Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	appear_v	spirit_n	zion_n	27	3	8.7683	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53688	The doctrine of the saints perseverance, explained and confirmed, or, The certain permanency of their 1. acceptation with God & 2. sanctification from God manifested & proved from the 1. eternal principles 2. effectuall causes 3. externall meanes thereof ... vindicated in a full answer to the discourse of Mr. John Goodwin against it, in his book entituled Redemption redeemed : with some degressions concerning 1. the immediate effects of the death of Christ ... : with a discourse touching the epistles of Ignatius, the Episcopacy in them asserted, and some animadversions on Dr. H.H. his dissertations on that subject / by John Owen ...	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1654 (1654)	Wing O740; ESTC R21647	722,229	498

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that_o ensue_v in_o m._n goodwin_n discourse_n be_v build_v upon_o this_o sandy_a foundation_n that_o it_o be_v the_o believer_n of_o who_o god_n affirm_v that_o he_o shall_v live_v by_o faith_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contrary_a to_o the_o express_a assertion_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o need_v no_o far_a consideration_n although_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o manifest_v any_o strength_n in_o conclusion_n draw_v from_o supposition_n of_o event_n which_o may_v be_v possible_a in_o one_o sense_n and_o in_o another_o impossible_a but_o before_o we_o pass_v further_o 40._o §._o 40._o may_v not_o this_o witness_n which_o mr_n goodwin_n have_v attempt_v in_o vain_a to_o suborn_v to_o appear_v and_o speak_v in_o his_o cause_n be_v demand_v what_o he_o can_v speak_v or_o what_o he_o know_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o he_o be_v produce_v to_o oppose_v this_o than_o it_o confess_v and_o deny_v not_o at_o first_o word_n that_o of_o professor_n 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nor_o real_o of_o the_o faith_n than_o those_o who_o be_v of_o the_o faith_n can_v fall_v away_o but_o they_o who_o fall_v away_o to_o perdition_n be_v never_o true_o nor_o real_o of_o the_o faith_n or_o true_a believer_n ergo._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o consequent_a of_o the_o first_o proposition_n be_v evident_a for_o their_o not_o be_v of_o the_o faith_n be_v plain_o include_v as_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o apostasy_n &_o their_o be_v of_o the_o faith_n intimate_v as_o that_o which_o will_v have_v preserve_v they_o from_o such_o defection_n the_o minor_a be_v the_o apostle_n we_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o they_o that_o draw_v back_o but_o of_o they_o that_o believe_v which_o plain_o distinguish_v they_o that_o draw_v back_o from_o