Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	devil_n	father_n	liar_n	1,960	5	10.7881	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10187	Histrio-mastix The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an vtter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1633 (1633)	STC 20464A; ESTC S115316	1,193,680	1,258

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stageplay_n donato_n ne_fw-la exempla_fw-la fiant_fw-la quae_fw-la iam_fw-la esse_fw-la facinora_fw-la destiterunt_fw-la lest_o our_o deprave_a time_n shall_v make_v those_o moth-eaten_a wickedness_n the_o pattern_n of_o their_o imitation_n which_o all-devouring_a antiquity_n have_v expunge_v out_o of_o the_o much_o enlarge_a catalogue_n of_o modern_a sin_n last_o if_o stageplay_n do_v only_o discover_v vice_n for_o to_o make_v they_o odious_a than_o those_o lascivious_a pagan_n who_o most_o delight_v in_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v meliorate_v and_o mortalize_v by_o they_o but_o the_o according_o best_a christian_n and_o pagan_a author_n unanimous_o agree_v that_o theatrical_a play_n and_o poem_n be_v the_o chief_a corrupter_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o manner_n the_o most_o effectual_a propagator_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o vice_n according_o there_o be_v none_o so_o vicious_a and_o lascivious_a as_o those_o pagan_a greek_n and_o roman_n who_o most_o frequent_a stageplay_n therefore_o 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and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n 43._o who_o must_v abandon_v lie_n but_o such_o be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o most_o comical_a of_o many_o tragical_a interlude_n therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v odious_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n the_o minor_a be_v evident_a not_o only_o from_o experience_n and_o the_o concurrent_a suffrage_n of_o 76._o sundry_a father_n and_o lib._n pagan_a author_n who_o style_v stageplay_n fabulous_a artificial_a sport_v lie_n from_o whence_o they_o take_v occasion_n to_o condemn_v they_o but_o likewise_o by_o the_o copious_a testimony_n of_o sundry_a ancient_a according_o play-poet_n who_o stile_n their_o play_n by_o the_o very_a name_n of_o fable_n lie_n and_o figment_n the_o mayor_n need_v no_o large_a dispute_n for_o since_o every_o lie_n be_v diametral_o contrary_a to_o 14.1_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n ●ince_n 5.3_o it_o proceed_v original_o from_o the_o very_a devil_n who_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n since_o it_o 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but_o sub●scribe_v unto_o the_o mayor_n as_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n to_o the_o conclusion_n too_o since_o therefore_o stageplay_n be_v 296._o but_o merry_a lie_n and_o since_o 44._o saint_n ambrose_n inform_v we_o that_o all_o those_o who_o love_v a_o lie_n be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o father_n of_o lie_n let_v this_o cause_v we_o to_o detest_v all_o fabulous_a lie_a stageplaye_n as_o 1063._o the_o very_a snare_n and_o trap_n of_o satan_n ●or_a fear_n we_o prove_v the_o devil_n offspring_n who_o have_v no_o inheritance_n but_o hell_n to_o leave_v we_o scaena_fw-la qvinta_o fiftly_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o stageplay_n be_v ofttimes_o impious_a sacrilegious_a blaspemou●_n and_o that_o in_o sundry_a respect_n first_o in_o that_o the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n the_o father_n sonn●_n and_o holy_a ghost_n which_o 184._o ought_v n●t_v to_o be_v mention_v but_o with_o reverence_n and_o holy_a fear_n be_v frequent_o recite_v on_o the_o 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graeco_n of_o theophilus_n antiochen●s_n advers._n autolicum_fw-la lib._n 3._o of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n oratio_fw-la exhort_v ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la fol._n 8_o 9_o of_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la cap._n 5_o 6_o 7._o of_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n of_o arnobi●s_fw-la adversus_fw-la gentes_fw-la lib._n 7._o of_o lactantius_n divinarum_fw-la instit._fw-la epit._n cap._n 6._o &_o de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la cap._n 20._o of_o saint_n chrysostome_n hom._n 38._o in_o mat._n &_o hom._n 3._o de_fw-fr davide_n &_o saul_n of_o saint_n hierom._n comment_fw-fr in_o ezech._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 20._o epist._n 9_o cap._n 5._o &_o 10._o cap._n 4._o &_o 13._o cap._n 2._o &_o 23._o cap._n 1._o of_o saint_n augustine_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 32_o 33._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 6.8.10_o 11._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o of_o theodoret._n contr._n graeco_n infideles_fw-la lib._n 7._o of_o saluian_a lib._n 6._o de_fw-fr gub._n dei_fw-la of_o orosius_n 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