Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	believe_v	faith_n	3,814	5	5.4193	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76967	Meditations of the mirth of a Christian life. And the vaine mirth of a wicked life, with the sorrovves of it. / By Zach: Bogan of C.C.C. Oxon.	Bogan, Zachary, 1625-1659.	1653 (1653)	Wing B3441; Thomason E1486_1; ESTC R208439	202,360	374

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shall_v cover_v thou_o with_o his_o feather_n and_o under_o his_o wing_n shall_v thou_o trust_v his_o truth_n shall_v be_v thy_o shield_n and_o buckler_n well_o then_o have_v for_o a_o sure_a 2.19_o sure_a 2_o tim_n 2.19_o foundation_n the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o his_o election_n which_o as_o it_o never_o have_v any_o cause_n to_o move_v it_o so_o it_o will_v never_o have_v any_o to_o remove_v it_o upon_o this_o they_o build_v their_o hope_n &_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o prevail_v against_o it_o it_o be_v a_o far_o better_a hope_n than_o the_o chaste_a matron_n that_o ever_o be_v can_v have_v of_o the_o continuance_n of_o her_o chastity_n that_o because_o she_o have_v be_v chaste_a hitherto_o that_o i_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o expression_n use_v by_o the_o sand_n the_o grotius_n in_o 4_o art_n consult_v case_n sand_n free_a man_n of_o his_o tongue_n that_o ever_o i_o know_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n even_o in_o those_o very_a word_n which_o they_o urge_v 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