Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	speak_v	word_n	9,131	5	4.2861	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00462	Somewhat vvritten by occasion of three sunnes seene at Tregnie in Cornewall, the 22. of December last. With other memorable occurents in other places.	Everard, John, 1575?-1650?	1622 (1622)	STC 10599; ESTC S114622	8,938	26

Somewhat VVRITTEN BY OCCASION OF THREE SVNNES seene at Tregnie in Cornewall the 22. of December last WITH Other memorable Occurrents in other places Imprinted M.DC.XXII Beleeuing Reader YOu are saluted by I thinke you know not whom I would be sorrie you should for a beggerly generation of mercenarie liers haue drawen an ineuitable suspition vpon the reporters of all truths in this kinde But as it is your vertue that hath exempted you from the number of ordinarie censurers so let your charitie excuse mee from being of the number of ordinary writers The Seller of these presents entreated I would speake a word or two to you in his name but I thought it most necessarie to be mine owne aduocate lest if it should happen this concealement to be found out as Multa fidem promissa leuant The largest promises come from the longest tongues I might be exposed to the tyrannous rage of them who by my expence of two houres are anticipated in their proiect importing at least two peeces and twentie or thirtie coppies Beleeue this therefore as y would beleeue any thing that ●s not de fide that what I haue written is the truth as I beleeue and I thinke I haue iust reason to beleeue it for it hath beene confirmed by the voluntarie oathes of many the truth of which none can doubt of but such as vse themselues to sweare vntruths 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I confesse I heard not of it how could I till it was too late to see it but if I had there motenesse of the place would peraduenture haue perswaded me according to the prouerbe rather to content my selfe with beleeuing it than to goe to see it But that I may not be too light in so graue and waightie a matter I will conclude with that common excuse You haue it as good cheape as I and cheaper for it cost me thrice as much time in writing as it will doe you in reading yet the losse of that is the greatest hazard you can make in so poore an adventure Somewhat Written by occasion of the report of three Sunnes seene at Tregnie in Cornewall the 22. of December last WHen I consider the present state of things with how strong and powerfull delusions the great enemie of mankinde goeth about to ouerspread the whole Church labouring by all meanes that the flouds of vntruths belched from his wide throat might carrie away that Glorius woman cloathed with the Sunne crowned with Starres and treading vpon the Moone I haue iust reason with all humilitie and becomming reuerence to take into consideration that gracious instruction which his Maiestie in his Meditations vpon the 20. chapter of the Reuelation raiseth and enforceth by occasion of the Deuils loosing by the rising of Antechrist namely that Whereas the iustice of God in respect of mans falling wilfully from the truth as Paul saith iustly did send to the world the great Abuser with efficacie of lies as well to tyrrannize spiritually ouer the conscience by heresie as corporally ouer their bodies by the ciuill sword Therefore we must feare to fall from the truth reuealed and professed by vs that we may be free from the like punishment For assuredly though I dare not say that euerie falling away from the truth with what circumstances soeuer it may be qualified is a sinne against the Holy Ghost yet I thinke I shall not stray from the iudgement of the most and best Diuines if I affirme that the sinne against the Holy Ghost is neuer committed but there must necessarily concurre a wilfull and obstinate deniall of a knowen and inwardly confessed truth or A withholding and keeping of it backe in vnrighteousnesse Which sinne of sinnes because lamentable experience teacheth euery man whose eies are open that it is stealing vpon vs The Lord in mercy hath not only frequently protested against it in his word denouncing iudgement without mercie to all them who shall dip hands or hearts in the guilt thereof But also by signes and wonders by strange and vncouth prodigies hee giues warning that he folds not his hands together like a sluggard loth to pull them out of his bosome or like such a God as the wicked faine because they would faine haue it so seeth not neither vnderstandeth any thing But that his eyes behold all the wickednsse that is done vpon all the earth as if hee had no more than one particular person to attend vnto and that hee is whetting his sword and making ready his quiuer full of arrowes against impenitent sinners and such as will not feare his name His aboundant mercies indeed will not suffer his iustice to take vengeance of sinners before hee haue according to his owne Law in case of Israels making warre against other cities and nations offered peace and reconciliation vnto vs But for all that when he seeth his loue despised his long-suffering contemned and all his couenants trodden vnder foot Hee is at length accustomed to shew himselfe the Lord of his promise and that all his former patience proceeded not as it fals out many times with men from feare of opposition or the greatnes of the delinquents but only and meerely from his immeasurable loue which hateth nothing that he hath made and is so loth to punish that if all had continued in their primitiue order and created puritie the verie Word had neuer beene named nor had the thing it selfe euer beene created I should not haue spoken so much nor with so much confidence vpon this occasion had I not knowen that the same God who alwayes hath written the texts of these predictions with his owne hand hath likewise ordinarily giuen this Interpretation of them and withall that admonitions whether in season or out of season cannot hurt It being a happy occasion whatsoeuer by any meanes draweth vs to amendment of life Let not Philosophie wrangle with me for neglecting her when I am employed in the seruice of our common Mistresse Diuinitie I willingly giue vnto her the knowledge of immediate and second causes but shee her selfe hath taught me to giue vnto God the ordering and disposing of Nature and a constant influence into the least effects which she produceth It were an hard matter for me to say that Parelij so the Gracians call an appearance of many Sunnes together and Paraselenai which are when it seemes that many Moons appeare at the same time are caused by the reflexion of the beames of those Planets from an equally condensed cloud interposed betweene them and vs as Rainebowes are by the refraction of their beames from an hollow waterish or dewie cloud vnequally condensed or thickned which is the cause of the varietie of colours as is plaine by a three square glasse which representeth more colours or at least more liuely than are in the Rainebow Of which who so are desirous to see more may read Seneca largely discoursing thereof in the first booke of his Naturall questions the 11 12 13 chapters and diuers others And was