Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	court_n	justice_n	verbal_a	24	3	15.9606	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61779	De juramento seven lectures concerning the obligation of promissory oathes / read publicly in the divinity school of Oxford by Robert Sanderson ; translated into English by His Late Majesties speciall command and afterwards revised and approved under His Majesties own hand.	Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.	1655 (1655)	Wing S589; ESTC R30543	102,036	294

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and_o clamour_n if_o you_o affirm_v orderly_o a_o thing_n let_v it_o be_v with_o calmness_n and_o a_o mere_a affirmation_n or_o negation_n but_o if_o either_o of_o these_o passion_n be_v more_o impetuous_a and_o strive_v to_o overflow_v the_o narrow_a channel_n of_o your_o bosom_n it_o will_v be_v your_o wisdom_n to_o let_v it_o forth_o unto_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n do_v you_o demand_v by_o what_o mean_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o be_v any_o among_o you_o afflict_v let_v not_o his_o impatience_n break_v forth_o into_o oath_n and_o blasphemy_n the_o floodgate_n of_o wrath_n but_o rather_o let_v he_o pray_v and_o humble_o implore_v god_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v he_o patience_n till_o his_o heavy_a hand_n be_v remove_v be_v any_o merry_a let_v he_o not_o bellow_v it_o forth_o in_o oath_n like_o a_o bacchanalian_a but_o rather_o sing_v it_o in_o hymn_n and_o psalm_n unto_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n who_o have_v make_v his_o cup_n to_o overflow_v and_o crown_v he_o with_o happy_a 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that_o use_v much_o swear_v shall_v be_v fill_v with_o iniquity_n among_o the_o greek_n eusebius_n the_o heathen_a philosopher_n many_o say_v he_o exhort_v man_n to_o swear_v the_o truth_n but_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o man_n ought_v not_o easy_o to_o swear_v at_o all_o among_o the_o latin_n augustine_n beware_v of_o oath_n as_o much_o as_o you_o may_v because_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o swear_v though_o a_o truth_n not_o that_o it_o be_v sin_n to_o swear_v truth_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o grievous_a one_o to_o swear_v falsehood_n into_o which_o he_o may_v the_o soon_o fall_v who_o accustome_v himself_o to_o swear_v and_o in_o another_o place_n a_o false_a oath_n be_v destructive_a and_o even_o a_o true_a one_o dangerous_a but_o what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o other_o testimony_n see_v this_o daily_a and_o unnecessary_a use_n of_o swear_v be_v so_o positive_o forbid_v as_o scarce_o any_o thing_n more_o in_o holy_a scripture_n by_o christ_n himself_o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o swear_v 34._o not_o at_o all_o and_o by_o his_o apostle_n st._n james_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v above_o all_o thing_n swear_v not_o sect_n xii_o the_o three_o conclusion_n a_o oath_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v make_v but_o upon_o a_o just_a weighty_a and_o necessary_a occasion_n a_o oath_n be_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v neither_o evil_n in_o themselves_o as_o murder_v sacrilege_n perjury_n and_o all_o other_o vice_n be_v nor_o of_o those_o which_o be_v desirable_a of_o themselves_o as_o deed_n of_o charity_n justice_n obedience_n and_o all_o other_o virtue_n but_o of_o such_o as_o be_v good_a only_o because_o necessary_a by_o hypothesis_n and_o for_o their_o end_n and_o not_o desirable_a but_o in_o order_n unto_o that_o end_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v all_o those_o which_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o redress_n of_o some_o defect_n as_o physic_n for_o as_o a_o medicine_n be_v not_o invent_v for_o itself_o but_o for_o health_n and_o as_o there_o will_v be_v no_o use_n 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much_o the_o more_o sacred_a by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a if_o undue_o take_v as_o medicine_n of_o the_o great_a virtue_n and_o efficacy_n be_v the_o more_o hurtful_a unto_o the_o body_n if_o rash_o and_o unskilful_o administer_v the_o use_n of_o assertory_n oath_n be_v necessary_a in_o commonwealth_n especial_o in_o court_n of_o justice_n for_o the_o investigation_n of_o truth_n in_o matter_n of_o particular_a fact_n whereunto_o belong_v oath_n witness_n compurgator_n etc._n etc._n in_o extrajudiciall_a and_o private_a business_n it_o be_v not_o so_o frequent_a yet_o it_o may_v be_v sometime_o necessary_a to_o wit_n where_o it_o concern_v a_o man_n very_o much_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o he_o can_v be_v believe_v except_o he_o swear_v the_o promissory_a oath_n be_v of_o no_o use_n in_o justice_n but_o of_o very_o great_a in_o extrajudicials_n both_o public_a and_o private_a first_o public_a to_o keep_v subject_n in_o allegiance_n unto_o their_o prince_n for_o the_o 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that_o when_o he_o swear_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o so_o much_o he_o understand_v if_o i_o owe_v it_o thou_o or_o if_o thou_o demand_v it_o before_o the_o magistrate_n but_o as_o this_o mental_a reservation_n be_v build_v upon_o the_o same_o sand_n with_o verbal_a equivocation_n so_o be_v it_o destroy_v with_o the_o same_o dash_n for_o it_o root_v all_o faith_n and_o assurance_n out_o of_o man_n make_v god_n a_o imposter_n be_v deceitful_a unto_o our_o neighbour_n pervert_v the_o use_n and_o end_n of_o oath_n set_v open_v a_o great_a gate_n to_o all_o kind_n of_o lie_n and_o perjury_n and_o be_v so_o much_o worse_a than_o equivocation_n as_o more_o difficult_a to_o be_v prevent_v for_o equivocation_n foresee_v or_o suspect_v may_v be_v prevent_v by_o such_o diligent_a explication_n of_o the_o word_n as_o may_v leave_v no_o loophole_n of_o ambiguity_n but_o no_o humane_a art_n or_o providence_n if_o man_n will_v be_v juggle_v can_v prevent_v this_o pouch_n of_o this_o reservation_n where_o will_v you_o find_v a_o knot_n to_o tie_v this_o vertumnus_n unto_o one_o shape_n bind_v wicked_a proteus_n in_o chain_n a_o thousand_o fold_n it_o be_v all_o in_o vain_a jesuit_n and_o priest_n reserve_v unto_o themselves_o the_o liberty_n to_o reserve_v any_o thing_n be_v not_o afraid_a with_o a_o serious_a brow_n to_o take_v our_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n though_o pen_v with_o such_o accurateness_n of_o word_n as_o leave_v no_o hold_n for_o cavil_n nor_o way_n for_o escape_v yet_o that_o very_a clause_n where_o in_o express_a word_n they_o promise_v that_o they_o will_v faithful_o observe_v all_o the_o premise_n according_a unto_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o word_n pronounce_v by_o they_o and_o according_a to_o the_o plain_a and_o natural_a sense_n and_o true_a intent_n of_o those_o word_n without_o any_o equivocation_n or_o mental_a reservation_n they_o understand_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o this_o reservation_n to_o wit_n that_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o sect_n vi_o 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