Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apt_a	former_a	good_a	18	3	2.0698	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93740	The great, useful and blessed duty of a contentment, willingness and desire to die set forth upon true and assured grounds, in several discourses on these following scriptures. By Richard Stafford, A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Recommended as more proper and beneficial to be given at funerals than gloves or rings.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5119A; ESTC R223444	53,707	69

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god_n the_o lord_n belong_v the_o issue_n from_o death_n in_o save_v we_o from_o sin_n god_n do_v save_v we_o from_o death_n also_o inasmuch_o as_o death_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o jesus_n christ_n in_o who_o be_v no_o sin_n he_o be_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o god_n therefore_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v corruption_n and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v hold_v of_o death_n as_o peter_n do_v true_o aver_v it_o so_o that_o as_o god_n and_o christ_n do_v save_v we_o from_o sin_n unto_o god_n do_v belong_v the_o issue_n from_o death_n for_o there_o be_v a_o flow_a and_o rise_v and_o deliverance_n from_o that_o again_o as_o health_n be_v a_o hold_v together_o of_o temporal_a life_n so_o holiness_n or_o freedom_n from_o sin_n be_v the_o principle_n and_o beginning_n of_o eternal_a life_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o salvation_n or_o save_v to_o subdue_v and_o as_o to_o this_o also_o we_o have_v god_n speak_v on_o this_o wise_a he_o will_v turn_v again_o he_o will_v have_v compression_n upon_o we_o he_o wi●…_n subdue_v our_o iniquity_n micah_n 7._o 19_o which_o indeed_o be_v the_o great_a instance_n of_o compassion_n that_o can_v be_v show_v unto_o we_o man_n for_o unless_o god_n do_v subdue_v our_o iniquity_n we_o must_v die_v perish_v and_o be_v miserable_a for_o ever_o now_o to_o subdue_v our_o iniquity_n be_v to_o conquer_v and_o subdue_v the_o reign_a nature_n and_o power_n of_o they_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o involve_v we_o into_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n here_o nor_o yet_o into_o the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n hereafter_o have_v thus_o explain_v what_o salvation_n be_v in_o order_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v those_o true_a and_o assure_a ground_n of_o a_o willingness_n to_o die_v when_o we_o have_v see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n wrought_v and_o accomplish_v upon_o and_o within_o our_o soul_n proceed_v we_o to_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d the_o nature_n of_o redemption_n which_o be_v also_o another_o 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