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	sin_n	1,667	5	4.6260	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06431	Granados deuotion Exactly teaching how a man may truely dedicate and deuote himselfe vnto God: and so become his acceptable votary. Written in Spanish, by the learned and reuerend diuine F. Lewes of Granada. Since translated into Latine, Italian and French. And now perused, and englished, by Francis Meres, Master of Artes, & student in diuinity.; Libro de la oración y meditación. Part 2. English	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.	1598 (1598)	STC 16902; ESTC S108896	180,503	650

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virtue_n of_o his_o merit_n lest_o we_o at_o anytime_n cast_v away_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o divine_a mercy_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o great_a sin_n or_o in_o little_a saint_n john_n do_v cherish_v this_o hope_n when_o he_o say_v my_o babe_n 2._o these_o thing_n write_v i_o unto_o you_o that_o you_o sin_v not_o and_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o iust._n and_o he_o be_v the_o reconciliation_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o for_o we_o only_o but_o also_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n what_o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n can_v then_o hurt_v or_o annoy_v thou_o be_v shadow_v with_o these_o wing_n and_o cover_v with_o the_o merit_n of_o so_o great_a a_o intercessor_n all_o the_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n if_o they_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o little_a light_a chaff_n cast_v into_o the_o fire_n why_o then_o do_v thou_o discourage_v thyself_o see_v that_o 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