Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	prayer_n	spirit_n	worship_v	1,667	5	8.9917	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00940	A monomachie of motiues in the mind of man: or a battell betweene vertues and vices of contrarie qualitie Wherein the imperfections and weaknesses of nature appeare so naked, that anie reasonable soule may soone see by what spirit he is lead: herevnto also, besides sundrie deuout praiers necessarilie interlaced, diuers golden sentences of S. Barnard are annexed: and also a briefe conclusion of his vpon this theame, that victorie is obtained by resisting temptation. Newlie englished by Abraham Fleming.; De conflictu vitiorum et virtutum. English	Autpertus, Ambrosius, d. 784.; Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.	1582 (1582)	STC 11048; ESTC S102283	102,654	342

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o_o man_n remember_v thyself_o make_v much_o of_o thy_o estimation_n and_o lose_v not_o one_o inch_n of_o thy_o right_n in_o what_o respect_n be_v thou_o not_o so_o good_a as_o this_o man_n or_o that_o man_n nay_o wherein_o be_v thou_o not_o better_o why_o then_o be_v thou_o not_o equal_a with_o they_o or_o rather_o above_o they_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v many_o thing_n to_o pass_v whereto_o they_o can_v not_o lay_v their_o hand_n and_o they_o be_v able_a to_o do_v nothing_o but_o it_o be_v in_o thou_o to_o amend_v it_o &_o to_o go_v through_o stitch_n therewithal_o it_o be_v not_o requisite_a therefore_o that_o any_o shall_v be_v thy_o superior_a or_o at_o lest_o no_o more_o than_o thy_o equal_a 3_o a_o prayer_n against_o the_o former_a vice_n o_o eternal_a truth_n thou_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n which_o by_o thy_o apostle_n paul_n that_o excellent_a preacher_n of_o thy_o gospel_n to_o the_o gentile_n do_v teach_v the_o roman_n and_o in_o they_o all_o christian_a people_n to_o cast_v away_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n to_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n and_o to_o walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n not_o in_o drunkenness_n and_o gluttony_n chamber_v and_o wantonness_n strife_n and_o envy_v root_n out_o of_o our_o heart_n we_o beseech_v thou_o all_o corrupt_a affection_n and_o special_o wicked_a emulation_n and_o envy_n the_o nurse_n of_o all_o contention_n we_o know_v and_o confess_v that_o so_o long_o as_o emulation_n strife_n debate_n envy_n and_o grudge_a reign_n among_o we_o we_o be_v carnal_a &_o walk_v as_o man_n in_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o true_a than_o that_o sentence_n of_o thy_o apostle_n s._n james_n that_o where_o envy_v and_o strife_n be_v there_o be_v sedition_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_a work_n wherefore_o o_o thou_o comfortable_a physician_n of_o sick_a soul_n deliver_v we_o from_o so_o foul_a and_o detestable_a a_o sin_n lest_o all_o our_o enterprise_n and_o endeavour_n displease_v thy_o sacred_a divinity_n and_o heap_n upon_o our_o own_o head_n the_o hot_a burn_a coal_n of_o vengeance_n and_o condemnation_n now_o then_o o_o thou_o pattern_n of_o love_n thou_o treasure_n of_o all_o virtue_n godliness_n and_o integrity_n put_v into_o our_o mind_n christian_a cogitation_n &_o thought_n guide_v our_o eye_n from_o the_o view_n of_o vanity_n hold_v back_o our_o hand_n from_o every_o injurious_a deed_n and_o consecrate_v all_o that_o be_v within_o we_o to_o thyself_o that_o we_o may_v as_o thou_o have_v teach_v we_o do_v good_a to_o our_o enemy_n love_v they_o that_o hate_v we_o and_o pray_v for_o such_o as_o seek_v our_o destruction_n and_o undoo_n refer_v the_o judgement_n of_o our_o cause_n and_o the_o revengement_n