Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	know_v	speak_v	4,049	5	4.4293	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11826	The spiritual conflict writen in Italian by a deuout seruant of God ; and lately translated into English out of the same language.; Combattimento spirituale. English	Scupoli, Lorenzo, 1530-1610.; Gerard, John, 1564-1637.	1598 (1598)	STC 22126.3; ESTC S2874	38,794	204

that_o he_o shed_v all_o his_o precious_a blood_n &_o final_o lose_v his_o life_n now_o when_o this_o same_o sheep_n follow_v he_o call_v upon_o he_o and_o pray_v unto_o he_o he_o will_v not_o turn_v his_o eye_n of_o life_n unto_o it_o and_o hear_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o upon_o his_o divine_a shoulder_n rejoice_v thereof_o with_o his_o neighbour_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n and_o who_o can_v ever_o be_v leeve_o that_o god_n who_o stand_v continual_o knock_v at_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n desire_v to_o enter_v in_o and_o to_o sup_v with_o he_o and_o communicate_v his_o gift_n unto_o he_o when_o man_n open_v his_o heart_n and_o invit_v he_o will_v then_o notwithstanding_o in_o good_a earnest_n turn_v a_o deaf_a ear_n unto_o he_o and_o refuse_v to_o enter_v the_o three_o mean_a to_o obtain_v this_o holy_a confidence_n &_o trust_n be_v to_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o verity_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o in_o so_o many_o place_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o he_o which_o trust_v in_o god_n be_v never_o confound_v there_o may_v be_v add_v to_o these_o aforesaid_a another_o mean_a to_o obtain_v at_o one_o time_n both_o the_o distrust_n of_o ourselves_o and_o the_o confidence_n in_o god_n and_o it_o be_v this_o when_o thou_o take_v any_o thing_n in_o hand_n before_o thou_o determine_v it_o and_o resolve_v to_o do_v it_o consider_v thy_o own_o debility_n and_o the_o power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o then_o determine_v to_o begin_v thy_o work_n and_o if_o thou_o observe_v not_o this_o order_n although_o it_o seem_v to_o thou_o that_o thou_o do_v all_o thy_o action_n virtual_o in_o the_o confidence_n of_o god_n yet_o thou_o shall_v find_v thyself_o very_o far_o deceive_v for_o man_n of_o himself_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o presumption_n the_o right_a way_n to_o work_v with_o the_o distrust_n of_o ourselves_o and_o with_o confidence_n in_o god_n be_v that_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o own_o nothing_o and_o of_o god_n omnipotency_n go_v always_o before_o our_o work_n and_o it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o it_o shall_v oftentimes_o seem_v unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o have_v obtain_v this_o distrust_n of_o thyself_o and_o confidence_n in_o god_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o and_o the_o effect_n which_o will_v proceed_v of_o thy_o often_o fallinge_n shall_v make_v this_o manifest_a unto_o thou_o if_o therefore_o when_o by_o chance_n thou_o fall_v thou_o be_v unquiet_a deject_a and_o perceive_v thyself_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o kind_n of_o despair_n of_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forward_o and_o to_o do_v well_o it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n that_o thou_o do_v trust_v in_o thyself_o and_o not_o in_o god_n and_o if_o thy_o sadness_n and_o distrust_n be_v great_a great_a be_v thy_o confidence_n in_o thyself_o &_o little_o be_v thy_o trust_n in_o god_n for_o he_o that_o altogether_o distru_v himself_o and_o trust_v in_o god_n when_o he_o fall_v he_o woonder_v not_o at_o it_o he_o be_v not_o deject_a or_o discourage_v acknowledge_v that_o this_o do_v happen_v through_o his_o own_o weakness_n neither_o do_v diminish_v his_o confidence_n in_o god_n but_o hate_v above_o all_o thing_n the_o sin_n which_o he_o be_v fall_v into_o with_o a_o quiet_a and_o a_o peaceable_a sorrow_n for_o the_o offence_n of_o his_o divine_a majesty_n with_o less_o trust_n in_o himself_o and_o great_a confidence_n in_o god_n &_o with_o great_a courage_n than_o before_o follow_v his_o enterprise_n and_o pursue_v his_o enemy_n even_o to_o death_n will_v to_o god_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v well_o consider_v of_o certain_a person_n that_o pretend_v to_o be_v spiritual_a who_o when_o they_o fall_v into_o any_o defect_n can_v not_o nor_o will_v not_o be_v in_o quiet_a &_o some_o time_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o anxiety_n rather_o than_o for_o any_o other_o respect_n will_v needs_o out_o of_o hand_n go_v &_o seek_v their_o ghostly_a father_n unto_o who_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v recourse_n principal_o to_o wash_v themselves_o from_o sin_n 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dim_v and_o behold_v only_o their_o external_a act_n which_o be_v good_a they_o attribute_v to_o themselves_o many_o degree_n of_o perfection_n and_o thus_o puff_v uppe_o with_o pride_n they_o become_v judge_n of_o other_o and_o there_o be_v leave_v no_o mean_n of_o their_o conversion_n but_o by_o the_o extraordinary_a goodness_n and_o help_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o reduce_v to_o well_o do_v a_o open_a and_o public_a sinner_n than_o one_o that_o sin_n secret_o and_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o cloak_n of_o apparent_a virtue_n thou_o see_v therefore_o good_a daughter_n most_o plain_o that_o the_o truth_n of_o spiritual_a life_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a thing_n in_o that_o manner_n that_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o and_o thou_o must_v understand_v that_o it_o consist_v in_o no_o other_o thing_n but_o in_o a_o true_a knowledge_n of_o the_o bounty_n and_o greatness_n of_o god_n and_o of_o our_o own_o littleness_n or_o nothing_o and_o natural_a 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