Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	authority_n	holy_a	scripture_n	3,757	5	5.8704	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25887	A great wonder in heaven, or, A lively picture of the militant church drawn by a divine pencill : Revel. 12, 1, 2 : discoursed on in a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons, at Margarets, Westminster, on the last monethly fast-day, January 27, 1646/7 / by John Arrowsmith ...	Arrowsmith, John, 1602-1659.	1647 (1647)	Wing A3776; ESTC R441	30,018	49

esteem_v the_o rock_n of_o his_o salvation_n deut._n 32._o 15._o i_o speak_v to_o thou_o in_o thy_o prosperity_n but_o then_o say_v i_o will_n not_o hear_v ier._n 32._o 21._o why_o shall_v christian_n then_o be_v friend_n to_o that_o world_n which_o be_v such_o a_o enemy_n both_o to_o their_o salvation_n and_o to_o their_o saviour_n her_o be_v crown_v with_o twelve_o star_n may_v serve_v 1_o to_o beget_v in_o we_o honourable_a thought_n of_o the_o minister_n call_v how_o mean_v soever_o their_o person_n be_v yet_o be_v they_o star_n and_o that_o in_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o christ_n revel._n 1._o 20._o a_o expression_n that_o argue_v affection_n to_o they_o as_o when_o jacob_n call_v the_o son_n who_o he_o mean_v to_o love_v for_o his_o die_a mother_n sake_n by_o the_o name_n of_o benjamin_n or_o the_o son_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n nor_o only_o so_o but_o care_n of_o they_o according_a to_o that_o psal._n 17._o 7._o show_v thy_o 18._o marvellous_a love_a kindness_n o_o thou_o that_o save_v by_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o that_o psal._n 80._o 17._o let_v thy_o hand_n be_v upon_o the_o man_n of_o thy_o right_a hand_n upon_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o thou_o make_v strong_a for_o thyself_o i_o know_v there_o be_v many_o wander_a star_n as_o jude_n call_v the_o false_a teacher_n of_o that_o age_n in_o the_o 13_o verse_n of_o his_o epistle_n man_n that_o make_v a_o fair_a show_n but_o have_v no_o substance_n of_o truth_n in_o they_o and_o be_v therefore_o in_o that_o and_o the_o foregoing_a verse_n compare_v to_o cloud_n but_o without_o water_n to_o tree_n but_o without_o fruit_n and_o to_o star_n but_o without_o light_n i_o be_o far_o from_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o plead_v for_o any_o such_o but_o fear_v not_o to_o profess_v myself_o a_o advoca●e_n for_o all_o those_o that_o be_v godly_a gift_v and_o faithful_a in_o the_o work_n of_o their_o ministry_n throughout_o the_o land_n the_o rather_o because_o there_o be_v never_o more_o never_o so_o much_o contest_v 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socinian_o gratify_v in_o abundance_n of_o their_o principle_n but_o even_o mahometan_n close_v with_o by_o some_o in_o what_o they_o hold_v concerning_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n and_o concerning_o the_o deity_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o of_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o notwithstanding_o will_v we_o all_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o christ_n set_v ourselves_o for_o time_n to_o come_v to_o buy_v the_o truth_n which_o ●3_n none_o shall_v sell_v and_o when_o truth_n have_v be_v sell_v by_o other_o to_o redeem_v it_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o within_o a_o while_n that_o will_v become_v appliable_a to_o england_n which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o zion_n isa._n 62._o 3._o thou_o shall_v also_o be_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o royal_a diadem_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o god_n 3_o inference_n from_o the_o order_n of_o these_o perfection_n 1_o that_o man_n will_v never_o contemn_v the_o world_n till_o they_o have_v learned_a to_o put_v on_o christ_n the_o woman_n be_v first_o clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n than_o get_v the_o moon_n under_o her_o foot_n not_o till_o then_o the_o world_n taste_v bitter_a to_o a_o soul_n that_o have_v get_v the_o relish_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v amiable_a bern._n only_o to_o such_o as_o know_v he_o not_o the_o star_n that_o shine_v with_o some_o lustre_n all_o the_o night_n when_o the_o sun_n rise_v in_o the_o morning_n hide_v their_o head_n and_o appear_v not_o be_v so_o out-shine_v as_o to_o be_v obscure_v by_o that_o more_o glorious_a light_n such_o be_v all_o worldly_a excellency_n to_o a_o soul_n wherein_o christ_n be_v rise_v a_o man_n can_v then_o slight_a the_o thing_n for_o which_o he_o former_o value_v himself_o to_o zacheus_n gold_n be_v not_o the_o same_o thing_n after_o conversion_n and_o before_o it_o now_o he_o make_v restitution_n and_o care_v not_o how_o little_o he_o leave_v himself_o so_o he_o be_v not_o leave_v by_o christ_n 2_o that_o man_n will_v never_o 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