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	church_n	paul_n	2,210	5	6.2789	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85709	A patheticall perswasion to pray for publick peace: propounded in a sermon preached in the cathedrall church of Saint Paul, Octob. 2. 1642. By Matthew Griffith, rector of S. Mary Magdalens neer Old-Fishstreet, London.	Griffith, Matthew, 1599?-1665.	1642 (1642)	Wing G2016; Thomason E122_17; ESTC R4434	34,095	58

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15.30_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_z for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n sake_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o you_o strive_v together_o with_o i_o in_o your_o prayer_n to_o god_n he_o will_v have_v the_o wrestle_v for_o so_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a proper_o signify_v with_o god_n by_o prayer_n and_o by_o wrestle_v to_o overcome_v he_o it_o be_v very_o much_o that_o a_o true_a christian_a be_v able_a to_o do_v in_o this_o kind_n if_o he_o will_v stir_v up_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o put_v forth_o his_o strength_n it_o be_v our_o own_o fault_n that_o we_o pray_v not_o as_o we_o ought_v if_o we_o prevail_v not_o with_o god_n as_o our_o forefather_n have_v do_v that_o then_o we_o may_v now_o obtain_v this_o peace_n in_o the_o text._n oh_o let_v we_o all_o bend_n and_o buckle_v ourselves_o to_o our_o prayer_n and_o herein_o let_v we_o wrestle_v with_o god_n as_o jacob_n do_v and_o not_o leave_v he_o 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