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	reason_n	7,423	5	5.8303	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30582	Gospel remission, or, A treatise shewing that true blessedness consists in pardon of sin wherein is discovered the many Gospel mysteries therein contained, the glorious effects proceeding from it, the great mistakes made about it, the true signs and symptomes of it, the way and means to obtain it / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being several sermons preached immediately after those of The evil of sin by the same author, and now published by Philip Nye ... [et al.]	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1668 (1668)	Wing B6081; ESTC R4316	194,926	239

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and_o he_o come_v on_o purpose_n to_o enlighten_v you_o in_o this_o great_a point_n and_o to_o witness_v this_o great_a truth_n unto_o you_o heb._n 10.15_o whereof_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o witness_n for_o after_o that_o he_o have_v say_v before_o this_o be_v the_o covenant_n that_o i_o will_v make_v etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 17._o their_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n will_v i_o remember_v no_o more_o as_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o of_o this_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o witness_n this_o great_a truth_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v to_o bear_v witness_n of_o and_o seal_v this_o to_o thy_o soul_n that_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v this_o be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n after_o believe_v to_o seal_v up_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v one_o great_a reason_n why_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v the_o title_n of_o comforter_n because_o as_o he_o come_v to_o convince_v of_o sin_n so_o also_o 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great_a mystery_n so_o be_v a_o believer_n justification_n as_o well_o as_o christ_n incarnation_n so_o also_o the_o witness_n of_o justification_n be_v a_o great_a mystery_n and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v you_o look_v up_o high_o than_o for_o such_o sign_n as_o reason_n may_v reach_v unto_o and_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o reveal_v this_o unto_o you_o that_o thou_o may_v have_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o testify_v unto_o thou_o that_o thy_o sin_n be_v pardon_v now_o bless_v be_v the_o man_n who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v see_v god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v so_o much_o in_o it_o chap._n viii_o

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