Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	let_v	lord_n	spirit_n	4,020	5	4.9859	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10251	Diuine fancies digested into epigrammes, meditations, and observations / by Fra. Quarles.	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1633 (1633)	STC 20530; ESTC S934	76,966	221

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rhemus_n what_o dement_v soul_n will_v spare_v to_o ruin_v wife_n or_o to_o dis-land_n a_o heir_n rather_o than_o feel_v such_o torment_n you_o pretend_v that_o equal_a hell_n in_o all_o but_o time_n and_o end_n ah_o rhemus_n if_o the_o power_n of_o gold_n be_v such_o how_o dare_v you_o be_v so_o bold_a to_o die_v so_o rich_a 18._o on_o jacob_n never_o boast_v thy_o bargain_n jacob_n for_o poor_a we_o have_v make_v a_o better_a contract_n far_o then_o thou_o we_o envy_v not_o his_o land_n thou_o do_v inherit_v our_o brother_n take_v our_o flesh_n give_v we_o his_o spirit_n 19_o on_o simon_n magus_n simon_n bring_v gold_n enough_o and_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o where_o thou_o shall_v buy_v what_o peter_n will_v not_o s●l_v thou_o repair_v to_o his_o successor_n they_o be_v free_a and_o frolic_a gamester_n not_o so_o strict_a as_o he_o nay_o if_o thy_o gold_n be_v weak_a they_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o sell_v good_a pen'worth_n at_o the_o second_o hand_n they_o will_v sell_v good_a cheap_a but_o they_o will_v not_o give_v to_o any_o no_o paternoster_n where_o there_o be_v no_o penny_n no_o if_o thy_o purse_n be_v like_o a_o empty_a shell_n they_o will_v not_o give_v what_o peter_n will_v not_o sell._n 20._o on_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n admit_v great_a prelate_n that_o thou_o be_v that_o rock_n whereon_o the_o church_n be_v found_v cold_v unlock_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n and_o with_o thy_o golden_a key_n make_v hell_n thy_o prisoner_n and_o the_o fiend_n obey_v thy_o papal_a dignity_n will_v far_o be_v great_a if_o thou_o be_v simon_n but_o as_o well_o as_o peter_n 21._o on_o milo_n do_v strive_v to_o enter_v milo_n though_o the_o gate_n be_v narrow_a and_o the_o rugged_a passage_n straight_o lessen_v thyself_o and_o fast_o thy_o carcase_n thin_a take_v in_o thy_o flesh_n it_o will_v get_v thou_o easy_o in_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n it_o will_v raise_v thy_o body'upright_a give_v liberal_a alm_n it_o will_v make_v thou_o tread_v the_o light_a sweat_v 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breed_v it_o it_o neither_o want_v repose_v nor_o yet_o repast_n and_o joy_n to_o see_v her_o chicken_n thrive_v so_o fast_o but_o when_o this_o gape_a monster_n have_v find_v strength_n to_o shift_v without_o a_o helper_n she_o at_o length_n not_o care_v for_o that_o tender_a care_n that_o breed_v she_o forget_v her_o parent_n kill_v the_o bird_n that_o feed_v she_o the_o sin_n we_o foster_v in_o our_o bosom_n thus_o ere_o we_o have_v leave_v to_o feed_v it_o feed_v on_o we_o 38._o on_o tobit_n be_v it_o not_o time_n to_o send_v his_o son_n to_o rage_n for_o money_n when_o his_o wife_n spin_v hard_o for_o wage_n be_v it_o not_o high_a time_n for_o he_o to_o post_v