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	let_v	word_n	4,583	5	4.2365	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23696	The art of patience and balm of Gilead under all afflictions an appendix to The art of contentment / by the author of The whole duty of man.	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, d. 1679.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683.	1694 (1694)	Wing A1096; ESTC R20086	106,621	176

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a_o spiritual_a necessity_n for_o he_o have_v before_o in_o the_o same_o heavenly_a anthem_n profess_v o_o god_n thou_o know_v my_o foolishness_n and_o my_o guiltiness_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o psal._n 69.5_o it_o be_v a_o old_a observation_n of_o wise_a solomon_n there_o be_v that_o make_v himself_o rich_a and_o have_v nothing_o there_o be_v that_o make_v himself_o poor_a yet_o have_v great_a riches_n prov._n 13.7_o in_o this_o latter_a rank_n be_v many_o pious_a soul_n and_o thou_o i_o hope_v for_o one_o who_o certain_o have_v never_o be_v so_o rich_a in_o grace_n if_o they_o have_v be_v conceit_v of_o great_a store_n even_o in_o this_o sense_n many_o a_o saint_n may_v say_v with_o st._n paul_n when_o i_o be_o weak_a than_o i_o be_o strong_a since_o the_o complaint_n of_o weakness_n argue_v strength_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o opinion_n of_o sufficient_a grace_n be_v a_o evident_a conviction_n of_o mere_a emptiness_n 3._o but_o suppose_v thyself_o so_o poor_a as_o 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every_o step_n near_o to_o glory_n and_o if_o thou_o gain_v ground_n thou_o be_v secure_a bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o strength_n be_v in_o thou_o o_o god_n in_o who_o heart_n be_v thy_o way_n who_o pass_v through_o the_o vale_n of_o misery_n go_v on_o from_o strength_n to_o strength_n till_o he_o appear_v before_o thou_o his_o god_n in_o zion_n psal._n 84.5_o 6_o 7._o 8._o thy_o grace_n be_v diminutive_a but_o thou_o labour_v for_o more_o this_o be_v a_o good_a beginning_n of_o heavenly_a treasure_n for_o he_o be_v in_o a_o way_n to_o riches_n that_o desire_v to_o thrive_v and_o never_o any_o holy_a soul_n lose_v she_o long_v if_o thy_o wish_n be_v hearty_a thou_o have_v thy_o desire_n or_o shall_v be_v assure_v of_o it_o if_o any_o man_n lack_v wisdom_n let_v he_o ask_v it_o of_o god_n who_o give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o upbraid_v no_o man_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o jam._n 1.5_o be_v this_o condition_n offer_v for_o temporal_a riches_n who_o will_v be_v poor_a and_o if_o we_o embrace_v it_o not_o in_o spiritual_n we_o distrust_v the_o promise_n or_o neglect_v mercy_n in_o temporal_a thing_n how_o many_o have_v so_o eager_o chase_v the_o world_n that_o they_o have_v overrun_v it_o and_o while_o they_o greedy_o swallow_v gain_n have_v be_v choke_v but_o in_o better_a blessing_n earnestness_n of_o desire_n and_o fervour_n of_o prosecution_n be_v always_o answer_v with_o a_o gracious_a impetration_n 9_o thou_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n but_o in_o a_o humble_a dejection_n long_v for_o more_o know_v that_o a_o humble_a poverty_n be_v better_a than_o a_o proud_a fullness_n be_v thou_o poor_a and_o proud_a there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o thy_o proficiency_n thy_o false_a

mar._n 12.7_o luke_n 20.14_o how_o sure_a work_n do_v they_o think_v they_o have_v m●de_v when_o they_o see_v he_o through_o their_o subtle_a procurement_n nail_v to_o the_o cross_n and_o die_v upon_o that_o tree_n of_o shame_n and_o curse_v when_o they_o see_v he_o lay_v under_o a_o seal_a and_o guard_v grave-stone_n and_o now_o begin_v their_o confusion_n and_o his_o triumph_n now_o do_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n trample_v upon_o death_n and_o hell_n and_o to_o perfect_v his_o own_o glory_n and_o man_n redemption_n by_o his_o most_o glorious_a resurrection_n 20._o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o head_n so_o with_o the_o member_n when_o satan_n have_v do_v his_o worst_a they_o be_v zealouser_n upon_o their_o sin_n and_o happy_a upon_o their_o miscarriage_n god_n find_v out_o a_o way_n to_o improve_v their_o evil_n to_o advantage_n and_o teach_v they_o of_o viper_n to_o make_v sovereign_a treacle_n and_o safe_a and_o powerful_a trochises_n the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n send_v from_o his_o power_n malice_n and_o subtlety_n be_v but_o fiery_a dart_n for_o their_o suddenness_n impetuosity_n and_o penetration_n if_o we_o can_v hold_v the_o shield_n of_o faith_n before_o we_o eph._n 6.16_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v quench_v but_o retort_v in_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o send_v they_o and_o we_o shall_v with_o the_o holy_a apostle_n find_v and_o profess_v that_o in_o all_o thing_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o rom._n 8.37_o and_o in_o a_o bold_a defiance_n of_o all_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n say_v ver_fw-la 38_o 39_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n a_o prayer_n in_o spiritual_a conflict_n o_o bless_a jesus_n the_o lord_n of_o life_n prince_n of_o glory_n and_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n the_o perplex_v trouble_n of_o my_o destract_a thought_n do_v by_o their_o sly_a insinuation_n and_o secret_a importunity_n disturb_v the_o quiet_a of_o my_o mind_n and_o make_v my_o holy_a duty_n become_v a_o weariness_n to_o my_o soul_n they_o cool_v the_o heat_n they_o damp_n the_o vigour_n and_o dead_a the_o comfort_n of_o all_o my_o devotion_n yea_o even_o when_o i_o beseech_v god_n to_o forgive_v my_o sin_n i_o then_o sin_n whilst_o i_o be_o pray_v for_o forgiveness_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o church_n or_o the_o closet_n so_o frequent_o and_o so_o violent_o do_v these_o vain_a thought_n withdraw_v my_o heart_n from_o thy_o service_n that_o i_o can_v have_v confidence_n thou_o hear_v my_o suit_n because_o i_o know_v by_o experience_n my_o own_o deafness_n and_o therefore_o sure_a needs_o must_v thou_o o_o god_n be_v far_o off_o from_o my_o prayer_n whilst_o my_o heart_n be_v so_o far_o out_o of_o thy_o presence_n and_o hurry_v away_o with_o a_o crowd_n of_o vain_a imagination_n 2._o but_o lord_n keep_v my_o faith_n fix_v upon_o thy_o mediation_n let_v i_o behold_v thy_o incense_n when_o i_o offer_v my_o sacrifice_n and_o though_o distraction_n have_v withdraw_v i_o from_o myself_o yet_o let_v not_o distrust_n drive_v i_o from_o my_o jesus_n o_o give_v i_o a_o increase_n of_o save_v knowledge_n which_o will_v prove_v a_o sure_a mean_n of_o sanctify_v my_o thought_n mortify_v in_o i_o all_o vile_a affection_n and_o inordinate_a passion_n and_o suppress_v all_o evil_a thought_n and_o vain_a imagination_n and_o by_o thy_o special_a grace_n excite_v and_o cherish_v in_o i_o holy_a and_o speritual_a affection_n thou_o who_o have_v vanquish_v satan_n and_o all_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n o_o give_v victory_n to_o i_o and_o all_o languish_a soul_n in_o our_o spiritual_a conflict_n guide_v we_o with_o thy_o counsel_n sustain_v we_o with_o thy_o grace_n refresh_v we_o with_o thy_o comfort_n preserve_v we_o in_o thy_o love_n and_o crown_v we_o with_o thy_o glory_n amen_n amen_n haleluia_o sect_n xix_o the_o character_n of_o patience_n 1._o patience_z be_v a_o peaceable_a disposition_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n not_o trouble_v nor_o troublesome_a but_o abstain_v from_o whatsoever_o may_v disturb_v himself_o or_o other_o in_o its_o definition_n we_o may_v observe_v these_o five_o head_n first_o the_o nature_n of_o patienc●_n it_o be_v peaceable_a and_o quiet_a not_o subject_a to_o sudden_a passion_n light_a motion_n or_o short_a affection_n towards_o it_o but_o a_o habitual_a disposition_n and_o due_a composure_n of_o a_o man_n self_n which_o may_v bear_v the_o impression_n of_o david_n motto_n psal._n 120.7_o i_o be_o for_o peace_n 2._o second_o the_o subject_n of_o patience_n the_o whole_a man_n not_o the_o external_a but_o the_o internal_a the_o heart_n and_o head_n the_o mind_n and_o manner_n must_v be_v dispose_v and_o compose_v towards_o it_o principal_o indeed_o the_o heart_n for_o out_o of_o it_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o life_n prov._n 4.23_o and_o unless_o there_o be_v a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o acquire_v it_o but_o withal_o there_o must_v be_v a_o quiet_a hand_n psal._n 24.4_o a_o quiet_a eye_n job_n 31.1_o a_o quiet_a ear_n prov._n 2.2_o and_o a_o quiet_a tongue_n psal._n 39.1_o and_o all_o part_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n dispose_v to_o patience_n 3._o three_o the_o part_n of_o patience_n be_v not_o in_o be_v trouble_v or_o be_v troublesome_a neither_o active_o impatient_a in_o displease_v other_o nor_o passive_o impatient_a in_o be_v disquiet_v by_o other_o four_o the_o practice_n of_o patience_n be_v a_o abstinence_n from_o whatsoever_o may_v disturb_v for_o so_o the_o word_n patience_n common_o translate_v do_v import_v and_o st._n james_n do_v thus_o describe_v it_o jam._n 1.21_o a_o lay_v aside_o of_o all_o filthiness_n and_o superfluity_n of_o maliciousness_n 4._o five_o the_o object_n of_o patience_n or_o impatience_n either_o in_o ourselves_o or_o other_o man_n disquiet_v themselves_o either_o by_o causeless_a conceit_n of_o offence_n offer_v when_o it_o be_v not_o by_o be_v too_o suspicious_a and_o inventor_n of_o evil_a thing_n rom._n 1.30_o or_o by_o too_o much_o take_v to_o heart_n a_o offence_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v by_o be_v too_o furious_a 2_o tim._n 3.3_o man_n disturb_v other_o either_o in_o offer_v occasion_n of_o offence_n by_o be_v injurious_a and_o disorderly_a 2_o thess._n 3.11_o or_o by_o bitter_a seek_v revenge_n be_v full_a of_o maliciousness_n rom._n 1.29_o so_o man_n likewise_o disturb_v themselves_o and_o other_o when_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o never_o think_v of_o repentance_n as_o elijah_n tell_v ahab_n 1_o king_n 18.18_o it_o be_v thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n that_o trouble_n and_o disquiet_v israel_n 5._o by_o this_o short_a view_n we_o have_v take_v of_o patience_n we_o may_v behold_v the_o true_a character_n of_o a_o patient_a man_n he_o be_v one_o of_o a_o mild_a nature_n and_o true_a christian_a temper_n swift_a to_o hear_v slow_a to_o speak_v and_o slow_a to_o wrath_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o phil._n 2.5_o jam._n 1.19_o his_o head_n be_v not_o over-laden_a with_o care_n of_o this_o life_n nor_o his_o heart_n with_o fear_n his_o eye_n be_v not_o itch_a after_o vanity_n nor_o his_o ear_n after_o novelty_n luk._n 21.34_o prov._n 29.25_o jer._n 22.17_o act._n 17.21_o 6._o his_o hand_n be_v not_o intermeddle_v with_o impertinent_a business_n nor_o his_o foot_n swift_a to_o run_v into_o evil_n his_o mouth_n be_v far_o from_o curse_v and_o bitterness_n keep_v in_o as_o a_o bridle_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o offend_v 1_o thes._n 4.11_o prov._n 4.26_o rom._n 3.14_o psal._n 39.1_o psal._n 17.3_o his_o whole_a body_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o load_n of_o injury_n which_o he_o bear_v not_o out_o of_o baseness_n and_o cowardice_n because_o he_o dare_v not_o revenge_n but_o out_o of_o christian_a fortitude_n because_o he_o will_v not_o rom._n 12.13_o 7._o his_o arm_n be_v strengthen_v by_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n his_o hand_n be_v wash_v in_o innocency_n and_o his_o breast_n be_v the_o breast_n plate_n of_o righteousness_n gen._n 49.24_o psal._n 26.6_o eph._n 6.4_o the_o hid-man_n of_o his_o heart_n consist_v of_o a_o me●k_n and_o a_o quiet_a spirit_n and_o his_o bowel_n be_v bowel_n of_o mercy_n meekness_n and_o compassion_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o col._n 3.12_o his_o loin_n be_v gird_v about_o with_o truth_n his_o knee_n be_v pliable_a to_o bow_n his_o leg_n to_o bear_v and_o his_o foot_n stand_v in_o a_o even_a place_n eph._n 6.14_o psal._n 26.12_o 8._o he_o be_v one_o can_v moderate_v himself_o in_o prosperity_n and_o content_v himself_o in_o adversity_n his_o hope_n be_v so_o strong_a they_o can_v insult_v over_o the_o great_a discouragement_n and_o his_o apprehension_n so_o deep_a that_o