Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	word_n	world_n	wrap_v	21	3	9.6426	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19036	Mundanum speculum, or, The worldlings looking glasse Wherein hee may clearly see what a woefull bargaine he makes if he lose his soule for the game of the vvorld. A worke needfull and necessarie for this carelesse age, wherein many neglect the meanes of their saluation. Preached and now published by Edmund Cobbes, master of the Word of God.	Cobbes, Edmund, b. 1592 or 3.	1630 (1630)	STC 5453; ESTC S117518	113,560	456

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vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n 11._o eee_o 2._o 11._o and_o afterward_o he_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v not_o only_a vanity_n but_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o descry_v the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n and_o their_o insufficiency_n to_o profit_v we_o we_o will_v take_v a_o view_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o worldly_a man_n do_v so_o admire_v which_o though_o they_o be_v manifold_a in_o nature_n yet_o we_o will_v bring_v they_o like_o disperse_a member_n and_o couch_v they_o under_o these_o head_n jupiter_n saturn_n venus_n or_o riches_n honour_n and_o pleasure_n these_o wander_v over_o the_o world_n while_o the_o bless_a son_n of_o righteousness_n have_v no_o room_n in_o the_o world_n of_o darkness_n these_o be_v now_o of_o so_o religious_a account_n as_o the_o golden_a calf_n of_o israel_n be_v once_o that_o man_n sacrifice_v to_o they_o and_o say_v in_o their_o heart_n these_o be_v thy_o god_n we_o will_v see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o 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a_o point_n of_o so_o great_a moment_n i_o have_v the_o wise_a heathen_a ready_a to_o plead_v for_o i_o not_o who_o sen._n non_fw-la quis_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la dicit_fw-la attendit●_n sen._n be_v the_o speaker_n but_o what_o he_o say_v aught_o to_o be_v regard_v yet_o i_o can_v wish_v i_o can_v act_v the_o rhetoritian_n part_n docendo_fw-la delectando_fw-la flectendo_fw-la in_o teach_v delight_v &_o persuade_v yet_o see_v the_o first_o be_v a_o work_n of_o necessity_n and_o the_o latter_a of_o victory_n and_o delight_n i_o shall_v rejoice_v if_o i_o can_v perform_v that_o which_o be_v necessary_a leave_v the_o rest_n to_o those_o which_o excel_v therein_o because_o our_o word_n must_v rather_o amb._n non_fw-la delectent_fw-la verba_fw-la vestra_fw-la sed_fw-la prosint_fw-la seneca_n melius_fw-la est_fw-la ut●●tell●g●nt_fw-la populi_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la commendent_fw-la grammatici_fw-la amb._n bring_v profit_n than_o delight_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a rule_n which_o 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begin_v to_o employ_v themselves_o in_o the_o work_n they_o scoff_v 2._o neh._n 4._o 2._o mock_v and_o discourage_v they_o fear_v belike_o that_o god_n may_v have_v too_o much_o glory_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o the_o godly_a be_v not_o discourage_v but_o for_o all_o their_o reproach_n cease_v not_o till_o they_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o practice_n shall_v teach_v i_o not_o to_o be_v discourage_v but_o with_o the_o strength_n of_o my_o god_n to_o arm_v myself_o with_o patience_n to_o endure_v the_o censure_n of_o all_o man_n for_o as_o in_o all_o good_a action_n hieron_n difficile_fw-la im●_n impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la placere_fw-la omnibus_fw-la nec_fw-la ●an●a_fw-la un●t●u●●_v qu●_n ta_fw-la sententi●rum_fw-la diversi●as_fw-la est_fw-la hieron_n so_o especial_o in_o publish_v of_o book_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o please_v all_o man_n for_o there_o be_v not_o less_o variety_n in_o man_n countenance_n than_o there_o be_v their_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o 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