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	world_n	worth_a	24	3	7.7160	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09668	The mirrour of religious perfection deuided into foure bookes. Written in Italian by the R. F. Lucas Pinelli, of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by a Father of the same Society.	Pinelli, Luca, 1542-1607.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?, attributed name.	1618 (1618)	STC 19938; ESTC S114703	239,460	604

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consider_v what_o i_o be_o now_o to_o say_v unto_o thou_o thou_o be_v either_o dead_a to_o the_o world_n or_o not_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o thou_o be_v nothing_o worth_a for_o religion_n nor_o religion_n for_o thou_o since_o it_o receive_v and_o approve_v none_o but_o such_o as_o have_v from_o their_o hart_n renounce_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o world_n and_o among_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n one_o be_v to_o seek_v after_o honour_n and_o to_o desire_v to_o be_v esteem_v for_o great_a but_o if_o thou_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o world_n why_o desire_v thou_o to_o be_v honour_v of_o it_o a_o dead_a body_n care_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v place_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o on_o the_o left_a in_o a_o honourable_a place_n or_o whether_o cap_n and_o knee_n be_v give_v it_o or_o not_o but_o if_o thou_o seek_v for_o a_o more_o honourable_a place_n or_o a_o great_a office_n if_o thou_o desire_v that_o other_o shall_v give_v thou_o 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of_o all_o if_o thou_o be_v whole_o estrange_v from_o all_o ambition_n and_o avarice_n and_o give_v good_a example_n to_o other_o that_o a_o religious_a man_n must_v not_o be_v overmuch_o desirous_a of_o the_o commodity_n of_o his_o body_n chap._n ii_o son_n to_o speak_v fair_a to_o a_o friend_n to_o please_v he_o and_o to_o give_v a_o occasion_n of_o well_o do_v be_v very_o convenient_a and_o commendable_a but_o to_o fawn_v upon_o a_o enemy_n who_o seek_v thy_o eternal_a ruin_n and_o to_o give_v he_o opportunity_n of_o ill_a do_v be_v very_o absurd_a and_o detestable_a thou_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o of_o three_o capital_a enemy_n thou_o have_v one_o be_v thy_o own_o body_n thou_o know_v also_o that_o thy_o flesh_n if_o it_o be_v not_o chasttise_v and_o keep_v under_o become_v so_o fierce_a and_o insolent_a as_o it_o will_v cause_v thy_o soul_n ruin_n tell_v i_o what_o law_n have_v appoint_v that_o a_o religious_a man_n shall_v fawn_v upon_o his_o body_n who_o be_v bind_v to_o restrain_v &_o kurbe_v it_o with_o the_o bridle_n and_o to_o mortify_v it_o wherefore_o shall_v the_o religious_a attend_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o body_n commodity_n who_o be_v assure_v that_o the_o more_o he_o favour_v and_o i_o sh_v it_o the_o proud_a it_o will_v become_v my_o apostle_n by_o chastise_v his_o body_n and_o entreat_v ng_z it_o hardly_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o duty_n it_o do_v owe_v to_o the_o spirit_n he_o therefore_o who_o yield_v unto_o it_o over_o much_o give_v a_o occasion_n unto_o it_o of_o revolt_n and_o of_o rebel_n against_o the_o spirit_n 2._o lord_n thou_o have_v not_o make_v we_o lord_n of_o our_o body_n that_o we_o may_v take_v life_n from_o it_o or_o maim_n and_o mangle_v it_o but_o thou_o have_v give_v we_o a_o charge_n to_o preserve_v the_o health_n of_o it_o as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v and_o therefore_o we_o may_v procure_v those_o commodity_n thereof_o that_o make_v to_o the_o conservation_n of_o health_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o for_o that_o we_o use_v not_o only_o the_o soul_n but_o the_o body_n also_o for_o the_o do_v of_o thou_o divine_a honour_n and_o service_n 3._o son_n it_o please_v i_o much_o that_o a_o religious_a man_n conserve_v and_o maintain_v his_o good_a health_n by_o fit_a mean_n for_o the_o do_v of_o my_o service_n but_o this_o displease_v i_o that_o under_o pretence_n of_o preserve_v the_o health_n of_o body_n he_o make_v over_o much_o of_o it_o i_o like_v not_o that_o religious_a man_n who_o will_v usurp_v and_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o physician_n office_n and_o judge_v himself_o what_o be_v for_o and_o what_o be_v against_o his_o health_n for_o of_o this_o it_o happen_v that_o whatsoever_o please_v his_o appetite_n that_o be_v good_a for_o he_o &_o what_o agree_v not_o with_o his_o taste_n that_o be_v hurtful_a for_o his_o health_n neither_o do_v he_o offend_v i_o less_o because_o he_o say_v he_o do_v it_o for_o my_o great_a and_o better_a service_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o to_o serve_v i_o but_o 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