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	spirit_n	worship_v	4,411	5	8.9748	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00337	The seauen spirituall exercises of a deuout soule Containing the life and death of our sauiour Christ: compiled in seauen meditations, replenished with most godly, and deuout motions, and seruing for the seauen dayes in the weeke.	Bull, John, fl. 1613, attributed name.	1613 (1613)	STC 1046; ESTC S115252	18,791	130

her barren wombe to beare Thou didst not disdaine to be shut nine Moneths in the glorious bowels of thy Mother Therefore I beseech thee to giue me the grace of true Humilitie and so to imprint the same in my heart that thou maist alwayes finde me ready in those things that appertaine vnto the godly worship and seruice of thee Grant O Lord that my heart may still disdaine all worldly things and that I may continually desire to rest and dwell in thee and that my heart may be humbled to endure any low estate for thee that willingly enduredst the lowest degree of humilitie for my sake Phil. 2.7.8 Christ is borne I Giue thee thanks O my sweet Iesus which art borne of the most holy Virgine without damage of Virgines puritie and who laid thee straightway being borne in a Manger or Cribbe as poore and mortall and humbly worshipped thee as immortall God Luke 1.46 and Creator of all things I pray thy diuine mercy that thou wouldest vouchsafe to be continually borne in mee by a new desire of Charitie and that thou alone maist be my whole desire my onely fulnes and firme hope of my heart Let it be pleasing vnto thee that I alwayes seeke thee alwayes thinke on thee and alwayes feruently loue thee Christ is wrapped in base clothing I Giue vnto thee infinite thankes O sweet Iesu that being borne wast subiect to the bitternesse of the ayre and cold seasons and yet createdst the ayre and orderest the seasons thou didst not disdaine to be wrapped in base clothing and to partake of my weakenesse and miserie to sucke virgines Milke from the brest of thy glorious Mother as the innocent Lambe of God in the forme of a poore and simple Babe when thou wast indeed the true omnipotent God Thou becamest poore for our sakes that art indeed the King of heauen and earth that we through thy pouertie 2 Cor. 8.9 might be made rich Grant then O Lord that in thy sight I may alwayes be a true Infant in Humilitie thy Childe in Innocencie and that I may be alwayes truely poore in spirit but rich in grace and plentifull in goodnesse Grant that for the loue of thee I refuse nothing in this World that is eyther bitter or laborious that I loue nothing in this world but thee desire to possesse nothing aboue thee nor esteem any worldly thing in comparison of thee Christ is worshipped of the Shepheards I Giue thee thankes O bountifull Iesu that as soone as thou wast borne was celebrated with the sweet Hymnes of holy Angels Luke 2.14 and worshipped of the Shepheards Luke 2.20 with great ioy and admiration whom thou diddest choose to publish thy praise non sapientes Beda sed simplices qui fucare audita nescirent not the wisemen of the world but plaine and simple men that knew to publish no more then they heard Giue mee grace O Lord to perseuere alwayes in thy praise with gladnes that I may seeke therein the societie of the godly and in seeking may finde thee and found may ioy in thee and ioying may enioy thee eternally Finally that my ioy may burst forth with them to publish abroad these glad tidings to the comfort of others as they haue comforted me Christ is Circumcised and called Iesus BE euer praised and glorified O sweet Iesu for that the eight day according to the custome of other Infants thou wouldest be circumcised Luke 2.21 and diddest begin to shed thy bloud for the loue of mee in thy most tender age and that thou wouldst comsort me with ineffable cōsolation wert called Iesus a Sauiour Mat. 1.21 to saue mee that otherwise had vtterly perished I beseech thee O Lord to account mee in the number of thy elect and to write my name in the booke of the blessed And that thou wouldest circumcise my hart from all superfluitie that is from idle and hurtfull speeches from vniust workes and from impure and vaine thoughts and cogitations Set a watch before mine eyes keepe the dore of my lips and so search my heart that I may confine my selfe within the bounds of thy will Oh my Redeemer thou art called Iesus that is a Sauiour for to thee onely it belongeth to giue saluation Therfore I pray thee O Lord that the remembrance of this sweet Name of Sauiour may expell from mee all despaire al inordinate faintnesse of heart and sloathfulnesse that it may endue mee with a stedfast hope of thy mercy and may saue mee from all the power of sin the rage of Sathan and the deceitfull delights of this present world Christ is worshipped of the Wise men I Giue thee thankes O sweet Iesu that wert found of the Magi or wisemen seeking thee with sincere faith and inward deuotion by the appearing of a Starre who falling downe vpon their knees before thee offered Gold Frankencense and Mirrhe Grant O Lord that I may seeke thee in the companie and societie of those Wise-men not in Bethlehem but euen in the center of my heart and being found in the same I may worship thee in spirit and in truth that I may offer vnto thee the Gold of pure Charitie Gregor in Homil. the Incense of true Deuotion and the Mirrhe of perfect Mortification finally grant me grace that with readinesse of heart and willingnesse of minde I may bestow all my strength and power in the imitation and following of thy most holy life And if at any time I erre from thy truth make O Lord thy Word to be the starre of my guide to leade mee till I finde thee Iesus is presented in the Temple I Giue thee thankes O Lord Iesus Christ for that thou to leaue vs the example of Obedience and Humilitie wouldest be subiect to the Law for the loue of vs Luke 2.22 for that thou wouldest be presented in the Temple in the Armes of thy blessed Mother and wouldest the Oblation of two Turtle Doues not of him that was rich Leu. 12.6 but of a poore man to be offered for thee Luke 2.25.38 When Simeon with Anna the Prophetesse reioycing at thy presence did giue a worthy testimonie of thy glory Grant that it may please thee O Lord not to suffer the least thought or imagination of vanitie at any time hereafter to enter into my heart and more especially that I be not lifted vp with pride nor carryed with presumption O how happy were I if all manner of presumption were banisht from mee and all desire of worldly fauours together with the inordinate conceit of Selfe-affection were extinguished in mee Grant to me thy grace O Lord that I may be carelesse of vaine oftentations that I submit my selfe to all men and willingly obey them for thy ordinance sake And as thou O Lord camest not to destroy but to fulfill the Law so direct and sanctifie my heart and helpe me with thy righteousnesse that I may be obedient to thy Law and performe those duties