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	law_n	word_n	1,924	5	4.0207	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33930	A confession of faith, published on special occasion wherein is contained the substance of the most material principels of the Gospel and Christian faith, in contradistinction to the errors and heresies by some held and maintained, in opposition thereunto : whereunto is annexed a postscript, with brief animadversions on some things contained in a confession of faith, lately published in the name of the elders and brethren of many congregations in London and the countrey / written by Thomas Collier.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.	1678 (1678)	Wing C5275; ESTC R32494	30,415	69

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therefore_o he_o be_v say_v to_o come_v out_o from_o god_n and_o down_o from_o heaven_n joh._n 3._o 13._o and_o 6._o 51_o 62._o and_o 16._o 28_o 30._o and_o 17._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 47._o eph._n 4._o 9_o 11._o and_o that_o it_o be_v he_o by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v joh._n 1._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 10._o and_o that_o the_o father_n son_n and_o spirit_n be_v in_o nature_n and_o essence_n one_o yet_o in_o office_n and_o relative_a property_n and_o operation_n be_v three_o and_o yet_o a_o unity_n in_o nature_n and_o consent_n in_o will_n and_o work_n joh._n 5._o 17_o 19_o 3._o that_o after_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n he_o have_v to_o do_v in_o the_o world_n by_o which_o he_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o son_n and_o send_v of_o god_n the_o messiah_n promise_v joh._n 5._o 36._o and_o 10._o 25._o and_o 17._o 4._o and_o 20_o 30_o 31._o according_a to_o the_o great_a love_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o send_v he_o into_o the_o world_n he_o give_v 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