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	faith_n	work_n	2,131	5	5.9364	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96524	Two treatises concerning I. God's all-sufficiency, and II. Christ's preciousness Being the substance of some sermons long since preached in the University of Oxford. By Henry Wilkinson, D.D. Then principal of Magdalen-Hall, Oxon.	Wilkinson, Henry, 1616-1690.	1681 (1681)	Wing W2240A; ESTC R230884	231,748	498

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and_o his_o people_n from_o trust_v and_o rely_v on_o god_n thus_o job_n do_v act_v singular_o and_o resolve_o job_n 13._o 15._o though_o he_o slay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o there_o be_v a_o three_o sort_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v a_o particular_a applying-faith_n thus_o do_v thomas_n acknowledge_v christ_n in_o particular_a in_o those_o word_n my_o lord_n and_o my_o 28._o john_n 20._o 28._o god_n and_o st._n paul_n profess_v christ_n have_v love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o 20._o gal._n 2._o 20._o a_o believer_n will_v apply_v the_o promise_n to_o himself_o by_o faith_n and_o though_o under_o some_o desertion_n he_o be_v afraid_a to_o apply_v christ_n to_o himself_o yet_o he_o appli_v himself_o to_o christ_n beg_v his_o counsel_n and_o his_o wisdom_n to_o direct_v and_o his_o consolation_n to_o revive_v he_o christ_n be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o the_o true_a believer_n christ_n be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n whereupon_o st._n bernard_n give_v 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