Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	way_n	world_n	4,036	5	4.7603	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00457	The art of dying well. Deuided into tvvo books. / Written by Roberto Bellarmine of the Society of Iesus, and Cardinall. ; Translated into English for the benefit of our countreymen, by C.E. of the same Society.; De arte bene moriendi. English	Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621.; Coffin, Edward, 1571-1626.	1621 (1621)	STC 1838.5; STC 1838.5; ESTC S90457	138,577	338

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●uerlasting_a life_n 4._o dan._n 4._o and_o daniel_n unto_o king_n n●chodonsor_n say_v wherefore_o o_o king_n follow_v counsel_n and_o redeem_v thy_o sin_n with_o alm_n thy_o iniquity_n with_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o poor_a again_o alm_n if_o it_o be_v do_v by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d man_n &_o out_o of_o true_a charity_n have_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o everlasting_a life_n of_o the_o truth_n whereof_o christ_n himself_o will_v be_v witness_n when_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o live_n and_o dead_a he_o shall_v say_v in_o the_o last_o day_n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n 25._o matt._n 25._o receive_v a_o kingdom_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n for_o i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o to_o eat_v and_o afterward_o that_o which_o you_o have_v do_v to_o one_o of_o my_o least_o brethren_n you_o have_v do_v to_o i_o three_o alm_n have_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o certain_a baptism_n to_o wit_n of_o cleanse_a sin_n as_o well_o the_o fault_n as_o the_o 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as_o the_o devil_n himself_o be_v so_o do_v the_o lie_a devil_n delude_v and_o deceive_v they_o there_o be_v also_o another_o sort_n of_o these_o people_n who_o albeit_o they_o be_v not_o proper_o witch_n or_o magician_n yet_o be_v so_o blind_v with_o the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o worldly_a wealth_n as_o that_o they_o differ_v very_o little_a from_o infidel_n 3._o ●hes_n 5._o ●lloss_n 3._o neither_o be_v it_o without_o cause_n that_o the_o apostle_n call_v covetousness_n the_o worship_n of_o idol_n for_o that_o wealth_n be_v the_o idol_n the_o god_n and_o all_o the_o love_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o covetous_a myself_o go_v one_o day_n to_o visit_v one_o that_o be_v sick_a &_o very_a near_o his_o death_n when_o i_o begin_v to_o speak_v unto_o he_o about_o the_o prepare_n of_o himself_o to_o die_v he_o with_o stout_a courage_n and_o without_o all_o fear_n answer_v i_o and_o say_v i_o have_v desire_v sir_n to_o speak_v with_o you_o not_o for_o myself_o but_o for_o my_o wife_n and_o child_n for_o i_o now_o hasten_v unto_o hell_n so_o as_o you_o need_v not_o for_o i_o to_o trouble_v yourself_o any_o further_a and_o this_o he_o speak_v with_o as_o great_a a_o peace_n and_o quiet_a of_o mind_n as_o if_o he_o have_v talk_v of_o walk_v into_o the_o field_n or_o go_v to_o some_o town_n near_o at_o hand_n for_o so_o far_o forth_o have_v the_o devil_n subdue_v &_o possess_v his_o soul_n as_o now_o it_o desire_v not_o nay_o it_o will_v not_o be_v separate_v from_o he_o and_o yet_o be_v this_o man_n no_o magician_n or_o necromancer_n but_o practise_v a_o art_n which_o be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o whole_o set_v upon_o gain_n whether_o by_o right_n or_o wrong_n and_o thus_o he_o forget_v not_o only_a god_n but_o also_o his_o own_o