Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	people_n	speak_v	word_n	3,971	5	4.1039	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27259	Psychomachia, or, The soules conflict with the sins of vain glory, coldnesse in professing Christ, envie, photinianism (of the last resurrection), ingratitude, unpreparednes to meet the Lord, revenge, forgetfulness of God : pourtrayed in eight severall sermons, six whereof were delivered at St. Maries, and Christ-Church in Oxford, and two at Sherburn in Glocestershire / Henry Beesley ...	Beesley, Henry, 1605-1675.	1656 (1656)	Wing B1691; ESTC R13325	163,090	260

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hear_v among_o we_o only_a under_o favour_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o some_o which_o be_v able_a to_o cry_v in_o this_o kind_n for_o their_o worth_n and_o part_n do_v not_o stop_v their_o own_o mouth_n now_o in_o this_o time_n of_o great_a need_n when_o the_o church_n and_o government_n be_v so_o cry_v down_o by_o the_o son_n of_o thunder_n we_o hear_v in_o the_o prophet_n a_o woe_n denounce_v against_o idol-shepherd_n that_o be_v 135.16_o zachar._n 12.17_o ps_n 135.16_o such_o as_o have_v mouth_n and_o speak_v not_o i_o shall_v say_v but_o this_o that_o heed_n will_v be_v take_v ne_fw-la silentium_fw-la clamet_fw-la that_o this_o silence_n be_v not_o a_o cry_a sin_n this_o for_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o messenger_n come_v we_o next_o to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o cry_v in_o deserto_fw-la in_o the_o wilderness_n second_o part._n this_o be_v the_o school_n wherein_o john_n be_v breed_v until_o his_o show_v unto_o israel_n and_o this_o be_v the_o diocese_n wherein_o he_o 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gen_fw-la mina_fw-la viperarum_fw-la as_o he_o term_v they_o a_o race_n of_o viper_n yet_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n those_o viper_n shall_v be_v change_v into_o child_n of_o abraham_n 2._o this_o preach_v in_o a_o wilderness_n represent_v the_o liberty_n and_o universality_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o law_n then_o the_o church_n be_v hortus_fw-la conclusus_fw-la 4.12_o cant._n 4.12_o as_o solomon_n picture_n it_o a_o garden_n enclose_v a_o spring_n shut_v up_o a_o fountain_n seal_v luther_n legis_fw-la doctrina_fw-la in_o angulum_fw-la illum_fw-la jud._n populi_fw-la conclusa_fw-la evangelium_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la à_fw-la johanne_n cepit_fw-la praedicatur_fw-la in_o vasto_fw-la deserto_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la doctrina_fw-la liberrima_fw-la in_o publica_fw-la tàm_fw-la communis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quàm_fw-la hoc_fw-la coeli_fw-la lumen_fw-la luther_n so_o guard_v with_o a_o cherubin_n and_o flame_a sword_n that_o no_o gentile_a can_v 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sickness_n be_v in_o its_o vigour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o great_a physician_n a_o spare_a diet_n be_v main_o requisite_a that_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v whole_o employ_v on_o the_o malady_n and_o it_o be_v no_o less_o important_a in_o the_o conflict_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o become_v more_o vigorous_a by_o abstinence_n as_o thereby_o unite_n her_o force_n chrys●st_n chrys●st_n and_o refine_n herself_o from_o the_o earthly_a contagion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v st._n chrysost_o this_o be_v a_o resplendent_a victory_n this_o be_v the_o triumph_n of_o the_o church_n thus_o the_o devil_n be_v vanquish_v while_o we_o be_v afflict_v and_o take_v the_o foil_n by_o our_o misery_n by_o our_o fast_n he_o be_v make_v hungry_a by_o our_o thirst_n he_o faint_v chase_v he_o be_v by_o our_o persecution_n and_o disarm_v by_o our_o nakedness_n thus_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n please_v to_o fight_v his_o battle_n by_o our_o infirmity_n and_o from_o 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