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	faith_n	great_a	4,566	5	3.4495	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93110	Of the foure last and greatest things: death, iudgement, heaven and hell. The description of the happinesse of heaven, and misery of hell, by way of antithesis. With the way or means to passe through death, and judgement, into heaven, and to avoid hell. / By VVilliam Shepheard, Esquire.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1649 (1649)	Wing S3196; Thomason E551_7; ESTC R205687	96,747	120

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not_o accidental_o and_o unwilling_o as_o devil_n and_o wicked_a man_n do_v ●●mes_n 2._o 19_o act_n 24._o 25._o 2._o beleeve_o so_o job_n 19_o 25._o not_o doubtful_o as_o those_o wicked_a in_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 4._o there_o shall_v be_v m●ckers_n who_o shall_v say_v where_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n 3._o desirous_o as_o a_o good_a day_n to_o be_v wi●●ed_v for_o so_o the_o church_n rev._n 22._o 17._o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o bride_n say_v come_v not_o fearful_o as_o a_o evil_a day_n to_o be_v avoid_v as_o foelix_n do_v act._n 24._o 25._o and_o as_o he_o dispute_v of_o the_o judgement_n to_o come_v foelix_n tremble_v and_o answer_v go_v thy_o way_n for_o this_o time_n and_o when_o i_o have_v a_o convenient_a time_n i_o will_v call_v for_o thou_o 4_o often_o and_o continual_o mat._n 24._o 44._o not_o once_o a_o year_n once_o a_o month_n or_o once_o a_o week_n only_o let_v we_o think_v we_o ever_o hear_v this_o voice_n sound_v in_o our_o ear_n awake_v you_o dead_a and_o come_v 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that_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o torment_n in_o hell_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n shall_v be_v impose_v upon_o every_o impenitent_a sinner_n and_o he_o that_o bear_v least_o thereof_o shall_v bear_v a_o intolerable_a burden_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o as_o some_o sin_n more_o than_o other_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v more_o than_o other_o and_o therefore_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v degree_n of_o torment_n in_o hell_n matth._n 23._o 14._o woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a damnation_n matth._n 11._o 22._o it_o shall_v be_v easy_a for_o tyre_n and_o idon_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n thou_o for_o you_o matth._n 5._o 22._o reas_n for_o god_n justice_n so_o require_v and_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n will_v do_v right_a if_o then_o it_o be_v demand_v who_o shall_v have_v most_o torment_n the_o answer_n will_v be_v he_o that_o have_v most_o sin_v and_o 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