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	gospel_n	true_a	2,072	5	5.0703	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08849	[A Paraphrase vppon the epistle of the holie apostle S. Paule to the Romanes ...]	Palfreyman, Thomas, d. 1589?; Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.; Borrhaus, Martin, 1499-1564.; Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552.	1572 (1572)	STC 19137.5; ESTC S4810	168,483	223

which_o righteousness_n be_v not_o only_o grant_v unto_o the_o jew_n but_o also_o to_o the_o gentile_n and_o final_o to_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o chryst_n jesus_n both_o which_o righteousness_n moses_n do_v set_v forth_o and_o make_v mention_n of_o they_o in_o his_o law_n of_o the_o which_o two_o the_o worldly_a righteousness_n he_o mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o leviticus_fw-la and_o it_o stand_v in_o ceremony_n 18._o that_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n appoint_v and_o say_v keep_v my_o law_n and_o judgement_n which_o who_o soever_o shall_v do_v they_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o same_o and_o he_o likewise_o declare_v the_o second_o righteousness_n which_o be_v everlasting_a and_o be_v obtain_v by_o the_o only_a merit_n of_o our_o lively_a faith_n in_o jesus_n chryst_n 30._o as_o in_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomij_fw-la where_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o say_v in_o thine_o heart_n who_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n for_o that_o be_v to_o pluck_v chryst_n out_o of_o heaven_n again_o let_v no_o man_n say_v who_o descend_v into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o that_o be_v to_o call_v chryst_n again_o from_o death_n and_o herein_o be_v a_o likelihood_n that_o the_o same_o man_n believe_v neither_o of_o they_o both_o which_o demand_v the_o practice_n or_o experience_n of_o they_o but_o who_o soever_o believe_v true_o and_o sincere_o know_v this_o for_o a_o more_o surety_n than_o to_o seek_v for_o any_o further_a advertisement_n thereof_o that_o be_v that_o chryst_n do_v once_o descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o ascend_v thither_o again_o and_o now_o sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n both_o which_o be_v most_o true_a though_o we_o do_v not_o now_o see_v they_o with_o our_o bodily_a eye_n also_o that_o he_o descend_v into_o the_o hell_n and_o from_o thence_o return_v again_o and_o still_o live_v though_o the_o same_o be_v unknown_a to_o our_o outward_a sense_n yet_o it_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o to_o believe_v that_o 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