Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	angel_n	holy_a	zion_n	32	3	8.8907	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87543	The liberty of prayer asserted, and garded [sic] from licentiousness by a minister of the Church of England.	Jenks, Benjamin, 1646-1724.	1696 (1696)	Wing J619A; ESTC R43659	107,332	222

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little_a storm_n of_o foul_a wether_n can_v soon_o cool_v all_o their_o zeal_n or_o the_o very_a conceit_n of_o a_o small_a journey_n quite_o tire_v out_o their_o devotion_n the_o poor_a trifle_n their_o very_a fancy_n and_o petts_n as_o well_o as_o pleasure_n shall_v serve_v turn_n to_o stop_v they_o from_o the_o church_n that_o will_v not_o be_v enough_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o a_o worse_a place_n o_o how_o small_a a_o matter_n will_v turn_v such_o queasy_a stomach_n against_o the_o food_n of_o their_o soul_n which_o they_o have_v so_o little_a love_n for_o and_o they_o that_o be_v most_o behind_o hand_n in_o their_o soul_n affair_n and_o have_v the_o great_a need_n of_o all_o man_n to_z watch_z daily_o at_o the_o gate_n and_o wait_v at_o the_o post_n of_o wisdome_n door_n use_v to_o be_v the_o great_a truant_n here_o and_o the_o most_o slack_a and_o listless_a of_o any_o to_o frequent_v the_o place_n of_o their_o improvement_n and_o due_o to_o attend_v the_o mean_n and_o help_n 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have_v their_o rise_n in_o heaven_n they_o come_v to_o we_o through_o the_o church_n psal_n 134.3_o the_o lord_n that_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n bless_v thou_o out_o of_o zion_n they_o shall_v appear_v before_o god_n judgement_n seat_n to_o their_o confusion_n that_o will_v not_o appear_v at_o the_o mercy-seat_n of_o his_o temple_n in_o their_o devotion_n and_o the_o enemy_n of_o church_n shall_v once_o have_v occasion_n to_o hate_n they_o yet_o more_o when_o they_o shall_v have_v another_o erection_n at_o last_o and_o rise_v up_o in_o the_o judgement_n to_o testify_v against_o they_o and_o that_o which_o they_o now_o bear_v as_o a_o burden_n shall_v eternal_o load_v they_o with_o a_o heavy_a remorse_n when_o instead_o of_o catch_v all_o opportunity_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o reassume_a the_o hoggish_a gergesenes_n request_n and_o beseech_v christ_n to_o depart_v out_o of_o their_o coast_n god_n know_v how_o soon_o they_o may_v be_v punish_v 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