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
A60130	A discourse of tempting Christ by John Shower.	Shower, John, 1657-1715.	1694 (1694)	Wing S3662; ESTC R28141	35,083	122

favour_n to_o encourage_v we_o or_o we_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o jew_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v charge_v with_o this_o exod._n 17.7_o and_o the_o place_n be_v call_v massah_n temptation_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v also_o call_v meribah_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o child_a strive_v and_o contend_v there_o they_o question_v whether_o god_n be_v among_o they_o unless_o he_o will_v do_v thus_o and_o thus_o as_o they_o desire_v after_o all_o the_o proof_n which_o they_o have_v of_o his_o presence_n they_o will_v not_o believe_v it_o without_o far_a testimony_n and_o evidence_n in_o their_o own_o way_n now_o to_o doubt_n and_o disbelieve_v the_o divine_a favour_n and_o presence_n after_o such_o peculiar_a experience_n and_o attestation_n as_o he_o have_v give_v they_o be_v plain_o to_o tempt_v he_o they_o believe_v not_o god_n say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o trust_v not_o in_o his_o salvation_n though_o he_o have_v command_v the_o cloud_n from_o above_o and_o open_v the_o door_n of_o heaven_n they_o sin_v still_o and_o believe_v not_o for_o his_o wondrous_a work_n they_o turn_v back_o and_o tempt_v god_n and_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n they_o remember_v not_o his_o hand_n nor_o the_o day_n when_o he_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o enemy_n psal_n 78.22_o 32_o 41_o 42._o after_o this_o manner_n the_o devil_n tempt_v christ_n to_o throw_v himself_o down_o from_o the_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n 4.6_o temple_n matth._n 4.6_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o which_o our_o saviour_n reply_v it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n that_o be_v i_o be_o sufficient_o satisfy_v that_o god_n be_v my_o father_n i_o do_v not_o question_v his_o care_n over_o i_o i_o be_o satisfy_v of_o his_o gracious_a presence_n with_o i_o i_o need_v no_o such_o new_a trial_n of_o his_o kindness_n and_o love_n if_o at_o any_o time_n we_o be_v engage_v in_o any_o special_a work_n and_o duty_n and_o 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the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o enable_v they_o to_o persevere_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o present_a temptation_n they_o meet_v with_o or_o those_o they_o expect_v though_o god_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o his_o grace_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o what_o we_o be_v able_a and_o that_o he_o who_o have_v begin_v a_o good_a work_n will_v carry_v it_o on_o and_o perfect_v it_o to_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n god_n have_v express_o promise_v to_o bring_v the_o jew_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o their_o journey_n have_v be_v long_o and_o tedious_a they_o be_v discourage_v because_o of_o the_o way_n they_o be_v founder_v in_o their_o patience_n and_o can_v not_o stay_v god_n leisure_n and_o therefore_o question_v his_o word_n of_o promise_n and_o so_o they_o tempt_v he_o concern_v his_o truth_n but_o it_o be_v more_o common_a to_o tempt_v he_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o threaten_n as_o if_o he_o be_v 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