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
A95723	Two assize sermons preached at Bridgnorth for the county of Salop in the year 1657. The first, upon Psalm 58. verse 1. Doe you indeed speak righteousnesse, o congregation? Doe ye judge uprightly, o ye sonnes of men? The second, upon Psalm 37. verse 37. Marke the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace? / By Mich. Thomas; rector of Stockton in the same county.	Thomas, Michael, rector of Stockton.	1659 (1659)	Wing T970; Thomason E1790_1; ESTC R209682	31,232	144

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it_o when_o there_o be_v pretension_n to_o godliness_n but_o no_o power_n he_o be_v a_o miserable_a man_n that_o content_v himself_o in_o the_o outward_a formality_n of_o religion_n and_o neither_o know_v nor_o regard_v his_o heart_n bernard_n apply_v this_o note_n to_o his_o monk_n upon_o a_o fastday_n and_o take_v occasion_n to_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o hypocrisy_n manet_fw-la tonsura_fw-la as_o he_o go_v on_o you_o continue_v your_o shave_n you_o change_v not_o your_o garment_n you_o observe_v your_o rule_n for_o fast_v and_o your_o hour_n for_o prayer_n and_o yet_o the_o lord_n cry_v from_o heaven_n cor_fw-la vestrum_fw-la longè_fw-la est_fw-la à_fw-la i_o your_o heart_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o be_v far_o from_o i_o the_o best_a discovery_n we_o can_v make_v of_o the_o integrity_n and_o sincerity_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v to_o observe_v the_o bent_n and_o sway_v of_o those_o four_o chief_a affection_n love_n fear_v joy_n and_o grief_n and_o see_v whether_o god_n or_o 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glory_n in_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o man_n shall_v have_v his_o right_n in_o speak_v the_o truth_n among_o those_o mark_n which_o david_n give_v of_o that_o happy_a man_n who_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o holy_a hill_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v one_o he_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o in_o the_o 14_o of_o the_o revel_n v._o 5._o those_o bless_a person_n who_o be_v say_v to_o follow_v the_o lamb_n be_v thus_o describe_v in_o their_o mouth_n be_v find_v no_o guile_n truth_n as_o it_o be_v a_o most_o excellent_a virtue_n so_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v philo_n the_o most_o sacred_a possession_n precious_a and_o necessary_a as_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o world_n when_o the_o question_n be_v put_v to_o pythagoras_n what_o that_o be_v in_o the_o do_v whereof_o man_n may_v be_v like_a unto_o god_n he_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n it_o will_v be_v a_o good_a interpretation_n of_o that_o command_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v you_o therefore_o perfect_a as_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v perfect_a when_o as_o he_o be_v truth_n so_o we_o be_v always_o careful_a to_o speak_v the_o truth_n from_o our_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o the_o heathen_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n can_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v a_o servile_a un-ingenuous_a humour_n to_o lie_v and_o to_o speak_v false_o and_o we_o have_v some_o impression_n of_o it_o still_o remain_v in_o we_o of_o all_o reproach_n we_o can_v least_o brook_v that_o thou_o lie_v how_o many_o quarrel_n have_v it_o occasion_v how_o much_o blood_n have_v be_v spill_v about_o it_o but_o true_o it_o be_v sad_a and_o strange_a that_o man_n will_v not_o endure_v to_o be_v charge_v with_o lie_v and_o yet_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o lie_v that_o they_o shall_v take_v up_o that_o part_n of_o the_o heathen_n morality_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o speak_v the_o truth_n be_v a_o 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