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	religion_n	true_a	4,659	5	4.8297	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17223	A treatise or sermon of Henry Bullynger: much fruitfull and necessarye for this tyme, concernynge magistrates and obedience of subiectes Also concernyng the affayres of warre, and what scryptures make mension thereof. whether christen powers may war against their ennemies. And whither it be laufull for a christyan to beare the office of a magistrate, and of the duety of souldiers with many other holsom instructions for captaynes [and] souldiers both. Made in the yeare of our lorde. M. D. xlix.; Sermonum decades qinque. English. Selections	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Lynne, Walter.	1549 (1549)	STC 4079; ESTC S110959	18,938	70

provoke_v they_o whereby_o their_o sin_n may_v be_v punysh_v of_o they_o who_o they_o intend_v to_o persecute_v example_n we_o have_v manyfeste_a in_o scripture_n xx_o jud_n seu_fw-la nineteeen_o and_o xx_o the_o eleven_o tribe_n of_o israel_n proclaim_v moost_n just_a war_n against_o the_o beniamite_n think_v to_o revenge_v a_o wicked_a fact_n commit_v by_o certain_a lewd_a losel_n with_o the_o which_o loselle_n the_o whole_a tribe_n take_v part_n communicatinge_v with_o their_o ungraciousnes_n yet_o be_v they_o put_v to_o the_o worst_a and_o foil_a of_o the_o wicked_a sort_n five_o i_o reg_fw-la ii●●_n and_o five_o the_o israelite_n go_v about_o to_o expel_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o idolatrouse_v phylistiane_n under_o hely_n their_o preiste_n yet_o be_v they_o overthrow_v in_o battle_n &_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n carry_v away_o into_o the_o city_n of_o idolatour_n d_o iiii_o reg_fw-la xxiii_o two_o pa._n xxxv_o d_o so_o the_o good_a king_n josias_n be_v slay_v of_o the_o chaldeis_fw-la because_o the_o intent_n of_o god_n be_v to_o scourge_v the_o people_n with_o such_o evil_n which_o he_o will_v not_o the_o good_a king_n to_o behold_v nothing_o so_o deserve_v whereupon_o this_o note_n be_v to_o be_v learn_v that_o the_o verity_n of_o religion_n victory_n religion_n be_v not_o see_v by_o victory_n goyth_fw-mi not_o by_o the_o victory_n of_o any_o nation_n or_o by_o overthrow_n as_o though_o the_o religion_n be_v the_o better_a who_o part_n have_v the_o upper_a hand_n and_o that_o the_o worst_a religion_n who_o part_n have_v the_o worst_a for_o religion_n always_o must_v be_v sequestrede_v from_o the_o person_n &_o respect_n of_o man_n which_o for_o diverse_a cause_n be_v diverse_o visit_v of_o the_o lord_n all_o these_o thing_n admonish_v we_o the_o magistrate_n have_v need_n of_o much_o and_o great_a fear_n of_o god_n in_o take_v up_o or_o in_o lay_v down_o their_o war_n lest_o perchaunse_v in_o fly_a the_o smoke_n they_o fall_v into_o the_o fire_n 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without_o all_o pyte_n so_o as_o moses_n do_v war_n against_o the_o madianites_fw-la saul_n against_o amalechetes_n of_o this_o manner_n be_v all_o such_o kynde_n of_o war_n wherewith_o man_n be_v oppress_v xv_o num_fw-la twenty-five_o and_o xxxi_o i_o 〈◊〉_d xv_o which_o by_o the_o uncureable_a malice_n of_o they_o wylnede_v perish_v and_o make_v other_o perish_v with_o they_o also_o which_o reject_v all_o justice_n and_o equite_v all_o set_v on_o myscheif_n &_o so_o stubborn_o continu_a rebellion_n judic_n xx_o and_o xxi_o mark_v well_o rebellion_n such_o be_v the_o beniamite_n when_o they_o be_v destroy_v with_o sword_n and_o fire_n such_o be_v now_o a_o day_n these_o obstinate_a and_o seditious_a traitor_n trobleler_n of_o public_a society_n as_o be_v once_o absalon_n and_o seba_n the_o son_n of_o bochrus_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o xviii_o samu_n two_o ●_o reg._n xiii_o xiiii_o xv_o xuj_o xvii_o xviii_o samuel_n religion_n war_n for_o religion_n herto_o atpartayne_a also_o such_o war_n acheve_v against_o idolater_n and_o oppressor_n of_o catholic_a faith_n for_o true_a religion_n sake_n they_o be_v in_o a_o wrong_a dream_n which_o think_v no_o war_n ought_v to_o be_v attempt_v for_o religion_n the_o lord_n restrain_v peter_n strike_n with_o the_o sword_n ●_o mat_n xxvi_o ●_o luce_n xxii_o do_v joh_n xviii_o ●_o truth_n i_o grant_v he_o restrain_v he_o as_o a_o apostle_n he_o forbid_v not_o the_o magistrate_n the_o oversight_n of_o religion_n but_o that_o he_o may_v defend_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o faith_n if_o the_o magistrate_n may_v lawfullye_o defend_v vile_a thing_n as_o liberty_n good_n bodily_a honesty_n and_o life_n etc._n etc._n how_o much_o more_o may_v he_o defend_v great_a thing_n yea_o which_o be_v the_o great_a thing_n of_o all_o for_o what_o can_v be_v great_a than_o true_a religion_n b_o deut_n xiii_o and_o xvii_o b_o upon_o this_o we_o have_v a_o express_a commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o deutronomium_fw-la well_o mark_v well_o for_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o cite_v under_o what_o magistrate_n so_o ever_o he_o be_v which_o defyle_v from_o god_n &_o his_o worship_n to_o be_v let_v upon_o with_o war_n and_o utter_o to_o be_v subvert_v if_o it_o be_v stubb●rne_v now_o if_o the_o magistrate_n so_o be_v command_v to_o war_n against_o they_o that_o do_v disceiver_n from_o he_o very_o than_o it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a to_o rescue_v the_o church_n by_o war_n in_o case_n any_o barbarus_fw-la prince_n come_v upon_o it_o with_o open_a war_n to_o sedewce_n it_o from_o true_a religion_n to_o erroure_n josue_n go_v about_o to_o expugne_v the_o rubenites_n only_o for_o a_o altar_n erect_v against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o josue_n xxii_o a_o v._o i._o macha_n v._o judas_n machabeus_n do_v fyghte_n for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n against_o the_o gentile_n and_o king_n antiochus_n his_o soldier_n who_o purpose_n iii._n i._o mac_n iii._n be_v to_o vanquyshe_v the_o jew_n religion_n which_o than_o be_v only_o true_a and_o to_o place_n in_o the_o stead_n of_o it_o superstitious_a gentylyte_n xv_o actium_n xv_o so_o paul_n do_v commend_v the_o captain_n which_o through_o faith_n wtstode_fw-la the_o incursion_n of_o foreign_a enemy_n and_o paul_n himself_o have_v a_o conflyct_v in_o cyprus_n against_o elimas_n a_o false_a prophet_n who_o also_o he_o strike_v with_o blindness_n xiii_o act_n xiii_o and_o his_o reason_n follow_v that_o he_o dydde_v it_o for_o relygyons_n sake_n xiiii_o act_n xiiii_o wylte_n thou_o not_o cease_v say_v he_o to_o subverte_v the_o streyghte_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o same_o paul_n there_o be_v fourtye_n man_n conspire_v c._n act_n xxiii_o v._n c._n which_o think_v that_o if_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n /_o a_z great_a part_n of_o christ_n relygyon_n be_v abolysh_v and_o their_o iudicyall_a relygyon_n set_v up_o again_o but_o paul_n here_o play_v not_o the_o sheep_n xxiii_o ●e●um_fw-la xxiii_o nor_o turn_v not_o the_o other_o cheek_n to_o they_o but_o be_v erneste_a and_o solicitous_a to_o ask_v his_o defence_n and_o that_o not_o of_o a_o christian_n magistrate_n chrystyan_n if_o paul_n ask_v help_v of_o a_o ethnik_a magistra●e_n more_o may_v ●e_n do_v of_o a_o chrystyan_n but_o a_o romayne_n centurion_n neither_o show_v he_o himself_o any_o thing_n greve_v thereat_o when_o lxx_o horseman_n and_z cccc_fw-la foteman_n be_v prepare_v for_o he_o in_o battle_n ray_n to_o conduct_v he_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o antipatrida_n i_o antipatrida_n act_n ix_o b_z and_o xxii_o b_o ●●●a_fw-fr i_o thus_o be_v paul_n the_o elect_a vessel_n preserve_v by_o a_o arm_a garrison_n of_o romain_n soldier_n concern_v the_o armenian_n suffer_v great_a violence_n of_o maximinus_n the_o emperor_n eusebius_n so_o write_v in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n li.ix.c●.viii_fw-la they_z armenian_n say_v he●ons_n a_o people_n kind_a and_o friendly_a to_o the_o peple_n of_o rome_n viij_o eccl_n ix_o ●_o viij_o what_o time_n they_o shall_v 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they_o with_o any_o injury_n but_o moreover_o have_v offer_v they_o right_a reasonable_a condition_n of_o peace_n than_o ought_v the_o magistrate_n to_o styrte_v like_o a_o lion_n to_o preserve_v his_o people_n against_o the_o assault_n of_o such_o malytiouse_a murderer_n example_n we_o have_v of_o moses_n feight_a against_o the_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n aradeus_fw-la seon_n ●_o num_fw-la xxi_o and_o xxxii_o deut_n two_o c_o and_z three_o ●_o ●_o and_o og_z example_n we_o have_v of_o king_n josaphat_n feyght_a against_o the_o ammonite_n xx_o ●_o para_n xx_o and_o inhabiter_n of_o mount_n seir_n example_n we_o have_v also_o in_o david_n resist_a against_o the_o sitian_n come_v upon_o hin_n with_o war_n war_n two_o reg_fw-la x._o c_o the_o iiii_o cause_n of_o war_n four_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o magistrate_n to_o feyght_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o confederate_a friend_n &_o aider_n for_o why_o may_v not_o a_o magistrate_n be_v at_o confederacy_n and_o leyge_a with_o 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