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	doctrine_n	faith_n	3,367	5	5.0228	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96538	A word in season, for a warning to England: or a prophecy of perillous times open'd and apply'd. Wherein the signes of bad times, and the means of making the times good, are represented as the great concernment of all good Christians in this present age. First exhibited in a sermon preached in the Abby at Westminster, July 5. 1659. and since enlarged and published. / By Thomas VVilles, M.A. minister of the Gospel, in the city of London.	Willis, Thomas, 1619 or 20-1692.	1659 (1659)	Wing W2308; Thomason E1734_1; ESTC R7862	218,037	465

the_o devil_n who_o be_v and_o be_v god_n bless_v for_o evermore_o now_o say_v our_o saviour_n 25._o saviour_n mat._n 10.24_o 25._o the_o disciple_n be_v not_o above_o his_o master_n nor_o the_o servant_n above_o his_o lord_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o the_o disciple_n that_o he_o be_v as_o his_o master_n and_o the_o servant_n as_o his_o lord_n if_o they_o have_v call_v the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n beelzebub_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v they_o call_v they_o of_o his_o household_n it_o be_v our_o honour_n who_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v we_o not_o only_o his_o servant_n but_o the_o 4.1_o the_o 1_o cor._n 4.1_o steward_n of_o his_o house_n see_v then_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n have_v undergo_v such_o reproach_n from_o the_o vile_a of_o man_n let_v not_o we_o think_v it_o strange_a if_o we_o be_v revile_v and_o rail_v upon_o by_o man_n of_o the_o like_a spirit_n with_o the_o most_o opprobrious_a name_n of_o dog_n and_o devil_n 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the_o blood_n of_o soul_n at_o the_o judgement_n day_n be_v this_o than_o my_o warrant_n for_o what_o i_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n upon_o this_o subject_a for_o this_o text_n belove_a christian_n give_v i_o warrant_v to_o tell_v you_o that_o it_o much_o concern_v you_o all_o to_o know_v that_o in_o the_o last_o day_n perilous_a time_n shall_v come_v and_o if_o the_o apostle_n john_n can_v say_v in_o that_o age_n 2.18_o age_n 1_o john_n 2.18_o little_a child_n it_o be_v the_o last_o time_n and_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v even_o now_o be_v there_o many_o antichrist_n whereby_o we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o last_o time_n much_o more_o may_v we_o of_o this_o age_n upon_o who_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o his_o time_n 10.11_o time_n 1_o cor._n 10.11_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v say_v these_o be_v the_o last_o day_n this_o be_v the_o last_o time_n for_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o evil_n enumerate_v in_o the_o 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