Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	work_n	work_v	yield_v	41	3	7.0704	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01974	Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653. Dignitie of chivalrie.; Gods three arrowes. aut	1631 (1631)	STC 12116; ESTC S103284	362,085	493

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the_o might_n and_o valour_n of_o such_o as_o be_v for_o war_n show_v that_o they_o that_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v military_a man_n must_v be_v of_o mighty_a mind_n and_o that_o timorous_a weak_a and_o feeble_a person_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o the_o artillery_n profession_n §._o 11._o of_o the_o damage_n of_o timorous_a soldier_n where_o god_n first_o enact_v the_o forenamed_a law_n that_o no_o fearful_a person_n shall_v go_v to_o war_n he_o render_v this_o reason_n lest_o his_o brethren_n heart_n faint_a like_o he_o lamentable_a 8._o deut._n 20._o 8._o experience_n have_v give_v too_o great_a evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n hereof_o a_o few_o white-livered_a fainthearted_a soldier_n have_v oft_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o great_a strong_a army_n which_o have_v be_v put_v to_o rout_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o faint_a and_o yield_v so_o as_o such_o man_n be_v more_o fit_a to_o stoop_v down_o to_o a_o since_o then_o to_o take_v up_o a_o sword_n to_o lift_v a_o pitchfork_n then_o to_o toss_v a_o pike_n to_o handle_v a_o mattock_n then_o to_o hold_v a_o musket_n and_o to_o carry_v a_o bush-bill_n rather_o than_o a_o battell-axe_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o such_o use_n be_v valiant_a man_n and_o valorous_a mind_n as_o their_o courage_n may_v supply_v the_o want_n of_o number_n and_o though_o they_o be_v but_o few_o not_o fear_v the_o face_n of_o many_o it_o be_v note_v that_o abraham_n arm_v three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o to_o express_v not_o the_o 8._o numeravit_fw-la 318_o ut_fw-la scias_fw-la non_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la numerise_v meritum_fw-la electionis_fw-la expressum_fw-la amb._n de_fw-fr abr._n patr._n l_o 1_o c_o 3._o 2_o sam_n 23._o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n 1_o chron_n 12_o 14._o levit_fw-la 26._o 8._o number_n of_o many_o but_o the_o worth_n of_o choice_a one_o well_o weigh_v the_o mighty_a and_o great_a exploit_n that_o be_v achieve_v by_o david_n worthy_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o valour_n and_o courage_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o a_o few_o courageous_a man_n to_o great_a army_n of_o coward_n be_v as_o so_o many_o lion_n to_o whole_a herd_n of_o dear_a five_o may_v chase_v a_o hundred_o and_o a_o hundred_o put_v ten_o thousand_o to_o flight_n be_v it_o not_o than_o most_o meet_a that_o military_a man_n be_v of_o mighty_a mind_n §._o 12._o of_o righteousness_n make_v valorous_a in_o apply_v this_o point_n i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o divine_a direction_n for_o attain_v to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v so_o requisite_a valour_n and_o courage_n the_o direction_n be_v ground_v on_o one_o of_o salomon_n proverb_n which_o be_v this_o the_o wicked_a fly_n when_o no_o 1._o pro._n 28._o 1._o man_n pursue_v but_o the_o righteous_a be_v bold_a as_o a_o lion_n righteousness_n then_o make_v man_n valorous_a wickedness_n timorous_a 1._o quis_fw-la tam_fw-la sortis_fw-la quam_fw-la sanctus_fw-la amb._n offic._n l_o 1_o c_o 39_o who_o to_o be_v account_v righteous_a psal_n 14._o 3._o rom_n 3_o 10._o 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