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	holy_a	speak_v	1,657	5	4.4159	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13569	The ballance of the sanctuarie shewing hovv vve must behaue our selues when wee see and behold the people of God in miserie and oppression vnder the tyranny of their enemies. Written by William Teelinck, minister of the Word of God at Midlebrough in Zealand.	Teellinck, Willem, 1579-1629.; Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.; Harmar, Christopher, attributed name.	1621 (1621)	STC 23860; ESTC S118307	55,093	128

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it_o nor_o dive_v into_o the_o depth_n thereof_o luk._n 18._o 33._o 34._o but_o that_o afterwards_o by_o observe_v the_o event_n of_o thing_n they_o understand_v it_o joh._n 2._o 22._o and_o thus_o a_o godly_a heart_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o look_v into_o god_n work_n become_v a_o interpreter_n to_o itself_o of_o many_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n touch_v the_o second_o sort_n of_o benefit_n concern_v god_n work_n we_o reap_v hence_o this_o special_a fruit_n in_o that_o we_o learn_v by_o the_o declaration_n aforesaid_a not_o to_o become_v so_o perverse_a nor_o resolute_a concern_v many_o thing_n &_o action_n that_o be_v do_v and_o happen_v in_o the_o world_n whereas_o many_o simple_a man_n that_o have_v not_o busy_v their_o brain_n about_o look_v into_o the_o word_n of_o god_n nor_o in_o mark_v of_o the_o course_n of_o god_n work_n become_v obstinate_a thereby_o and_o grow_v careless_a and_o slack_a to_o regard_v the_o spiritual_a life_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o ungodly_a and_o the_o adversity_n of_o the_o godly_a which_o at_o the_o first_o they_o can_v not_o understand_v nor_o conceive_v and_o therefore_o give_v a_o wrong_a interpretation_n of_o they_o because_o they_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o now_o be_v his_o word_n for_o when_o we_o whole_o rely_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o all_o worldly_a accident_n we_o attain_v unto_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o god_n and_o be_v not_o thereby_o harden_v but_o rather_o instruct_v and_o make_v better_o psal_n 92._o 6._o 7._o psal_n 73._o job._n 17._o 8._o 9_o touch_v the_o three_o sort_n of_o fruit_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o our_o obedience_n which_o according_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o owe_v unto_o he_o there_o be_v three_o fruit_n in_o the_o first_o place_n we_o be_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a declaration_n instruct_v to_o discern_v our_o own_o and_o other_o man_n oversight_n and_o be_v thereby_o 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