Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	aaron_n	altar_n	bring_v	13	3	4.7632	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
a57873	Præterita, or, A summary of several sermons the greater part preached many years past, in several places, and upon sundry occasion / by John Ramsey ...	Ramsey, John, Minister of East Rudham.	1659 (1659)	Wing R225; ESTC R31142	238,016	312

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zeal_n to_o god_n glory_n forwardness_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o his_o service_n a_o sufficiency_n or_o at_o least_o a_o competency_n of_o part_n and_o ability_n whereby_o they_o be_v gift_v and_o qualify_v for_o the_o office_n for_o god_n who_o disdain_v a_o blind_a and_o lame_a sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n do_v not_o employ_v and_o make_v use_n of_o a_o blind_a and_o lame_a priest_n who_o must_v of_o necessity_n offer_v a_o blind_a and_o a_o lame_a sacrifice_n he_o that_o send_v a_o message_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o fool_n cut_v off_o the_o foot_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 26.6_o and_o god_n never_o send_v a_o fool_n of_o his_o errand_n he_o do_v not_o command_v he_o to_o run_v and_o cut_v off_o his_o foot_n or_o deny_v he_o leg_n christ_n the_o eternal_a word_n of_o god_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o their_o tongue_n that_o can_v speak_v the_o word_n that_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v st._n