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	great_a	know_v	3,246	5	3.4713	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81367	Desires after Jesus: or, Meditations upon the life and passion of our blessed saviour Jesus Christ. With short ejaculations and prayers drawn from each passage thereof. : Very proper to excite our love and affections towards him, and to help us in the expression of our desires for the imitation of his vertues, and to preserve a due and thankful remembrance of what he has done and suffered for us.		1698 (1698)	Wing D1179A; ESTC R174516	21,958	60

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also_o purchase_v for_o they_o inestimable_a benefit_n be_v therefore_o very_o deserve_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o most_o religious_a and_o solemn_a manner_n by_o all_o that_o pretend_v and_o desire_v to_o have_v a_o share_n in_o that_o common_a redemption_n but_o because_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o christian_n in_o this_o respect_n be_v grow_v so_o common_a and_o though_o all_o hope_n to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o death_n yet_o few_o will_v bestow_v any_o pain_n in_o the_o consideration_n of_o it_o or_o at_o least_o to_o very_o little_a purpose_n it_o be_v time_n for_o those_o who_o be_v any_o way_n sensible_a of_o their_o obligation_n to_o manifest_v their_o zeal_n for_o their_o crucify_a saviour_n by_o appear_v public_o on_o this_o occasion_n to_o testify_v their_o love_n that_o other_o by_o their_o example_n may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n stir_v up_o and_o encourage_v to_o show_v he_o also_o every_o one_o of_o they_o some_o sign_n of_o their_o gratitude_n 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in_o the_o world_n but_o loss_n and_o dung_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n phil._n 3.8_o let_v we_o often_o be_v try_v ourselves_o by_o his_o example_n especial_o of_o that_o of_o lowness_n and_o meekness_n mat._n 11.29_o and_o be_v always_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o which_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n his_o command_n that_o which_o he_o who_o be_v all_o love_n so_o often_o press_v and_o inculcate_v that_o amiable_a precept_n of_o love_v one_o another_o john_n 15.12_o 17._o and_o thereby_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o know_v ourselves_o but_o all_o man_n will_v know_v we_o to_o be_v his_o disciple_n john_n 13.35_o let_v these_o three_o thing_n humility_n meekness_n and_o love_n the_o peculiar_a character_n of_o jesus_n be_v constant_o in_o our_o view_n let_v we_o often_o and_o diligent_o compare_v our_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n by_o this_o rule_n as_o if_o we_o find_v ourselves_o ready_a to_o think_v better_o of_o 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