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	spirit_n	true_a	2,352	5	4.6188	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02916	The epistle of the blessed apostle Saint Paule which he, in the time of his trouble and imprisonment, sent in writting from Rome to the Ephesians. Faithfully expounded, both for the benefite of the learned and vnlearned, by Nicholas Hemming ... Familiarlie translated out of Latine into English, by Abraham Fleming. Heerein are handled the high mysteries of our saluation, as maie appeare by the table of commonplaces necessarilie annexed by the same A.F. Perused and authorised.; Commentarius in epistolam Pauli ad Ephesios. English	Hemmingsen, Niels, 1513-1600.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.	1580 (1580)	STC 13057.8; ESTC S102723	176,886	270

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apostle_n expound_v his_o own_o word_n say_v hoc_fw-la scientes_fw-la etc._n etc._n know_v this_o 6._o that_o our_o old_a man_n be_v crucify_v with_o he_o that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v destroy_v that_o henceforth_o we_o shall_v not_o serve_v sin_n in_o this_o speech_n of_o saint_n paul_n the_o word_n crucify_a must_v be_v consider_v for_o by_o that_o be_v signify_v the_o efficacy_n and_o work_n of_o christ_n cross_n and_o this_o death_n in_o we_o to_o the_o crucifieng_v and_o mortify_v of_o the_o old_a man_n 13._o to_o this_o serve_v the_o exhortation_n of_o the_o apostle_n neigitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v not_o sin_n therefore_o reign_v in_o your_o mortal_a body_n that_o you_o shall_v obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n

thereof_o neither_o give_v you_o your_o member_n as_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n unto_o sin_n but_o give_v yourselves_o unto_o god_n as_o they_o that_o be_v alive_a from_o the_o dead_a and_o give_v your_o member_n as_o weapon_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o god_n 38._o this_o agree_v also_o with_o the_o say_n of_o our_o saviour_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la vult_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o 24_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n daily_o and_o let_v he_o follow_v i_o 34._o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o rule_n here_o set_v down_o be_v to_o be_v rehew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o mind_n 23._o that_o be_v to_o say_v 27_o to_o have_v our_o mind_n make_v so_o bright_a and_o clear_a with_o new_a light_n that_o the_o vanity_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o the_o blindness_n of_o our_o understanding_n be_v chase_v away_o our_o inward_a man_n may_v taste_v savour_n desire_v discern_v perceive_v understand_v think_v upon_o and_o reason_n of_o 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