Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	father_n	spirit_n	1,724	5	5.0785	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93165	The widow's mite cast into the treasury for the repairing the breaches of the temple being an essay to explicate the sufferings of our blessed Saviour, and vindicate them from the imputation of a guilty sinner in the sight of God the father : with some reconciling paradoxes to be soberly enquired into / by J. St. N. in the 91st year of his age, a student in St. Paul's epistles.	J. St. N. (John St. Nicholas), 1604-1698.	1695 (1695)	Wing S345A; ESTC R42964	24,178	35

eph._n 1.13_o 3._o that_o a_o christian_a do_v not_o walk_v worthy_a of_o his_o baptismal_a call_n unless_o he_o endeavour_v after_o the_o power_n which_o be_v faith_n work_v by_o love_n to_o god_n and_o to_o man_n in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n 4._o that_o the_o power_n be_v attainable_a by_o constant_a prayer_n to_o our_o god_n now_o it_o be_v beyond_o all_o dispute_n that_o st._n james_n agree_v with_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o say_v not_o by_o faith_n only_o he_o mean_v not_o by_o the_o form_n only_o or_o the_o notion_n and_o profession_n of_o faith_n only_o and_o when_o he_o say_v by_o work_n he_o do_v not_o mean_a work_n of_o the_o law_n which_o paul_n exclude_v but_o work_v of_o the_o power_n of_o faith_n as_o the_o instance_n in_o abraham_n and_o rahab_n show_v which_o work_v paul_n include_v and_o when_o he_o say_v a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o mean_v as_o paul_n do_v a_o man_n be_v not_o only_o 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state_n equal_a with_o the_o jew_n the_o general_a notion_n of_o redemption_n be_v also_o set_v forth_o by_o these_o general_a expression_n viz._n christ_n die_v for_o we_o all_o he_o be_v deliver_v for_o our_o sin_n he_o suffer_v for_o sin_n where_o the_o word_n we_o all_o signify_v we_o man_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o the_o word_n sin_n or_o sin_n signify_v the_o natural_a apostasy_n and_o frequent_a act_n of_o it_o that_o we_o all_o be_v mean_v of_o man_n of_o all_o nation_n appear_v in_o 1_o tim._n 2._o where_o all_o in_o v._o 6._o refer_v to_o men._n in_o v._o 1_o 4._o it_o signify_v man_n of_o all_o nation_n it_o be_v also_o observable_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o general_a notion_n that_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n and_o reconciliation_n refer_v to_o certain_a time_n and_o season_n rom._n 5.6_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o season_n die_v for_o the_o ungodly_a christ_n be_v send_v in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n gal._n 4.4_o he_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n witness_v 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