Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	bear_v	john_n	spirit_n	2,929	5	5.8551	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30122	The barren fig tree, or, The doom and downfall of the fruitless professor shewing that the day of grace may be past with him long before his life is ended : the signs also by which such miserable mortals may be known / by John Bunyan ; to which is added his Exhortation to peace and unity among all that fear God.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.; Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. Exhortation to peace and unity among all that fear God.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5485; ESTC R29145	71,178	194

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be_v persecute_v yet_o in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o act_n ver_fw-la 6._o we_o read_v that_o they_o ask_v of_o he_o if_o he_o will_v at_o this_o time_n restore_v the_o kingdom_n to_o israel_n thereby_o discover_v that_o christ_n kingdom_n as_o they_o think_v shall_v consist_v in_o his_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n over_o israel_n which_o they_o expect_v shall_v now_o commence_v and_o take_v place_n among_o they_o again_o our_o lord_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o say_v and_o these_o be_v many_o important_a truth_n which_o they_o can_v not_o now_o bear_v john_n 16._o 12._o and_o that_o these_o be_v important_a truth_n appear_v by_o the_o 10_o and_o 11_o verse_n where_o he_o be_v discourse_v of_o righteousness_n and_o judgement_n and_o then_o add_v that_o he_o have_v yet_o many_o thing_n to_o say_v which_o they_o can_v not_o bear_v and_o thereupon_o promise_v the_o comforter_n to_o lead_v they_o into_o all_o truth_n which_o imply_v that_o they_o be_v yet_o ignorant_a 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