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
A73905	Three sermons preached by that learned and reuerend diuine, Doctor Eedes, sometimes dean of Worcester, for their fitnesse vnto the present time, now published by Robert Horn ...	Eedes, Richard, 1555-1604.	1627 (1627)	STC 7527; ESTC S100344	78,692	109

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the_o work_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o the_o night_n of_o ignorance_n and_o of_o sin_n the_o same_o apostle_n write_v to_o the_o church_n at_o corinth_n do_v in_o great_a zeal_n and_o with_o many_o reason_n charge_v they_o to_o give_v none_o offence_n either_o to_o the_o jew_n or_o to_o the_o gentile_n or_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 10.32_o but_o to_o edify_v one_o another_o with_o their_o good_a example_n as_o well_o as_o doctrine_n ver_fw-la 33._o 1_o cor._n 14.12_o and_o in_o his_o former_a epistle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_o five_o chapter_n and_o 22._o verse_n for_o this_o cause_n he_o