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	tell_v	2,152	5	5.4127	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31208	The Christian pilgrime in his spirituall conflict and spirituall conqvest; Combattimento spirituale. English	Scupoli, Lorenzo, 1530-1610.; Castañiza, Juan de, d. 1598.; T. V. (Thomas Vincent), 1604-1681.; A. C. (Arthur Crowther), 1588-1666.	1652 (1652)	Wing S2166A; Wing C1218; Wing C1219; Wing C1220; ESTC R19031	259,792	828

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assure_v thyself_o that_o they_o be_v either_o ●ull_a of_o fallacy_n or_o corrupt_o quote_v or_o ill_o apply_v or_o false_o interpret_v ●hough_o they_o appear_v never_o so_o clear_a and_o evident_a 5._o and_o shall_v the_o subtle_a serpent_n fall_v upon_o interrogation_n to_o entrap_v question_n and_o to_o give_v no_o answer_n to_o thy_o enemy_n question_n thou_o in_o thy_o answer_n as_o what_o do_v the_o church_n believe_v vouchsafe_v he_o no_o reply_n but_o frame_v a_o inward_a act_n of_o lively_a and_o firm_a faith_n or_o undaunted_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o church_n beleeu_n the_o truth_n if_o he_o again_o propose_v and_o what_o be_v this_o truth_n say_v it_o be_v even_o that_o thing_n which_o this_o church_n believe_v 6._o but_o above_o all_o thing_n keep_v thy_o heart_n and_o mind_n fix_v and_o attentive_a crucify_v but_o to_o fix_v thy_o thought_n upon_o christ_n crucify_v upon_o the_o contemplation_n of_o christ_n crucify_v where_o sweet_o discourse_v with_o thy_o lord_n and_o love_n say_v o_o my_o god_n o_o my_o saviour_n o_o my_o creator_n succour_v i_o speedy_o abandon_v i_o not_o in_o my_o necessity_n let_v i_o not_o swerve_v one_o tittle_n from_o the_o truth_n of_o thy_o church_n and_o grant_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o this_o grace_n that_o as_o i_o now_o live_v in_o it_o so_o i_o may_v constant_o die_v in_o it_o to_o thy_o glory_n and_o my_o own_o eternal_a comfort_n of_o their_o second_o assault_n of_o despair_n and_o the_o remedy_n against_o it_o 7._o the_o devil_n next_o engine_n wherewith_o he_o strive_v to_o ruin_v and_o destroy_v despair_n the_o second_o assault_n be_v of_o despair_n we_o be_v the_o fright_n he_o put_v into_o we_o upon_o the_o thought_n of_o our_o enormous_a offence_n whence_o he_o will_v cast_v we_o down_o headlong_o into_o the_o gulf_n of_o despair_n in_o which_o cruel_a danger_n stand_v rule_n where_o thou_o be_v to_o observe_v this_o certain_a rule_n fast_o to_o this_o certain_a rule_n that_o all_o reflection_n upon_o thy_o 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