Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	lord_n	mercy_n	psal_n	4,793	5	8.0417	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10498	Mercy to a beast A sermon preached at Saint Maries Spittle in London on Tuseday in Easter-weeke. 1612. By Iohn Rawlinson Doctor of Divinitie.	Rawlinson, John, 1576-1630.	1612 (1612)	STC 20773A; ESTC S115700	37,164	60

man_n be_v natural_o just_a yea_o so_o just_a that_o man_n be_v no_o man_n unless_o he_o be_v just_a the_o truth_n hereof_o have_v 12.13_o have_v eccles_n 12.13_o solomon_n seal_v and_o deliver_v unto_o we_o eccles_n 12._o let_v we_o hear_v the_o end_n of_o all_o fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n there_o be_v universal_a righteousness_n for_o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n so_o our_o english_a translation_n have_v it_o but_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a hoc_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la this_o be_v whole_a man_n or_o pefit_n man_n out_o of_o which_o place_n victore_fw-la place_n hugo_n de_fw-fr sanct_n victore_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-la sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la reason_v thus_o siomnis_n homoest_fw-mi qui_fw-la deum_fw-la timet_fw-la &_o mandata_fw-la cius_fw-la obseruat_fw-la constat_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la homo_fw-la none_a qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la if_o he_o be_v whole_a man_n or_o perfect_a man_n that_o fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n why_o then_o it_o be_v clear_a and_o out_o of_o controversy_n that_o whoso_o fear_v not_o god_n nor_o keep_v his_o commandment_n be_v no_o man_n for_o it_o he_o know_v god_n &_o his_o commandment_n &_o yet_o neither_o fear_n the_o one_o nor_o observe_v the_o other_o he_o be_v a_o contemner_n of_o both_o and_o be_v magis_fw-la diabolus_fw-la quàm_fw-la homo_fw-la rather_o a_o devil_n than_o a_o man_n but_o if_o he_o know_v not_o god_n not_o his_o commandment_n he_o be_v blind_a and_o be_v magis_fw-la bestia_fw-la quàm_fw-la homo_fw-la rather_o a_o beast_n than_o a_o man_n but_o if_o he_o know_v and_o fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n verè_fw-la homoest_fw-mi why_o then_o he_o be_v a_o man_n indeed_o say_v hugo_n that_o be_v a_o whole_a a_o perfect_a man_n you_o shall_v see_v this_o note_n make_v good_a out_o of_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o my_o text_n for_o it_o be_v not_o here_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o greek_a or_o vir_fw-la iustus_fw-la in_o the_o latin_a though_o the_o english_a phrase_n enforce_v the_o additament_n of_o man_n to_o just_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iustus_fw-la just_a without_o the_o addition_n of_o man_n as_o if_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justus_n or_o vir_fw-la iustus_fw-la just_a or_o a_o just_a man_n because_o either_o a_o man_n must_v be_v just_a or_o else_o no_o man_n that_o be_v no_o whole_a no_o perfect_a man_n and_o so_o from_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o thesis_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n iustus_fw-la a_o just_a man_n which_o must_v be_v as_o you_o have_v hear_v every_o man_n that_o will_v be_v a_o man_n indeed_o i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o late_a which_o be_v the_o affection_n miseretur_fw-la 2._o miseretur_fw-la or_o attribute_v of_o that_o subject_n miseretur_fw-la be_v merciful_a as_o the_o root_n of_o his_o righteousness_n be_v piety_n so_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o be_v pity_n which_o be_v proprium_fw-la quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la a_o proper_a passion_n so_o inseparable_o attend_v the_o righteous_a man_n that_o it_o agree_v omni_fw-la soli_fw-la &_o semper_fw-la to_o every_o righteous_a man_n to_o a_o righteous_a man_n only_o &_o always_o to_o the_o righteous_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o here_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ille_fw-la iustus_fw-la that_o just_a man_n per_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la a_o man_n in_o the_o superlative_a degree_n of_o justice_n just_a as_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v just_a in_o some_o inferior_a degree_n &_o yet_o not_o merciful_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d indefinite_o a_o just_a man_n a_o man_n that_o have_v but_o any_o jot_n of_o justice_n in_o he_o it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o such_o a_o man_n will_v be_v merciful_a so_o that_o as_o before_o i_o note_v that_o every_o man_n true_o and_o proper_o so_o call_v be_v just_a yea_o so_o just_a that_o if_o he_o be_v not_o just_a he_o be_v no_o man_n so_o may_v i_o also_o true_o aver_v that_o every_o just_a man_n be_v merciful_a yea_o so_o merciful_a that_o if_o he_o be_v not_o merciful_a he_o can_v be_v just_a for_o so_o inviolable_o be_v all_o virtue_n join_v together_o that_o all_o of_o they_o make_v but_o as_o it_o be_v one_o chain_n like_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o golden_a chain_n in_o init_fw-la in_o homer_n iliad_n θ._fw-la sub_fw-la init_fw-la homer_n reach_v from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n so_o that_o if_o you_o break_v but_o any_o one_o link_n that_o be_v if_o you_o lack_v but_o any_o one_o virtue_n the_o whole_a chain_n will_v present_o be_v dissolve_v and_o fall_v in_o sunder_o vnaquaeque_fw-la enim_fw-la virtus_fw-la tanto_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la quanto_fw-la desunt_fw-la caeterae_fw-la for_o every_o virtue_n say_v 1._o say_v greg._n moral_a l._n 22._o c._n 1._o st_n gregory_n be_v so_o much_o the_o less_o the_o less_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o other_o virtue_n and_o if_o any_o virtue_n be_v single_a or_o solitary_a from_o other_o it_o be_v either_o none_o at_o all_o or_o at_o the_o best_a but_o unperfit_a now_o if_o such_o be_v the_o affinity_n and_o conjunction_n of_o all_o virtue_n that_o no_o one_o of_o they_o may_v be_v divorce_v or_o sequester_v from_o other_o much_o less_o may_v two_o so_o near_o friend_n two_o such_o altar_n ego_n as_o be_v mercy_n and_o justice_n be_v dissociate_v or_o disunite_v one_o from_o the_o other_o i_o know_v it_o to_o be_v the_o erroneous_a conceit_n of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o of_o all_o other_o virtue_n these_o two_o be_v most_o incompatible_a and_o be_v oppose_v as_o it_o be_v at_o crosse-angle_n contrary_a mercy_n and_o justice_n be_v not_o contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o but_o see_v i_o pray_v you_o the_o inconsequence_n and_o absurdity_n of_o that_o conceit_n for_o first_o another_o 1._o one_o virtue_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o another_o if_o we_o grant_v they_o to_o be_v contrary_n then_o shall_v we_o be_v enforce_v to_o deny_v at_o the_o least_o one_o if_o not_o both_o of_o they_o to_o be_v virtue_n because_o though_o one_o vice_n may_v be_v contrary_a to_o another_o vice_n yet_o one_o virtue_n be_v never_o contrary_a to_o another_o virtue_n but_o only_o to_o vice_n again_o if_o we_o admit_v they_o to_o be_v contrary_n contrariety_n 2._o god_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o contrariety_n then_o may_v we_o not_o in_o any_o case_n suppose_v they_o to_o be_v in_o god_n because_o god_n be_v ever_o unchangeable_o one_o and_o the_o same_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o contrariety_n whatsoever_o and_o if_o we_o suppose_v they_o not_o to_o be_v in_o god_n then_o where_o shall_v be_v that_o bountifulness_n and_o severity_n of_o god_n speak_v of_o by_o 11.22_o by_o rom._n 11.22_o st_n paul_n rom._n 11_o or_o how_o shall_v it_o be_v true_a that_o 25.10_o that_o psal_n 25.10_o david_n say_v psal_n 25_o all_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n where_o veritas_fw-la be_v put_v for_o severitas_fw-la truth_n for_o justice_n god_n mercy_n and_o justice_n be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o god_n dive_v but_o yet_o a_o little_a deep_o into_o this_o point_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o mercy_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o cross_v or_o contradict_v one_o the_o other_o that_o they_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o god_n according_a to_o that_o ancient_a rule_n of_o the_o school_n quicksand_n quid_fw-la est_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v in_o god_n be_v god_n himself_o and_o therefore_o both_o of_o they_o as_o great_a as_o himself_o both_o infinite_a as_o he_o be_v infinite_a whence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n in_o that_o his_o gracious_a proclamation_n of_o mercy_n 43.25_o mercy_n esa_fw-la 43.25_o i_o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o put_v away_o thy_o iniquity_n add_v propter_fw-la i_o for_o i_o own_o sake_n 1._o sake_n zanch_n de_fw-fr attrib_n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o his_o meaning_n be_v for_o his_o mercy_n sake_n not_o for_o any_o merit_n of_o we_o yet_o he_o say_v not_o propter_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la meam_fw-la for_o my_o mercy_n sake_n but_o propter_fw-la i_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n to_o show_v that_o his_o mercy_n be_v not_o in_o he_o as_o we_o be_v in_o we_o a_o thing_n different_a from_o his_o essence_n but_o that_o himself_o in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o his_o own_o essence_n be_v mercy_n itself_o now_o 9_o now_o mart._n bucer_n in_o rom._n 9_o the_o same_o which_o we_o call_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v also_o his_o justice_n because_o it_o be_v his_o nature_n as_o be_v his_o justice_n whereof_o we_o have_v no_o knowledge_n or_o apprehension_n save_v only_o by_o his_o work_n and_o of_o all_o his_o work_n whither_o of_o mercy_n or_o justice_n he_o have_v none_o other_o reason_n save_o only_a his_o will_n stat_n pro_fw-la