Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	deed_n	light_n	manifest_a	2,272	5	9.7572	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43633	Scandalum magnatum, or, The great trial at Chelmnesford assizes held March 6, for the county of Essex, betwixt Henry, Bishop of London, plaintiff, and Edm. Hickeringill rector of the rectory of All-Saints in Colchester, defendant, faithfully related : together with the nature of the writ call'd supplicavit ... granted against Mr. Hickeringill ... as also the articles sworn against him, by six practors of doctors-common ... Published to prevent false reports.	Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.	1682 (1682)	Wing H1825; ESTC R32967	125,748	116

of danger This Light-house now will shew the way Which may secure any stranger It was your Wisdom and your Care This rare contrivance to invent No Pains no Charges you did spare Our Dangers that you might prevent Old Strombolo that burns to light Seamen unto Messinas Phare With Agnes flames that shine so bright For usefulness cannot compare That future Ages will record Who did this Stately Fabrick raise And to your glory tell abroad This deed to your immortal Praise Come fellow Seamen 't is the night We use clean linnen to put on He'rs to our Wives it is a right Them once a week to think upon The Bishops and his Clerks no more Shall Shipwrack bring as in late years And as they us'd to do of Yore Now the light-house of naked-Naked-truth appeares Men love darkness rather then light because their Deeds were evil For every one that doeth evil hateth the light neither cometh he to the light lest his Deeds should be discovered But he that doth truth cometh to the light that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God Jo. 3. 19 20 21. By their fruits you shall know them if they be mischievous and bring forth nothing but sharp pricks then they are Briers and Thisles and Thorns and nigh unto a curse whose end is to be burned They loved cursing and Anathema's so let it come unto them saith Holy David Any sober-man would think that a Reasonable man might well enough be contented if he were not very Ignorant and very Impudent to enjoy quietly the Pleasures the Riches the Honours the Grandieur and the Pomp that now attends Bishops of so cheap too and easy acquest or purchase and Stately and Prince-like as may be temporal and wicked lay-Princes of the Gentiles nay as many the Princes and Peers of the Nation who by Inheritance come by the same and Rights to which by Gods Providence Nature and Birth they are born unto nay in their City houses for ease their Country houses for delight far Transcending the most Peers of the Realm one would think I say such Bishops after so full a Meal might say Grace and bless God for his goodnss to them and never disturb themselves nor the Neigbourhood with being Promoters Inventers Action-drivers exacters of Penalties and utmost Rigour of old Statutes for which crimes Empson and Dudley were hanged What an odd sight it is to see Lawn-sleves surrounded with Procters and Jaylors and Apparitors and Promoters and Serjants and Bayliffs Affidavit men and hung about with Articles Writs Labels and Libels Declarations Informations Indictments and then Proctors and a little Black-Coat at his elbow hungry for a living and ready to swear through-stich when his own Interest and the favour of a Bishop is in the case What wanton pride as well as cruelty and hard heartedness to delight in Visitations Vexations when he might well enough content himself one would think with his exceeding many flocks and herds which the Piety and Charity of our devout Ancestors and the cunning and avarice of others has Monopoliz'd to them leaving the poor now quite out of their old and primitive share thereof and good right unto ' without the wanton Boulimy and greedy Appetite after his Neighbours little Ewe-lamb and all the substance and subsistence of a man and his house no though he should pretend to dedicate his Neighbours little Ewe-Lamb to God as a Sacrifice or an Anathema or a Corban by grand Hypocrisy as if God Almighty did not hate Robbery much more Cruelty under colour and by the help of Summum jus or the rigour of Law for a Burnt offring And if no less will serve the Bishop of London's charity then to give 2000l towards the building of Pauls it is more honour to take it out of his own numerous flocks and herds which once the poor had as much Title unto as the Rich Prelate before Avarice and Pride came in fashion-Ecclesiastical And not go to rob the Spittle for a deodand and by force or rigour of Law I have known a Gentleman that had one odd humour and you will say it was a very ill humour that after dinner when his Belly was full of good Victuals and Wine and strong drink the Fop grew so wanton and the Ape wasso mischievously gamesy and with good chear half drunk or so half-Tipsey that he so far forgot himself that instead of saying Grace he would be pinching and nipping those that sat nigh or within his reach especially if he had any old Pique against them he would nip and pinch 'till he made all black and blew or left the Print of his Nayles in their flesh Ecce Signum I 'le conclude this essay with an Epitome of the most considerable Parts and passages in this long Book that has swelled beyond the Primitive intention and will best serve those that will not find leisure to read the whole in this following-letter long yet most compendious most Emphatical most Humble and most Submissive letter writ by Mr. Hickeringil himself verbatim To the Right Reverend HENRY Lord Bishop of LONDON at London-Howse My Lord SO little success has attended all my former Addresses that I am almost hopeless of this but understanding that your Lordship expected my application no deficiency should be on my part Though I must confess that had it not been for this worthy Gentleman Mr. Firman the Bearer hereof I was not readily perswaded to write to you Because you carry my Letters to your Lawyers for them to pick ' vantages and accordingly two of my Letters to your Lordship most disingenuously were read against me at the Tryal But the Judg told them they were no proof of your Declaration yet Sir Francis Withins he made mimick and dumb signs to the Jury at every word nay my very Books were brought into Court and Sir George Jefferyes just such another man as the woman said that other-hopeful Council he pointed at my Books with his Index as not knowing what to say against them without blushing of which yet he is not very guilty and onely made dumb shows too which were not capable of answer or vindication yet were sufficient hints to a willing Jury that knew their meaning by their mumping and their gaping and accordingly gave a Verdict contrary to all mens expectations against me and dammages 2000 l. a good round sum two Horse-loads and therefore would break the back of one Horse no wonder then a single Parson should shrink or sink under the unconscionable load Yet I understand that this unreasonable Verdict is so pleasing to you that in the jollity of devotion you have made it a Deodand and intends to Dedicate the Trophee of your Victory towards the building of Pauls If so I fear your Piety is not of the Cabal or Cabinet-Councel with your charity nor will you find that it is pleasing to God to make a man an Offender for a word and no such mighty words neither if