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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97250	A hopefull way to cure, that horrid sinne of swearing: or an helpe to save swearers, if willing to be saved being an offer or message from him whom they so daringly and audaciously provoke. Also a curb against cursing.	Younge, Richard.	1645 (1645)	Wing Y160B; ESTC R229893	8,559	5

Earth nor by any other oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay lest you fall into condemnation 〈◊〉 5.12 where marke the Emphasis in the first words Above all things sweare not and the great danger 〈◊〉 it in the last word condemnation If the matter be light and vaine we must nor sweare at all if so weighty that we may lawfully swear●… before a Magistrate being called to it then we must onely use the glorious Name of our God in a holy ●…d religious manner as you may see Deut. 6.13 Isa 45.23 65.16 Josh 23.7 Jer. 5.7 Exod. 23.13 ●…d the reasons of it are weighty if we looke into them for in swearing by any creature whatsoever we ●…e invocate that creature and ascribe to it divine worship a lawfull oath being a kinde of invocation 〈◊〉 a part of Gods worship Yea whatsoever we sweare by that we invocate both as our witnesse sure●… and judge Heb. 6.16 and by consequence deifie it by ascribing and communicating unto it Gods in●…mmunicable attributes as his Omnipresence and Omniciencie of being every where present and know●…g the secret thoughts and intentions of the heart and likewise an omnipotency as being Almighty i●…●…ronising protecting defending and rewarding us for speaking the truth or punishing us if we speak ●…ly All which are so peculiar to God as that they can no way be communicated or ascribed to another 〈◊〉 that in swearing by any of those things thou committest an high degree of grosse Idolatry thou spoile●…●…d robest God of his glory the most impious kinde of theft and in a manner dethronest him and place●… 〈◊〉 Idoll in his roome And as to sweare by the creature makes the sinne far more hainous so the more meane and vile the ●…ng is which you sweare by be it by my fey by cock and pie hares foot by this cheese and such like ●…ildish oaths which are so much in use with the ignorant and superstitions swarme the greater is your ●…ne in swearing such an oath because you ascribe that unto these basest of creatures which is only pr●…●…r to God namely to know your heart and to be a discerner of secret things why else should you call that ●…eature as a witnesse unto your conscience that you speake the truth and lie not which onely belongeth 〈◊〉 God And therefore the Lord calls it a forsaking of him as marke well what he saith Jer. 5.7 How ●…ll I spare thee for this thy children have forsaken me and sworne by them that are no gods Exod. 23.13 And ●…e you make it a small matter to forsake God and make a God of the creature Will you beleeve the ●…ophet Amos if you will he saith speaking of them that swore by the sinne of Samaria that they sha●…●…ll and never rise againe Amos 8.14 a terrible place to vaine swearers Neither are we to joyne any other with God in our oaths for in so doing we make base Idols and filth●●…eatures corrivals in honour and competitors in the throne of justice with the Lord who is Creator of ●eaven and Earth and the supreme Judge and sole Monarch of all the world Or in case we doe our doome shall be remedilesse for the Lord threatneth by the Prophet Zephan at he will cut off them that sweare by the Lord and by Maulcham which Maulcham was their King or as some ●…ink their Idoll Zeph. 1.4 5. But admit the sinne were small as you would have it to be yet the circumstances make it most hainous 〈◊〉 even the least sinne in its owne nature is not onely mortall but rests unpardonable so long as it is wil●…gly-committed and excused or defended Swearer But all doe sweare except some few singular ones and they also will lie which is as bad Messenger You must not measure all others by your owne bushell for although ill dispositions cause i●…●…spitions even as the eye that is bloodshed sees all things red or as they that have the Jaundees see a●…●…ings yellow yet know that there be thousands who can say truly through Gods mercy that they ha●…●…ther chuse to have their souls passe from their bodies then a wilfull premeditated lie or a wicked oath ●…om their mouths wherefore when you want experience thinke the best as charity bids you and leave ●…hat you know not to the searcher of hearts As for the number of swearers it cannot be denied but the sinne is almost universall and this is 〈◊〉 which hath incensed Gods wrath and almost brought an universall destruction upon our whole Na●…on But is not this excuse That others doe so a most reasonlesse plea and onely becomming a foole then our Saviour Christ hath plainly told us that the greatest number goe the broad way to destruction and bi●… a few 〈…〉 wickednesse 1 John 5.19 And that the number of those whom Satan shall deceive is as the sand of the sea Revel 20.8 and 13.16 Isay 10.22 Rom. 9.27 And tell me were it a good plea to commit a felony and say that others doe so Or wilt thou leap into hell and cast away thy soule because others doe so A sorry comfort it will be to have a numerous multitude accompany us into that lake of fire that never shall be quenched Besides it is Gods expresse charge Exod. 23.2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to doe evill and St. Pauls everlasting rule Rom. 12.2 Fashion not your selves like unto this world Swearer But I may lawfully sweare so I affirme nothing but the truth Messenger If you be lawfully called to it as before a Magistrate or when some urgent matter constraineth for the confirming of a necessary truth which can by no other lawfull meanes be cleared and for the ending of all contentions and controversies and clearing our owne or our neighbours good name person or estate and to put an end unto all strife aiming at Gods glory and our own or our neighbours good which is the only use and end of an oath in which case a man is rather a patient then a voluntary agent You may sweare otherwise not Neither must we sweare at all in our ordinary communication if we will obey Gods Word as you may see Matth. 5.34 35 36 37. James 5.12 Swearer Except I sweare men will not beleeve me Messenger Thou hadst as good say I have so often made shipwrack of my credit by accustomary ly●ng that I can gaine no beleefe unto my word without an oath for it argues a guilty conscience of the want of credit and that our word alone is worth no respect when it will not be taken without a pawne or surety Neither will any but base banquerours pawne so precious a jewell as their faith or offer better security for every small trifle Besides he that often sweareth not seldome forsweareth And so I have informed you from Gods Word what the danger is of vaine and wicked swearing Now if you either beleeve the Scriptures or desire to escape that direfull sentence Depart from me ye cursed