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	jesus_n	life_n	1,867	5	4.4456	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11078	Testis veritatis the doctrine [brace] of King Iames our late soueraigne of famous memory, of the Church of England, of the Catholicke Church : [brace] plainely shewed to bee one in the points of [brace] pradestination, free-will, certaintie of saluation [brace] : with a discouery of the grounds [brace] naturall, politicke [brace] of Arminianisme / by F. Rous.	Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.	1626 (1626)	STC 21347.3; ESTC S4449	57,093	98

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the_o scourge_n of_o man_n 32._o heb._n 12._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 32._o but_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v not_o take_v away_o from_o they_o they_o be_v judge_v of_o god_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n but_o the_o same_o man_n that_o be_v so_o hard_o against_o the_o saint_n yet_o they_o be_v very_o kind_a to_o the_o reprobate_n and_o they_o that_o will_v not_o allow_v a_o particular_a grace_n to_o give_v unto_o the_o saint_n a_o sure_a salvation_n will_v allow_v a_o general_a grace_n to_o give_v unto_o all_o reprobate_n and_o all_o a_o uncertain_a salvation_n yea_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n under_o the_o show_n of_o a_o general_a salvation_n they_o give_v no_o salvation_n at_o all_o for_o man_n fall_v will_v not_o stand_v by_o that_o grace_n wherein_o man_n perfect_a do_v fall_v so_o that_o if_o effectual_a grace_n be_v take_v away_o salvation_n be_v take_v away_o but_o what_o say_v they_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o true_o but_o what_o of_o that_o 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sanct._n cap._n 14._o search_v the_o work_n of_o those_o who_o before_o this_o haerisie_n viz._n of_o pelagius_n arise_v have_v no_o necessity_n to_o busy_v themselves_o in_o this_o question_n so_o difficult_a to_o be_v resolve_v which_o yet_o sure_o they_o will_v have_v do_v if_o they_o have_v be_v enforce_v to_o answer_v this_o kind_n of_o man_n yet_o he_o also_o show_v that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v ever_o at_o least_o imply_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n let_v he_o say_v that_o the_o church_n have_v not_o at_o all_o time_n 23._o de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi persevere_v cap._n 23._o in_o her_o faith_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o praedestination_n and_o grace_n which_o now_o with_o more_o diligent_a care_n be_v defend_v against_o the_o new_a haereticke_n let_v he_o i_o say_v affirm_v this_o that_o dare_v to_o say_v that_o she_o do_v not_o at_o all_o time_n pray_v or_o that_o she_o do_v not_o sincere_o pray_v both_o that_o unbeliever_n may_v believe_v or_o that_o believer_n may_v 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we_o which_o say_v that_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v incomprehensible_a but_o we_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v incomprehensible_a do_v affirm_v that_o out_o of_o one_o mass_n of_o perdition_n some_o be_v save_v by_o the_o goodness_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o other_o be_v forsake_v by_o his_o most_o just_a and_o secret_a judgement_n deus_fw-la qui_fw-la hominem_fw-la condidit_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n who_o make_v man_n fine_a fulgentius_n de_fw-fr incar_n &_o gra_fw-mi in_o fine_a by_o his_o praedestination_n fore-appointed_n to_o who_o he_o will_v give_v the_o gift_n of_o illumination_n to_o believe_v and_o the_o gift_n of_o perseverance_n to_o profit_n and_o persist_v and_o the_o gift_n of_o glorification_n to_o reign_v who_o no_o otherways_o perform_v in_o deed_n than_o he_o have_v ordain_v in_o his_o unchangeable_a will._n the_o truth_n of_o which_o praedestination_n by_o which_o the_o apostle_n witness_v that_o we_o be_v praedestinate_v in_o christ_n before_o the_o 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