Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	answer_v	know_v	word_n	2,215	5	4.1186	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30929	Natural theology, or, The knowledge of God from the works of creation accommodated and improved, to the service of Christianity / by Matthew Barker ...	Barker, Matthew, 1619-1698.	1674 (1674)	Wing B777; ESTC R20207	99,798	210

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when_o the_o question_n be_v put_v the_o heart_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n who_o can_v know_v it_o it_o be_v answer_v i_o the_o lord_n search_v the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 17._o 9_o 10._o it_o shall_v engage_v every_o christian_n to_o search_v and_o know_v his_o own_o heart_n because_o it_o be_v search_v and_o know_v of_o god_n that_o he_o that_o know_v the_o heart_n may_v find_v uprightness_n and_o truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n which_o he_o be_v say_v to_o love_n ii_o consolation_n a_o true_a christian_a may_v comfort_v himself_o in_o god_n knowledge_n of_o he_o 1._o that_o god_n know_v the_o weakness_n of_o our_o nature_n carry_v comfort_n in_o it_o to_o his_o people_n as_o 103._o psalm_n 14._o he_o know_v our_o frame_n he_o remember_v that_o we_o be_v dust_n he_o know_v he_o make_v we_o at_o first_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o he_o remember_v it_o still_o and_o as_o he_o make_v it_o to_o himself_o a_o argument_n of_o pity_n as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v 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elijah_n be_v it_o not_o because_o there_o be_v no_o god_n in_o israel_n that_o thou_o send_v to_o ènquire_v of_o baalzebub_a 2_o king_n 1._o yes_o there_o be_v a_o god_n of_o israel_n but_o he_o be_v as_o if_o he_o be_v not_o unto_o ahaziah_n man_n can_v nullify_v god_n be_v in_o itself_o but_o they_o may_v nullify_v it_o to_o themselves_o as_o the_o heathen_a idol_n they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o they_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 4._o yet_o when_o man_n worship_n they_o trust_v in_o they_o and_o give_v divine_a honour_n to_o they_o they_o make_v they_o god_n so_o on_o the_o other-hand_n they_o not_o honour_v acknowledge_v reverence_v and_o trust_v in_o the_o true_a god_n do_v make_v he_o as_o nothing_o for_o it_o be_v only_o those_o that_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n that_o do_v true_o own_v and_o believe_v his_o be_v yea_o those_o duty_n that_o be_v more_o proper_o evangelical_n and_o not_o so_o express_o contain_v in_o the_o law_n of_o 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