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	lie_n	3,415	5	9.0726	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

with_o their_o tongue_n as_o other_o do_v passionate_n expression_n be_v imperfection_n and_o discovery_n of_o infirmity_n even_o in_o the_o best_a if_o any_o offend_v not_o in_o word_n he_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n 3.2_o man_n jam._n 3.2_o because_o his_o tongue_n be_v rule_v by_o reason_n not_o by_o passion_n 2_o speech_n 2_o principle_n of_o speech_n 1_o cor._n 13.5_o vid._n three_o principle_n of_o speech_n speak_v from_o love_n not_o from_o envy_n hatred_n or_o malice_n for_o love_n as_o it_o think_v no_o evil_a so_o it_o speak_v no_o evil_a love_v oil_n the_o mouth_n soften_v the_o tongue_n sweeten_v the_o word_n and_o make_v the_o lip_n drop_v like_o a_o hony-comb_n when_o love_n rule_v the_o mouth_n the_o law_n of_o kindness_n be_v in_o the_o tongue_n prov._n 31.26_o but_o hatred_n and_o malice_n never_o speak_v well_o and_o never_o do_v good_a by_o speak_v the_o wrath_n of_o man_n whether_o it_o be_v express_v by_o word_n or_o deed_n work_v not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n say_v 1.20_o say_v jam._n 1.20_o james_n or_o what_o be_v right_a in_o god_n sight_n word_n speak_v in_o wrath_n or_o malice_n do_v no_o good_a be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n than_o you_o will_v be_v slow_a to_o speak_v jam._n 1.19_o when_o paul_n persuade_v the_o ephesian_n 32_o ephesian_n eph._n 4.31_o 32_o to_o lay_v aside_o clamour_n and_o evil-speaking_a he_o exhort_v they_o to_o put_v away_o from_o they_o all_o bitterness_n and_o wrath_n and_o anger_n with_o all_o malice_n as_o the_o heart-roote_n of_o tongue-sinne_n and_o to_o be_v kind_a one_o to_o another_o tender_a heart_a forgive_a one_o another_o which_o be_v fruit_n of_o love_n and_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o speak_v well_o both_o of_o other_o and_o to_o other_o good_a word_n in_o the_o mouth_n be_v grape_n and_o fig_n which_o can_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o thorn_n and_o thistle_n of_o hatred_n malice_n and_o envy_v in_o the_o heart_n kind_a word_n be_v the_o flower_n and_o cream_n of_o true_a love_n how_o well_o do_v 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speech_n not_o from_o wit_n or_o part_n only_o for_o grace_n in_o the_o lip_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v afterward_o proceed_v from_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n prov._n 22.11_o as_o from_o 1_o faith_n i_o believe_v say_v david_n therefore_o have_v i_o speak_v psal_n 116.10_o we_o believe_v say_v paul_n and_o therefore_o speak_v 2_o cor._n 4.13_o unbelief_n sometime_o shut_v the_o mouth_n for_o this_o zacharias_n be_v dumb_a because_o he_o believe_v not_o the_o angel_n word_n luk._n 1.20_o 2_o from_o love_n as_o be_v show_v before_o o_o you_o corinthian_n say_v paul_n our_o mouth_n be_v open_a unto_o you_o scil_n in_o expression_n why_o so_o our_o heart_n be_v enlarge_v 2_o cor._n 6.11_o 12._o to_o wit_n in_o affection_n queen_n esther_n love_n to_o her_o people_n the_o jew_n make_v she_o open_v her_o mouth_n wide_a in_o request_n both_o to_o god_n and_o the_o king_n to_o save_v their_o life_n though_o she_o hazard_v she_o own_o thereby_o esther_n 4.16_o 3_o from_o zeal_n for_o god_n glory_n which_o provoke_v the_o apostle_n to_o speak_v even_o when_o they_o be_v command_v silence_n act._n 4.20_o we_o can_v but_o speak_v say_v peter_n and_o john_n the_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v and_o jeremy_n when_o he_o resolve_v silence_n jer._n 20.9_o zeal_n for_o god_n house_n move_v christ_n to_o speak_v as_o well_o as_o to_o act_v my_o house_n be_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n but_o you_o have_v make_v it_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n luk._n 19.46_o zeal_n for_o god_n sabbath_n cause_v n●hemiah_n to_o contend_v with_o the_o noble_n of_o judah_n cap._n 13.17_o 4_o from_o a_o good_a conscience_n which_o pour_v grace_n into_o the_o lip_n the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n or_o man_n be_v gracious_a word_n excellent_a speech_n as_o that_o of_o paul_n before_o the_o council_n act._n 23.1_o and_o before_o the_o governor_n cap._n 24.14_o 15_o 16._o when_o peter_n persuade_v to_o a_o constant_a readiness_n to_o give_v a_o answer_n to_o every_o man_n that_o ask_v you_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o you_o he_o prescribe_v this_o as_o a_o mean_n thereof_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n 1_o pet._n 3.15_o 16._o the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n save_v we_o vers_fw-la 21._o 5_o from_o sincerity_n this_o make_v the_o lip_n to_o be_v without_o deceit_n even_o a_o lip_n of_o truth_n prov._n 12.19_o psal_n 17.1_o else_o the_o word_n may_v be_v smooth_a than_o butter_n and_o soft_a than_o oil_n when_o war_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n psal_n 55.21_o 6_o from_o purity_n for_o he_o have_v grace_n in_o his_o lip_n that_o love_v pureness_n of_o heart_n prov._n 22.11_o a_o clean_a fountain_n send_v forth_o clear_a stream_n 7_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o overaweth_a both_o heart_n and_o tongue_n this_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o tongue_n vanity_n in_o many_o word_n there_o be_v diverse_a vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n but_o fear_v thou_o god_n eccl._n 5.7_o 8_o from_o experience_n hall_n dr._n hall_n for_o to_o speak_v well_o without_o feeling_n be_v the_o next_o way_n to_o procure_v a_o habitual_a hypocrisy_n good_a word_n shall_v follow_v and_o flow_v from_o good_a affection_n not_o go_v before_o they_o that_o which_o do_v not_o come_v from_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n can_v be_v gracious_a in_o the_o mouth_n a_o graceless_a heart_n make_v a_o lawless_a tongue_n when_o a_o christian_a speak_v from_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n he_o speak_v as_o one_o that_o have_v authority_n as_o christ_n do_v and_o not_o as_o the_o scribe_n they_o have_v authority_n to_o speak_v or_o read_v for_o they_o have_v moses_n chair_n but_o their_o word_n want_v authority_n and_o efficacy_n weight_n and_o force_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o hearer_n those_o word_n for_o the_o most_o part_n go_v to_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o hearer_n and_o minister_v grace_n to_o they_o which_o come_v from_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o speaker_n and_o from_o grace_n in_o they_o 2_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o 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blame_v job_n friend_n 42.7_o friend_n job_n 42.7_o for_o not_o speak_v of_o he_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a scil_n of_o his_o proceed_n as_o they_o be_v as_o his_o servant_n job_n have_v the_o contrary_a hereunto_o be_v a_o lie_n which_o be_v to_o speak_v otherwise_o than_o we_o know_v the_o thing_n be_v or_o if_o we_o know_v it_o not_o yet_o what_o we_o say_v be_v a_o untruth_n now_o lie_v be_v a_o ungodly_a devilish_a and_o damnable_a practice_n ungodly_a because_o it_o make_v we_o most_o unlike_a yea_o contrary_a to_o god_n for_o god_n be_v truth_n and_o in_o he_o be_v no_o lie_n devilish_a because_o 8.44_o because_o joh._n 8.44_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o liar_n the_o father_n both_o of_o liar_n and_o of_o

lie_n and_o damnable_a for_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n 21.8_o death_n rev._n 21.8_o wherefore_o put_v away_o lie_v say_v the_o apostle_n and_o speak_v every_o man_n truth_n with_o his_o neighbour_n 4.25_o neighbour_n ephes_n 4.25_o 2_o heart_n 2_o truth_n speak_v from_o the_o heart_n have_v respect_n to_o moral_a truth_n which_o be_v a_o agreement_n between_o heart_n and_o tongue_n that_o be_v to_o speak_v what_o you_o think_v and_o as_o you_o think_v and_o to_o think_v what_o you_o speak_v for_o the_o tongue_n be_v but_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o declare_v that_o all_o that_o and_o only_o that_o which_o the_o mind_n dictate_v a_o good_a correspondence_n between_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o citizen_n of_o zion_n 15.2_o zion_n psal_n 15.2_o he_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o heart_n that_o be_v with_o or_o from_o his_o heart_n he_o speak_v what_o he_o think_v his_o heart_n and_o mouth_n do_v harmonise_v consent_n and_o concentre_v in_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o speech_n the_o contrary_a hereunto_o be_v guile_n deceit_n and_o dissimulation_n when_o the_o heart_n and_o tongue_n be_v divide_v and_o we_o speak_v what_o we_o do_v not_o think_v or_o think_v as_o we_o do_v not_o speak_v so_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o tongue_n do_v vary_v yea_o contradict_v and_o give_v one_o another_o the_o lie_n the_o wicked_a speak_v with_o a_o double_a heart_n say_v david_n 12.2_o david_n psal_n 12.2_o speak_v one_o thing_n and_o think_v another_o 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 3.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o double_a heart_n make_v a_o double_a and_o deceitful_a tongue_n but_o a_o man_n be_v not_o what_o he_o say_v with_o his_o lip_n but_o what_o he_o think_v in_o his_o heart_n as_o solomon_n speak_v of_o he_o that_o have_v a_o evil_a eye_n 7._o eye_n prov._n 23.6_o 7._o as_o he_o think_v in_o his_o heart_n so_o be_v he●_n eat_v and_o drink_v say_v he_o to_o thou_o but_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o with_o thou_o this_o veracity_n in_o the_o mouth_n be_v a_o fruit_n of_o sincerity_n or_o truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n to_o speak_v what_o we_o think_v and_o to_o think_v as_o we_o speak_v which_o be_v a_o parcel_n of_o our_o conformity_n to_o christ_n who_o do_v no_o sin_n neither_o be_v guile_n find_v in_o his_o 2.22_o his_o 1_o pet._n 2.22_o lip_n the_o wise_a man_n make_v this_o the_o character_n of_o one_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n scil_n a_o hateful_a hate_v man_n that_o he_o dissemble_v in_o his_o lip_n and_o lay_v up_o deceit_n within_o he_o 26.24_o he_o pro●_n 26.24_o when_o he_o speak_v fair_a or_o make_v his_o voice_n gracious_a believe_v he_o not_o 25._o ver._n 25._o for_o there_o be_v seven_o that_o be_v many_o abomination_n in_o his_o heart_n but_o though_o he_o cover_v hatred_n in_o his_o heart_n 26._o verse_n 26._o with_o deceit_n in_o his_o mouth_n yet_o his_o wickedness_n shall_v be_v show_v before_o the_o whole_a congregation_n god_n will_v give_v dissembler_n over_o to_o some_o great_a sin_n that_o they_o may_v be_v public_o detect_v disgrace_v and_o detest_a of_o all_o burn_v lip_n say_v solomon_n 2d_o solomon_n prov._n 26_o 2d_o and_o a_o wicked_a heart_n be_v like_o a_o potsherd_v cover_v with_o silver_n dross_n burn_v lip_n that_o be_v in_o show_n of_o affection_n or_o profession_n of_o love_n to_o other_o yet_o without_o reality_n as_o ezekiel_n hearer_n who_o with_o their_o mouth_n show_v much_o love_n 33.31_o ezek._n 33.31_o but_o their_o heart_n go_v after_o their_o covetousness_n and_o a_o wicked_a heart_n intend_v or_o wish_v evil_a to_o other_o and_o rejoice_v when_o evil_a befall_v they_o be_v like_o a_o potsherd_v cover_v with_o silver_n dross_n fair_a speak_a lip_n upon_o a_o false_a foul-meaning_n heart_n be_v no_o better_o than_o dross_n upon_o dirt_n silver_n gilt_n upon_o clay_n whereas_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v as_o 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will_v keep_v our_o lip_n from_o lie_n and_o our_o tongue_n from_o deceit_n and_o from_o disagreement_n with_o our_o heart_n second_o speech_n second_o goodness_n in_o speech_n have_v respect_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o your_o speech_n to_o goodness_n 1_o that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o sound_a not_o evil_a and_o corrupt_a 2_o profitable_a and_o useful_a not_o vain_a and_o idle_a 1_o let_v your_o speech_n be_v good_a and_o sound_a good_a matter_n and_o good_a word_n to_o this_o end_n 1_o speak_v of_o god_n and_o his_o attribute_n as_o david_n do_v 7._o do_v psal_n 145.1_o verse_n 5._o verse_n 6._o verse_n 7._o i_o will_v extol_v thou_o o_o god_n my_o king_n i_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o glorious_a honour_n of_o thy_o majesty_n i_o will_v declare_v thy_o greatness_n man_n shall_v abundant_o utter_v the_o memory_n of_o thy_o great_a goodness_n and_o shall_v sing_v of_o thy_o righteousness_n 8._o verse_n 8._o that_o the_o lord_n be_v gracious_a and_o full_a of_o compassion_n slow_a to_o 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