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	word_n	14,132	5	4.8692	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67397	The life of faith in two sermons to the university of Oxford, at St. Mary's Church there, on the 6th of January 1683/4 and June the 29th following / by John Wallis ...	Wallis, John, 1616-1703.	1684 (1684)	Wing W592; ESTC R18108	31,157	46

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and_o eternal_a and_o the_o apostle_n expound_v it_o if_o the_o same_o life_n or_o what_o be_v equivalent_a to_o be_v obtain_v by_o the_o first_o covenant_n upon_o condition_n of_o obedience_n and_o by_o the_o second_o covenant_n by_o faith_n in_o christ._n 12._o that_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v evident_a for_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n 6._o and_o the_o law_n be_v not_o of_o faith_n but_o the_o man_n that_o do_v they_o shall_v live_v in_o they_o the_o same_o life_n or_o blessedness_n though_o by_o different_a way_n attainable_a and_o the_o apostle_n here_o show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o faith_n by_o which_o we_o believe_v to_o the_o save_n of_o our_o soul_n 10.39_o and_o by_o which_o the_o elder_n obtain_v a_o good_a report_n 11.2_o and_o by_o faith_n abraham_n with_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n heir_n with_o he_o of_o the_o same_o promise_n sojourn_v in_o the_o promise_a land_n 9_o as_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n 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