Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	faith_n	reason_n	reveal_v	2,166	5	8.9320	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06516	A right comfortable treatise containing fourteene pointes of consolation for them that labor and are laden: VVritten by D. Martin Luther to Prince Friderik Duke of Saxonie, he being sore sicke, thereby to comfort him in the time of his great distresse. Englished by W. Gace.; Tessaradecas consolatoria pro laborantibus et oneratis. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Gace, William.	1578 (1578)	STC 16989; ESTC S106344	39,904	94

with these good thinges giueth moreouer riches abundance of all things if not to all surely to many and to them especially that are weake to beare euills For as I haue sayd before vpon whom he bestoweth lesse riches or giftes of the body vpon them he bestoweth more giftes of the mind that all thinges may be equall he a iust iudge of all For abundance of riches doth not so much comfort as a ioyful mind Moreouer he giueth vnto some goodly children great pleasure power rule honour fame glory fauour c. which if he permitte to enioy a long time yea but a small time they will easily admonish what is to be done in a litle euill But the giftes of the mind are more excellent then all these as witte knowledge iudgement eloquence wisedom as in the other so in bestowing of these he vseth a meane and equalitie so that vpon whom he hath bestowed more of these good thinges he hath not therfore preferred them before others whom in steede of these he hath giuen more peace or pleasure of the minde Nowe in all these we must with thankfulnes acknowledge the large liberalitie and bountifulnes of God comfort our infirmity that in the multitude plenty of good things we do not meruel if some sharpenes be mingled therwith seeing that to delicat persons neither rostedmeate is liked without sauce neither almost any other meate which eyther hath not some sharpe taste of it selfe or is tempered with some thinge that hath a sharpe taste so vntolerable a thinge is continuall and onely sweetenes that one sayde rightly All pleasure by continuance maketh it selfe lothesome And an other said Pleasure it selfe at the last is a labour euen because this life is more weake then that it is able without the temperature of euills to enioy onely good thinges by reason of the ouermuch aboundance of good thinges whereupon hath risen this prouerbe The bones must be stronge which shall beare good dayes which prouerbe I oftentimes considering do greatly maruell what a maruelous and true meaning it hath that mens minds are contrary to them selues who seke no other but good dayes which notwithstanding when they haue obtained they can worse away with them then with euill Now what other thinge are we taught hereby but that euen in the very enemies of the crosse the crosse is maruelous so that by the meanes thereof all ought to be tempered and sanctified least they perish as flesh must be seasoned with salt lest it stincke and corrupt Why then doe we not most willingly receiue this tēperature sent of God which if he should not send our life which is not able continually to suffer pleasures good thinges woulde procure it of it owne accorde We see therefore howe truely the wise man said of God He reacheth from one ende to an other mightely and louingly doth he order all things If we throughly consider these thinges that also will appeare to be true which Moses saith Deut. 32 He hath borne him on his shoulders he hath caried him about and kept him as the apple of his eye Hereby we may stoppe the mouthes of them which vnthankefully babble that there are more euill then good thinges in this life when as there are not wanting infinite good thinges and sweete commodities but they are wanting which should see acknowledge them with him that sayd The earth is full of the goodnes of the Lorde And agayne The earth is full of his prayse And Psal. 103 The earth is full of thy riches thou hast made me glad by thy workes Hereupon we daily singe Heauen and earth are full of thy glory Why so because there are many good thinges whereby he may be praysed howbeit of them onely which see and acknowledge this fulnes For as we haue sayd in the first consideration of euils that the euills of euery one are so great as is his opinion knowledge of them so also good thinges although they come vnto vs abundantly on euery side yet are they only so great as they are estemed For al things that God hath made are exceeding good yet are they not so acknowledged of all as of them of whom the 103. Psalme speaketh They contemned that pleasant lande Of this consideration we may in Iob see a most goodly singular example who all his goods being takē away said Shal we receiue good at the hande of God not receiue euil a very golden saying a mighty comfort in tentation For he did not onely suffer him selfe but was tempted of his owne wife to impatiencie who sayde vnto him Doost thou continue yet in thy perfectnes curse God die as if she should say It is manifest that he is not God who hath so forsaken thee why therefore doost thou trust in him not rather denying and cursing him acknowledgest thy selfe mortall vnto whom nothing shal remaine after this life These such like thinges doth euery mans wife that is his sensuality corrupt vnderstanding put into his mind in the time of tentation because the sense sauoureth not the things that are of God. Howbeit these are good things common to all but a Christian is endued with farre better inward good things as with the faith of Christ wherof is spoken Psal. 44 The Kings daughter is al glorious within her clothing is of broidered golde For as we haue said entreating of the consideration of the first euill that there can be none so great euil felt in man which is the worst of those euils that are in him so the best of the good things that are in a Christian he him selfe can not se For if he did he should be forthwith in heauen forasmuch as the kingdom of heauē as Christ saith is within vs For to haue faith is to haue the truth word of God to haue the worde of God is to haue God the maker of all things Which good thinges howe great are they if they were reuealed to the minde it shoulde in a moment be losed from the bodye by reason of exceeding sweetenes and pleasure wherefore the other good things that we haue spoken of are rightly said to be as it were certain aduertizements of those good things which we haue within which God will haue commended vnto vs by them for that this life can not suffer that they should be reuealed and therfore God mercifully hideth them vntill they haue increased vnto their full measure no otherwise then louing parents doe sometime gyue vnto their children trifles or thinges of small value thereby to allure their mindes to hope for greater Notwithstanding they doe sometimes shew out and put forth them selues when the ioyfull conscience reioyceth in trust in God willingly speaketh of him heareth his word with delight and pleasure is ready and cherefull to serue him to doe good works to suffer euils c. All which are infallible tokens of an infinite and incomparable treasure hidden within which distilleth