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
A82113	A declaration of some proceedings of Lt. Col. Iohn Lilburn, and his associates: with some examination, and animadversion upon papers lately printed, and scattered abroad. One called The earnest petition of many free-born people of this Kingdome : another, The mournfull cries of many thousand poor tradesmen, who are ready to famish for want of bread, or The warning tears of the oppressed. Also a letter sent to Kent. Likewise a true relation of Mr. Masterson's minister of Shoreditch, signed with his owne hand. Published by authority, for the undeceiving of those that are misled by these deceivers, in many places of this Kingdom.	Masterson, Geo. (George)	1648 (1648)	Wing D625; Thomason E427_6; ESTC R204593	42,707	64

Commons He was never appointed or authorised Treasurer or Collector of any publique moneys either by the Parliament or any Committee or any others nor ever received one penny of the publique moneys Mr. Richard Darley was indeed appointed to receive some moneys in the East riding of Yorkeshier But he never received more himselfe than sixty three pound or therabouts which was upon occasion of calling the Sequestrators of Beverly to account At which time his Deputy receiver Mr. Richard Thornton being not there he received it himselfe and put it to account All other moneys were received by his said Deputy who hath from time to time paid out the same according to such Orders as he received for that purpose Mr. Darley knowes not particularly what is at present in his Deputies hand in regard he is here at London attending his service in the House of Commons and his Deputy is in Yorkeshier neither yet can he tell whether he may not have already accounted with the Committee of the County how ever he knowes it cannot be any great summe and the account for the whole is ready when it shall be called for And so is also the money remaining when Order shall be given for it But your famous mistake is that of your margent concerning Mr. Speaker The truth of which story upon through inquiry instead of what you have Printed is clearly thus That Mr. William Lenthall Speaker of the House of Commons never purchased Land either in his own or any other mans name since these troubles neither did Mr. Cole purchase any for him Mr. Cole died not suddenly but of a Fever and that after ten or twelve days sicknes his wife is still a widdow and not married either to Lawyer or any other there is no sute against her by Mr. Speaker nor cause of any You say an hundred such discoveries might be made as this latter and indeed its true they may be done with great ease it is but to sit down and write an hundred particulars what comes upermost taking only care there be never a true word in them which the suggestor of this will easily enable you to do and then there will be an hundred such discoveries made but indeed he that would take paines to examine both your Petition and this Paper and had so little to do with precious time as so to imploy it might finde among your Complaints Suggestions Calculations some convenient number of truths of the same Complexion with these But as you may know the Lion by his claw so you may know the Devill by his tongue he is a liar and the Father of lies and certainly this your mistaken confidence may be sufficient to command belief from such as are content to be deceived in all your Generals for information in which it is not credible you would take more care then in these particulars which both concerned the reputation of particular Gentlemen and whereof the truth might be inquired out But now how will you do these Gentlemen right in this and give them reparations perhaps your scandalous Paper by the great diligence of your selves and Emissaries to spread them may come to many hands where their just defence may not follow and perhaps they may escape more proper uses so as to remain when the Gentlemen shall be at rest and be a black Epitaph upon their innocency and an unjust and unworthy Blot upon their fair reputation If any man shall after this be misled by these guides it will not be an easie matter to undeceive him but he is to be Pitied as one of those who being fallen out with truth is given up to strong delusions to beleeve a lye Be yet advised not to feign a necessity and hold out that as a Vail to your Resolution to dissolve all Laws of Government it may confound propriety and levell Estates the thing perhaps that some aime at But it may cause a promiscuous mingling of blood too and in such a confusion as you seek to introduce it is not impossible you may lose your own in the Croud Call not up therefore more spirits then you know how to conjure down yo●● Spels may fail you there may be some have Pistols and Daggers that neither care for your Spels nor you nor your Petition neither While you plot tragedies and indeavor thus to bring them upon the Stage take heed there enter not some who will neither take their Cu from your Prompter nor Act according to your Poets design We shall adde noe further trouble to the Reader and indeed very much of this might have been spared as to those who have their parts exercised to discern good and evill The evill of this is so written that they that run might read it if prejudice did not blinde them if perhaps there be not also some that do not see because they will not see but because there are some who in the simplicity of their hearts have followed those Impostors let them suffer themselves to make halt in this furious march and a little to consider their leader and then think whither they are going let them take a measure of Lilburn by his books filled with falshoods and bitternesse by his ingratitude to those who have obliged him by that behaviour in the House of Lords that wants a name by the Pistoll and Dagger he speaks of by which murder was designed which he cals a noble resolution by his company the most desperate Malignants by their opinion of him as being wholly the Kings by all these Actions which tend to stir up the people to force the power which your Petition acknowledgeth supream and thereby to dissolve all Government and mingle all with ruine then judge impartially if this be the Character of a Christian or a Banditto of a man acted and guided by the Spirit of God or moved and driven by the Devill And think if it be becoming men professing Religion to be found in these wayes To be Religious is no more in despising forms then in adoring them The power of it is in Conforming the will of man to the will of God and in all the goings out of that will either into affection or action with an unreserved resignation to give up the man to be guided still by the eternall rule of truth and gooddesse of which there is sufficient and cleerely enough laid down in the word of truth for direction in all things to him that humbly seeks it of which You should have made more use in sincerity and humility to direct your selves and lesse in prevaricating and misapplying it with a spirit of bitternesse to make it serve for the language in which you would falsly accuse not your brethren but your confessed Superiours Be perswaded to study to be quiet and doe your owne businesse to live in peace and the God of love and peace shall be with you and leave the publique affaires to those to whom God and the Kingdome hath committed them abuse not lenity but make use of thus much for your faire retreat and charge no more nor undertake any further to prastise till you be a great deale better studied in and have more universall comprehension of that very important and yet very little known art of Statizing FINIS