o as_o for_o the_o ancient_n their_o expression_n be_v always_o very_o brief_a their_o ambition_n in_o those_o day_n be_v not_o to_o please_v but_o to_o profit_v their_o hearer_n his_o unwillingness_n to_o let_v his_o friend_n fault_n pass_v unreproved_a deserve_v a_o very_a great_a encomium_n he_o be_v a_o mighty_a lover_n of_o freedom_n of_o speech_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o use_v it_o to_o those_o that_o have_v the_o great_a share_n in_o his_o affection_n if_o he_o have_v any_o good_a reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o they_o need_v a_o admonition_n but_o his_o reproof_n be_v always_o temper_v with_o that_o moderation_n gravity_n sweetness_n compassion_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o carefulness_n of_o the_o reputation_n as_o rather_o tend_v to_o engage_v the_o affection_n than_o exasperate_v the_o passion_n of_o those_o who_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n his_o industry_n and_o diligence_n be_v incredible_a but_o the_o delight_n he_o take_v in_o his_o intellectual_a improvement_n make_v sufficient_a amends_o for_o the_o pain_n he_o be_v at_o to_o attain_v they_o the_o arabian_n have_v a_o proverb_n that_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o understanding_n be_v most_o rich_a v._n ditissimae_fw-la sunt_fw-la intellectus_fw-la divitiae_fw-la 3_o pro._n 14._o v._n to_o be_v sure_a the_o merchandise_n of_o wisdom_n be_v better_a than_o the_o merchandise_n of_o silver_n and_o the_o gain_n thereof_o than_o fine_a gold_n to_o be_v owner_n of_o this_o inestimable_a treasure_n do_v mr._n crow_n not_o unsuccessful_o macerate_v his_o body_n by_o a_o severe_a course_n of_o study_n the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o be_v that_o he_o do_v obtain_v a_o good_a understanding_n in_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d nihil_fw-la sine_fw-la magno_fw-la labour_v mortalibus_fw-la tribuit_fw-la deus_fw-la senec._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o through_o the_o blessing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o all_o true_a wisdom_n render_v he_o so_o skilful_a right_o to_o divide_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n ver_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n 2_o cap._n 15._o ver_fw-la the_o gospel_n be_v indeed_o dispense_v to_o we_o in_o earthen_a vessel_n or_o vile_a oyster_n shell_n as_o the_o original_a word_n signify_v 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n cap._n 4._o