Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	holy_a	know_v	word_n	4,020	5	3.9405	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00338	A very pleasaunt [and] fruitful diologe called the Epicure, made by that famous clerke Erasmus of Roterodame, newly translated. 1545; Colloquia. English. Selections	Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Gerrard, Philip.	1545 (1545)	STC 10460; ESTC S113434	22,502	94

rebukefull woordes greuous iudgement thei be condemned which dispice set lytle by the holy Byble most bessed Testamēt of God wherin there is contained all the wil pleasure of our heauēly father toward vs most miserable ignoraunt wretches Who would not quake too beholde the terrible feares threatenynges of God ageinst al suche Who would not lament gladly helppe their obstinate blyndenes Who woulde not weepe to heare and reade in how many places they be openly accursed by the scriptures of Christ God him self playnely affirmeth that he wyll sodēly consume them with the breath of his anger Yea besides that whoso euer declyneth from the word of God is accursed in all his doynges whether he be Kyng or Prynce riche or poore or of what estate soeuer he bee This fearfull saiyng most excellent Prynce shulde moue all men to take hede vnto their duties and to praie that goods word maie take place emōgist vs. O that al men would fantasie the scriptures of God and saye w t the vertuous man Iob. Wee will not bee ageynst the woordes of the holy one Truth it is God taketh diligent care too haue vs al know his woord Woulde God therfore that all wee were now willing to haue the syncere woord of God all holsom doctrine too go forward O that all we would consent togither in the Gospell brotherly admonishyng and secretelye prouokyng one an other too true religion vertue O that no man would sow emongist the people pernitious doctryne but with all lowly diligēce and Godlye monition euer prouoke tempt and stere them tyll their heartes were remoued frō their olde dautyng dreames and supersticiō which haue been long grafted in them thorow popyshe doctrine By this meane wee shuld euer haue concorde emongist vs whiche in all thynges is necessary but most nedefull and expedient in Gods holi woord Now truely the godlyest thynge that can bee deuysed for any christian realme is to haue emongist them one maner and fourme of doctryne too trace trueli the steppes of God and neuer to seeke any other by wayes Who hath not redde in y e scriptures but that realme is endued with godly ornamentes riches where all men prospere go for ward and florishe in gods woord delectyng day and night in the swete cōsolations of the holy testament By this way we shuld especially setforth the glory of God and of our sauiour Iesu Christ if we would reuerently shew one an other that whiche God hath taught vs. Yea in this doyng all men shulde well perceaue that we were the true disciples of Christ being knitte and coupled fast together in mynde and iudgement preachyng God with one mouth and also with one assent euer promotyng his gloryous testament O the good happe and grace of that king or prynce emongist whose subiectes there is such an hole consent and iudgement in the woord of God for y t most assuredly byndeth adiuigneth y e hartes of al subiectes too their kyng The strength of the Gospell is euen suche in this puincte that there was neuer man which did humily receaue it that would murmour ageynst his Prince It teacheth how wyllyngly all men shulde obey their kyng It sheweth verye lyuely and most apertly vnto euery man his ful dutie It euer prouoketh vs from all wicked cursed and most obstinate disobedience It euer instructeth men too shewe them selues most lowly humile and obesaunt toward their Prynce Whosoeuer hath tasted fully therof will declare hym selfe in al thynges too bee a faithful subiect Furthermore it is clearer then the light most vertuous prince that it woulde make muche for the weale of this noble realme yf all mē with heart and mynde would nowe as well expulse the pernitious and deuely she doctryne af that Romishe bishop as his name is blotted ī bookes There is none so ignoraunt but he knoweth that thorough hym we were brought into a wōderful blindnes thorough hym we did sauer of nothyng but of stynkyng Ydolatry through hym we were deceiued with false Ypocrisie Now let euery blind stiffe hearted and obstinate creature compare his abhomination with the gospell and if he be not shameles he will abashe to smell of his papistrie and to walow still in ignoraunce vn lest he bee priuely confederate and in heart consent with the detestable felowship of al wicked papistes Now would God all suche men would reduce ageyn their heartes vnto y e gospell of Christ would god they would bee prouoked by some meane to desire knowledge O that god woulde yeoue them a couragious mynde too reade the gospel there they shal sone fynde all the venoume of the romishe sort most playnely detected Forsoth wee see dayly y t lacke of knowledge of the gospel maketh some busserdes runne hedlong on all rockes daungers extreme perilles yea and beside that olde popysh doctryne whiche lyeth folded vp locked faste in their heartes doeth so sore blynd thē that they haue neither fauour ne affectiō too printe in their myndes the expressed coūcels admonitions and preceptes of the holy scripture but too stepe stil in their owne conceites dreames fonde phansies Wherfore let your dignitie note well this that all those whiche bee not wyllyng y t gods woord should bee knowen and that blyndenes should be clean expulsed from all men whiche be baptised in y e blessed bludde of Christ bewray themselues playne papistes for in very deede that most deceatful wolfe and graund maister papist with his totiens quotiens and a pena et culpa blesseth all suche as will bee blynde stil maintaine his pōpe drinke of his cuppe of fornication trust in his pardonnes liue in popery ypocrisie and dānable ydolatrie shut vp the kingdome of heauen neuer regarde the gospel Cōtrarie too this christ bi his holy Prophete calleth al those blessed y t seke for his testimonies al those his elect chosē childrē which turne frō synne ypocrisie ydolatrie all those goddes y t heare his word yea breuely al those which set it forward honorable mē in this puincte your grace shoulde euer beare in mynde that noble and vertuous kyng Hezekiah whiche shewed hymselfe very honorable in settīg forward y e woord of God and therby gotte hym glory and fame immortall so that nowe he is most highly praysed emongist all men Ageyn his subiectes dyd obey his commaundement feynedly with Ypocrisie but in their heartes they abhorred gods woord O the miserie that dyd afterwarde sodeinly ensue vpon them O the wonderfull wrath of God that was poured vpon them O their great and obstinate blindnes whiche caused them most greuously too be scourged Their plage was no lesse then too bee vtterly spoyled of their enemies Their plage was no lesse then to eate one an other Yea their plage was no lesse then to eate their owne sonues and doughters This calamitie and sorow most noble prynce happened them because they dyd not regarde the lawes of God but tourned too