Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	christian_a	faith_n	3,911	5	5.5853	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39307	Rogero-Mastix A rod for William Rogers, in return for his riming scourge, &c. By Thomas Ellwood.	Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713.	1685 (1685)	Wing E625; ESTC R215518	17,848	31

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and_o in_o truth_n rejoice_v at_o hear_v in_o themselves_o the_o spirit_n be_v voice_n give_v a_o certain_a echo_n to_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o same_o voice_n when_o in_o another_o find_v have_v thou_o not_o read_v how_o in_o the_o pure_a state_n of_o christian_a faith_n as_o scripture_n do_v relate_v the_o bless_a apostle_n sometime_o other_o send_v and_o sometime_o also_o send_v by_o other_o go_v how_o oft_o do_v paul_n send_v 2._o timothy_n and_o 18._o titus_n beloved_n ●…2_n tychicus_n 25._o epaphroditus_n 〈◊〉_d onesimus_n 22._o erastus_n and_o 22_o some_o other_o true_a gospel-preacher_n and_o belove_a brother_n be_v this_o like_a black-coat_n send_v blush_v for_o shame_n that_o ever_o thy_o envy_n do_v thy_o black-coat_n name_n can_v thou_o imagine_v they_o who_o thus_o be_v send_v on_o the_o mere_a motion_n of_o the_o apostle_n go_v no_o they_o no_o question_n in_o themselves_o do_v find_v the_o same_o good_a motion_n stir_v up_o their_o mind_n with_o what_o the_o good_a apostle_n do_v advise_v the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o they_o do_v harmonise_v titus_n his_o case_n so_o clear_o be_v express_v that_o it_o may_v serve_v to_o open_v all_o the_o rest_n he_o paul_n to_o corinth_n have_v desire_v to_o go_v he_o thereunto_o a_o readiness_n do_v show_v 6._o but_o why_o god_n put_v it_o in_o his_o heart_n to_o do_v 17._o what_o the_o apostle_n do_v exhort_v he_o to_o peter_n and_o john_n luke_n tell_v we_o be_v send_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o samaria_n go_v the_o church_n too_o after_o stephen_n fatal_a stroke_n send_v barnabas_n as_o far_o as_o antiock_n example_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v many_o find_v the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v therewith_o abound_v one_o instance_n more_o be_v in_o my_o mind_n to_o give_v of_o some_o that_o in_o the_o pure_a age_n do_v live_v even_o holy_a barnabas_n and_o bless_a saul_n who_o christian_a name_n be_v after_o call_v paul_n 〈◊〉_d that_o these_o be_v send_v by_o simon_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o scripture_n positive_o be_v express_v 3._o yet_o in_o the_o very_a word_n that_o follow_v next_o it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o holy_a text_n that_o they_o be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n send_v forth_o whence_o plain_o follow_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v worth_a our_o observation_n that_o what_o those_o man_n do_v be_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n attribute_v and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o since_o what_o they_o do_v do_v from_o the_o spirit_n flow_v yet_o think_v i_o not_o the_o other_o two_o do_v go_v without_o a_o motion_n in_o themselves_o thereto_o but_o william_n that_o which_o fret_v thou_o most_o of_o all_o and_o make_v a_o overflow_a of_o thy_o gall_n i●…_n that_o the_o church_n have_v money_n to_o supply_v the_o just_a occasion_n of_o her_o ministry_n when_o they_o to_o preach_v the_o word_n be_v move_v to_o travel_v beyond_o the_o sea_n at_o this_o thou_o thus_o do_v cavil_v s●…h_o church_n man_n unto_o christ_n church_n stranger_n be_v and_o most_o rely_v upon_o their_o church_n car_n unlike_o those_o who_o christ_n send_v in_o the_o ministry_n without_o a_o scrip_n to_o sound_v the_o gospel_n free_a ●…d_v therefore_o when_o her_o cash_n be_v empty_v she_o ●…ved_v money_n for_o to_o serve_v the_o ministry_n hence_o prate_v preacher_n turn_v the_o silver_n bait_n ●…ught_v not_o a_o few_o of_o the_o church_n with_o zeal_n to_o wait_v as_o favour_n be_v obtain_v by_o parasite_n they_o labour_v hard_a to_o ga●…n_v more_o pro●…elites_n thus_o like_o a_o trouble_v sea_n thou_o '_o cast_v up_o the_o mire_n and_o dirt_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o filthy_a cup_n then_o in_o a_o paltry_a kind_n of_o bal●…d_a tone_n like_o scoff_a ishma●…l_n thou_o thus_o go_v on_o at_o length_n her_o paper_n like_v to_o brief_n do_v e●…y_o for_o money_n money_n for_o the_o ministry_n a●…d_a in_o th●…_n five_o page_n have_v give_v a_o yerk_v a●…_n r●…chardson_n for_o be_v a_o hire_a clerk_n thou_o say_v it_o be_v true_a that_o some_o do_v frequent_a say_v both_o cl●…ks_n and_o priest_n from_o the_o flock_n obtain_v their_o pay_n thy_o envious_a term_n of_o priest_n as_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o friend_n be_v by_o the_o truth_n in_o friend_n deny_v the_o apostle_n peter_n call_v the_o saint_n of_o old_a 9_o a_o royal_a priesthood_n we_o no_o other_o hold_v but_o that_o christ_n minister_n shall_v be_v supply_v with_o necessary_n by_o the_o church_n his_o bride_n be_v such_o a_o know_a and_o certain_a truth_n as_o none_o perhaps_o have_v ever_o oppose_v but_o thou_o alone_o 5._o read_v but_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o margin_n set_v and_o thou_o will_v be_v force_v to_o grant_v though_o with_o regret_n that_o it_o be_v the_o church_n duty_n to_o supply_v th●…_n needful_a want_n of_o all_o her_o ministry_n 6._o i_o know_v these_o text_n which_o i_o have_v here_o insert_v have_v oft_o be_v misapply_v and_o much_o pervert_v b●…_n parish-preacher_n who_o these_o scripture_n strain_n to_o draw_v unto_o themselves_o dishonest_a gain_n but_o what_o of_o that_o 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