Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	lawful_a	oath_n	swear_v	2,912	5	8.9124	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02884	The catechisme, or maner to teach children and others the Christian fayth used in all the landes and dominions that are under the mighty Prince Frederike, the Palsgraue of ye Rhone, elector of the empyre, &c. Translated out of Latin into Englysh, by William Turner Doctor of Phisicke, easely to be vnderstanded and read, aswell of the people of the north cuntry, as others.; Heidelberger Katechismus. English.	Turner, William, d. 1568.	1572 (1572)	STC 13028; ESTC S112597	22,595	59

What is Idolatry ANS * It is in the stede of one God or beside hym that is the true God who hath opened and shewed hymselfe playnely and clearely in his worde to feygne ma●e or haue any thynge wherein thou beleuest or put test thy hope in QVE ¶ What requyreth the Seconde comaundement AN. * That we should not shew set out or expresse God by any Image or figure neither should we worshyp hym any other way then he hath commanded in his word hymselfe to be worshipped QV. ¶ Whether thē ought any Images or lyknesses of thyngs to be made AN. * God neither ought neither can by any meanes be coūterfeited shewed or declard by ani caster foūder keruer or paynter and although they be suffred to expresse creatures as herbes trées fishes byrdes and such lyke yet God forbiddeth their ymages to be made or had that through them we should worship or honor God or geue to thē any worship or outward reuerence QV. ¶ Whether ought images to bée suffred to stand in churches to be lay mens bookes or no AN. * No no. For it is not séemely that we should be wiser then God who willeth that his church should be taught with the liuely preaching of his word and not with dumme images QV. ¶ What doth God ordayne in the thyrd commaundement AN. * That we should not onely not vse his name spightfully and vnreuerently in bannyng cursing forsweareing and rashly without a iust cause in any maner of sweareing at all neither should we be pertakers of these horible and wicked sinnes either by holdyng of our peace or in winkyng at them but that we should vse that holy name of God no otherwise but with deuocion reuerence and worship that he may be worshipped and honored in all our words déeds with a true and stedfast confession inuocatiō or callīg vpon his name QV. Is it thē so greuus a sin to dishonor the name of God in swereyng and in cursing that God is also angry with thē that wyll not as much as lyeth in them hinder forbid and let it AN. * Surely it is the moste greuus sin neither is there any that angreth and displeaseth hym more then the spightful misusing of his name Wherefore it was his wyl that it shuld be punished with death QV. May not a man somtime godly and lawfully sweare by the name of God AN * He may Either when the maiestrate Gods officer requireth or commandeth a man to sweare or other wise when need requireth that by this mene a man may get credit the truth may be proued stablished therwith that therby God may be glorified and praysed men may be holpen therby For such a lawfull oth is aproued as holy by the word of God therfore it was well vsed of the fathers both in the old and new Testament QV. ¶ Is it lawful for a man to sweare by saintes or other creatures AN. No For a lawfull oth is the callīg vpō or inuocatio of God that he as onely the knower of the secretes of the harte may geue witnesse vnto the truth punish the swerer yf wittingli he sweare falsly but this honor is to begeuen vnto no creature QV. ¶ What hath God commaunded i● the fourth commandement AN. * First that the seruing in the offic● of preching and ministring of the sacramēts and that the scooles should be kepte mainteyned and prouided for that I on the hallyday and at other times when the chyrch 〈◊〉 for some necessary cause gathred togethe● should ioyne my selfe vnto that holy felowship to heare the worde of God diligentl● and héedefully and to vse the sacramentes and ioyne my prayers with the cōmō prayers and geue somthyng accordīg to my riche● vnto the poore and afterwarde for all m● lyfe time kepe halliday and forbeare from all yll déeds geueyng place and granting vnto God that through his holy spirite he may work his works in me so may begin the euerlastīg saboth or hallyday in this lyfe QV. ¶ What inioyneth God vs to doo it the fift commandement AN. * That we should geue dew hono● and shewe faithfulnes to our Fathers an● Mothers and to al that ar gouernors ou● vs and should submite our selues with al● conuenient obedience vnto their faithfull commandements chastnings that we shuld suffer beare with their vices maners euer thinking this in our mind the god wyll gouerne and guyde vs by their hand QV. ¶ What doth God require in the sixt commandement ANS * That I should doo no iniurie wrong or reproch to my neighbour neither with my wordes gesture or outwarde behauur either by my selfe or by any other man hate hym hurt hym or kyll hym but to leaue geue ouer al the desire of reuenging vnto God nether that I should hurte my self nor cast my self wittingly int● any ieoperdy Wherefore God hath armed the Maiestrate his officer with the sword that there should no murder be done QV. ¶ Doth this commandement onely forbyd manslaughter AN. * Almighty God by forbiddyng of murder teacheth that he hateth the roote begining of murder anger enuy hatred and desire of wreaking or reuengyng and that he taketh al these things for murder QV. Is it enough for vs to kyl no man by those meanes that are before rehersed AN. * It is not enough For when as God forbiddeth anger enuy and hatred he requireth that we shoulde loue our neighborres as our selues should vse toward thē gentylnes myldnes mekenes pacience mercy and to turne away or stop asmuche as lyeth in vs such thyngs as may be hurtful vnto thē And finally that we should so be mynded toward them that we should goo euen vnto our enemies QV. What is the meanyng of the seuē commandement AN. * That God defieth al filthines a●● therfore we ought also to hate it vtter to defie it that we shoulde liue contrar● vnto all vncleanes temperatly soberly chastly both in holy wedlocke and also ● single lyfe QV. ¶ Doth God forbyd no more in th● commandement but aduoutri fornicatio● and such kyndes of filthynes AN. * When as our bodyes soules at the chyrches or Temples of the holy Go● the wyll of God is that we shoulde ke● them both cleane as hallowed vnto hym and therfore vtterly forbyddeth all déedes signes tokens gestures and wordes filth desires and what so euer intiseth a ma● therto QV. ¶ What doth God forbyde in t● eyght commandement AN. Not only such thefts and robber it as the common officers doo punish but 〈◊〉 vnderstandeth vnder the name of theft a crafty fetchs drifts subtyl means ways whereby we hawke lye in wayte to tak● other mens goods from thē or labor to co●uay thē vnto vs either by might or violē● or by any false pretence of right as though we had a iuste tytle to them and yet haue none at all Such meanes ar false weights false yeardes elles and false measures counterfeit and