Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	lie_v	speak_v	word_n	3,929	5	4.2262	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11603	Sermons experimentall: on Psalmes CXVI. & CXVII. Very vsefull for a vvounded spirit. By William Sclater D.D. sometimes rector of Limsham, and vicar of Pitmister, in Summerset-shire. Published by his son William Sclater Mr. of Arts, late fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, now a priest, and preacher of the Gospel in the city of Exeter, in Devon-shire.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1638 (1638)	STC 21844; ESTC S116824	112,358	217

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86.15_o exod._n 33.19_o righteousness_n or_o justice_n that_o incline_v he_o to_o give_v to_o every_o one_o what_o belong_v unto_o he_o if_o any_o ask_v how_o justice_n appear_v in_o his_o deliverance_n this_o be_v the_o answer_n first_o there_o be_v justitia_fw-la dicti_fw-la as_o well_o as_o facti_fw-la justice_n of_o word_n and_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o of_o fact_n and_o deed_n 1_o joh._n 1.9_o heb._n 6.10_o second_o they_o put_v upon_o god_n a_o threefold_a justice_n according_a to_o a_o fourfold_a person_n he_o sustain_v first_o that_o whereby_o he_o do_v what_o be_v meet_v for_o he_o that_o be_v good_a that_o be_v natural_o good_a to_o do_v for_o his_o creature_n from_o this_o justice_n issue_v his_o love_a kindness_n see_v psal_n 36.6_o 7._o and_o 40.10_o second_o paternum_n fatherly_a justice_n so_o it_o be_v equal_a and_o just_o he_o shall_v protect_v his_o child_n psal_n 103.13_o hear_v their_o prayer_n matth._n 7.11_o etc._n etc._n three_o judiciary_n if_o you_o think_v here_o mean_v it_o be_v just_a justice_n require_v it_o of_o god_n himself_o to_o vindicate_v the_o innocent_a from_o their_o oppressor_n and_o to_o give_v they_o testimony_n of_o innocence_n object_n but_o who_o be_v so_o innocent_a answ_n none_o indeed_o simple_o so_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n for_o particular_a fault_n see_v psa_n 7.3_o 4._o and_o 18.19_o 20_o 21._o our_o god_n that_o be_v the_o god_n who_o we_o serve_v take_v it_o contradistinct_a to_o idol_n as_o psal_n 115.3_o be_v merciful_a the_o word_n signify_v tender_o merciful_a such_o a_o one_o as_o who_o bowel_n yern_v upon_o our_o misery_n so_o propense_a be_v he_o to_o relieve_v they_o by_o old_a zacharie_n they_o be_v call_v 1.78_o call_v luke_n 1.78_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n but_o in_o this_o passion_n of_o devotion_n two_o thing_n he_o commend_v to_o every_o devout_a soul_n in_o any_o experiment_n he_o have_v have_v of_o any_o attribute_n of_o god_n the_o first_o be_v observation_n 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x_o xi_o i_o be_v great_o afflict_v i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n all_o man_n be_v liar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d annex_v this_o passage_n be_v here_o bring_v in_o by_o way_n of_o prolepsis_n or_o of_o anticipation_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v yet_o conceive_v i_o not_o as_o vaunt_v of_o such_o perfection_n of_o faith_n in_o these_o affliction_n as_o if_o i_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o conflict_v with_o infidelity_n for_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o find_v more_o than_o waver_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o faith_n i_o say_v all_o man_n be_v liar_n the_o word_n than_o tend_v to_o mitigate_v what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o strength_n of_o faith_n and_o in_o sum_n be_v a_o confession_n of_o the_o defect_n he_o find_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o faith_n wherein_o considerable_a be_v first_o the_o sin_n i_o say_v all_o be_v liar_n second_o the_o cause_n or_o mean-accidentall_a of_o his_o sin_n sore_a affliction_n three_o the_o next_o occasion_n of_o it_o his_o hasty_a and_o unadvised_a 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