Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	babylon_n	find_v	zion_n	18	3	8.5282	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02435	A description of the Church of Christ, with her peculiar priuiledges, and also of her commons, and entercommoners With some oppositions and answers of defence, for the maintenance of the truth which shee professeth: against certaine Anabaptisticall and erronious opinions, verie hurtfull and dangerous to weake Christians. Maintained and practised by one Master Iohn Smith, sometimes a preacher in Lincolneshire, and a companie of English people with him now at Amsterdam in Holland. Whome he hath there with himselfe rebaptised. By I.H.	Etherington, John, fl. 1641-1645.	1610 (1610)	STC 12567; ESTC S118987	75,210	130

the_o canaanite_n for_o esave_n and_o ismalite_n but_o to_o jacob_n his_o belove_a he_o say_v i_o have_v give_v nation_n for_o thou_o and_o people_n for_o thy_o sake_n and_o what_o be_v the_o condition_n sure_o the_o keep_n of_o his_o covenant_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o testimony_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o perfect_a keep_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n 23.16_o josh_n 23.16_o give_v in_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n that_o fiery_a covenant_n which_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o father_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v for_o thereby_o the_o best_a of_o they_o be_v find_v even_o as_o a_o briar_n and_o the_o most_o righteous_a like_o a_o thorn_n but_o the_o testament_n and_o covenant_n that_o he_o make_v with_o abraham_n when_o he_o say_v i_o will_v be_v they_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n for_o ever_o not_o his_o carnal_a seed_n but_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n not_o consist_v of_o one_o nation_n but_o of_o many_o nation_n whereof_o god_n make_v he_o a_o father_n command_v he_o to_o keep_v it_o say_v thou_o shall_v keep_v my_o covenant_n thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n say_v he_o of_o the_o covenant_n between_o you_o and_o i_o namely_o circumcision_n signify_v thereby_o that_o if_o they_o unhardened_a their_o heart_n and_o hearken_v to_o his_o voice_n and_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n and_o love_n that_o he_o have_v make_v to_o he_o take_v he_o for_o their_o god_n and_o love_a he_o trust_v he_o and_o put_v their_o confidence_n in_o he_o which_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n then_o they_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n and_o possess_v it_o for_o ever_o and_o many_o blessing_n more_o they_o shall_v have_v they_o shall_v sleep_v lase_fw-mi and_o dwell_v in_o peace_n a_o city_n of_o peace_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o enemy_n shall_v ever_o hurt_v they_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o rest_n to_o their_o soul_n also_o 11.13.14.15.16_o heb._n 11.13.14.15.16_o they_o shall_v have_v and_o peace_n which_o be_v the_o live_a live_n live_a 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daily_o and_o follow_v he_o will_v thou_o therefore_o because_o thou_o know_v not_o how_o to_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n nor_o how_o to_o live_v godly_a in_o christ_n jesus_n take_v up_o a_o cross_n of_o thy_o own_o make_n 13.14.15.16.17_o 1._o pet._n 2.12_o 13.14.15.16.17_o and_o because_o thou_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o suffer_v speak_v evil_a of_o they_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o so_o suffer_v for_o evil_a do_v if_o thou_o be_v one_o of_o the_o lord_n justify_v faithful_a one_o thou_o shall_v find_v adversary_n enough_o every_o day_n though_o law_n and_o authority_n shall_v be_v on_o thy_o side_n and_o take_v thy_o part_n wealth_n he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o thy_o wealth_n david_n though_o he_o be_v king_n himself_o and_o none_o in_o the_o world_n above_o he_o but_o god_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o prevent_v the_o mock_n and_o taunt_n and_o drunken_a song_n that_o be_v of_o he_o nor_o yet_o the_o manifold_a enemy_n that_o 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