Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	speak_v	true_a	word_n	8,834	5	4.4618	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43139	A Sermon disswading obloquie against governours preached on Sunday Decemb. 7, 1662 in a solemne audience, and now, at the request of divers that heard it, made publick / by William Haywood.	Haywood, William, 1599 or 1600-1663.	1663 (1663)	Wing H1238; ESTC R25425	18,140	47

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esteem_v he_o so_o 4._o that_o scripture-plea_n will_v not_o bear_v we_o out_o s._n paul_n may_v have_v defend_v god_n shall_v smite_v thou_o from_o psal_n 3.7_o thou_o smite_v all_o thy_o enemy_n upon_o the_o cheekbone_n and_o thou_o white_v wall_n from_o christ_n own_o resemblance_n of_o the_o pharisee_n to_o white_v sepulcher_n 23.27_o mat._n 23.27_o etc._n etc._n yet_o he_o allege_v no_o scripture_n for_o contumely_n s._n paul_n know_v a_o strong_a and_o a_o plain_a scripture_n against_o contumely_n to_o governor_n namely_o non_fw-la maledices_fw-la principi_fw-la 5._o that_o if_o we_o have_v exceed_v through_o passion_n or_o ignorance_n in_o intemperate_a speech_n we_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o acknowledge_v our_o error_n with_o nesciebam_fw-la fratres_fw-la i_o know_v not_o what_o i_o do_v 6._o that_o evil_a speak_n such_o as_o scandal_v the_o hearer_n in_o audience_n of_o the_o very_a same_o hearer_n will_v be_v recant_v &_o that_o scandal_n be_v enough_o to_o make_v our_o speech_n evil_a though_o otherwise_o in_o themselves_o true_a &_o justifiable_a but_o this_o touch_n upon_o the_o nature_n of_o evil_n speak_v itself_o and_o so_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o 3d._o general_n of_o our_o division_n have_v hear_v against_o who_o evil_a may_v not_o be_v speak_v and_o the_o party_n forbid_v to_o speak_v evil_a come_v we_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o evil_n speak_v itself_o the_o abuse_n here_o forbid_v that_o we_o may_v show_v what_o it_o be_v and_o why_o forbid_v first_o what_o it_o be_v and_o though_o evil_a speak_n be_v of_o many_o kind_n as_o curse_v rail_a slander_v deprave_v yet_o none_o be_v so_o direct_o here_o intend_v as_o those_o evil_a speaking_o which_o imply_v the_o party_n we_o speak_v of_o to_o be_v evil_a dicere_fw-la principem_fw-la malum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la maledicere_fw-la principi_fw-la say_v one_o to_o utter_v word_n such_o as_o infer_v our_o ruler_n to_o be_v evil_a this_o be_v proper_o to_o speak_v evil_a of_o ruler_n why_o but_o in_o so_o say_v perhaps_o we_o say_v true_a and_o may_v we_o not_o speak_v truth_n of_o our_o ruler_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v as_o they_o be_v have_v not_o the_o prophet_n a_o woe_n for_o they_o that_o call_v evil_a good_a or_o good_a evil_n admit_v he_o have_v yet_o no_o warrant_n have_v we_o for_o all_o that_o to_o call_v that_o evil_n which_o be_v evil_a unless_o charity_n lead_v we_o to_o it_o for_o 16.14_o ●_o cor._n 16.14_o let_v all_o your_o thing_n be_v do_v with_o charity_n say_v the_o apostle_n and_o charity_n will_v seldom_o lead_v we_o to_o speak_v evil_a of_o our_o neighbour_n but_o of_o our_o lawful_a governor_n never_o for_o the_o very_a scandal_n of_o such_o speak_n though_o it_o be_v true_a will_n outweigh_v the_o benefit_n of_o know_v such_o truth_n better_o it_o be_v by_o far_o for_o those_o under_o authority_n false_o to_o believe_v and_o speak_v well_o of_o those_o in_o authority_n so_o they_o do_v it_o ignorant_o then_o to_o believe_v or_o speak_v evil_a of_o 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in_o presence_n that_o be_v contumely_n 16.7_o 2_o sam._n 16.7_o as_o shimei_n to_o david_n come_v forth_o thou_o man_n of_o blood_n and_o evil_a speak_v in_o absence_n as_o miriam_n speak_v against_o moses_n 12.1_o num._n 12.1_o that_o be_v detraction_n the_o fit_a division_n for_o our_o purpose_n seem_v draw_v from_o the_o text_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o old_a law_n exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o revile_v the_o god_n nor_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n where_o the_o former_a verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v vilify_a or_o detract_n and_o the_o latter_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rail_a or_o curse_v which_o two_o seem_v to_o point_v we_o to_o the_o two_o fountain_n from_o whence_o all_o evil_a speak_n proceed_v viz._n