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	know_v	receive_v	2,838	5	4.8154	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60331	Christian practice described by way of essay upon the life of our Saviour by Stephen Skynner ...	Skynner, Stephen.	1693 (1693)	Wing S3946; ESTC R1647	46,475	162

that_o of_o love_v their_o enemy_n 44._o 44._o and_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v they_o such_o last_o 16.24_o mat._n 16.24_o be_v that_o of_o take_v up_o their_o cross_n and_o forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n life_n and_o estate_n for_o the_o gospel_n for_o i_o think_v there_o be_v no_o great_a argument_n of_o the_o perfection_n of_o any_o precept_n than_o the_o difficulty_n of_o it_o as_o be_v evident_o imply_v in_o that_o say_v of_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o young_a man_n 19.21_o mat._n 19.21_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a go_v sell_v that_o thou_o have_v and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o poor_a and_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v no_o precept_n in_o the_o gospel_n more_o difficult_a than_o these_o and_o therefore_o have_v our_o saviour_n think_v his_o disciple_n unfit_a to_o bear_v any_o doctrine_n of_o a_o practical_a nature_n no_o question_n but_o he_o will_v have_v conceal_v these_o as_o soon_o as_o any_o other_o be_v the_o most_o likely_a to_o discourage_v his_o disciple_n from_o follow_v he_o beside_o that_o no_o great_a perfection_n can_v be_v suppose_v than_o those_o say_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o his_o disciple_n do_v express_o enjoin_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v holy_a as_o god_n be_v holy_a 5.48_o mat._n 5.48_o and_o perfect_a as_o their_o heavenly_a father_n be_v perfect_a wherefore_o also_o that_o passage_n of_o st._n john_n must_v necessary_o be_v interpret_v to_o refer_v only_o to_o some_o extraordinary_a matter_n which_o concern_v the_o oeconomy_n of_o christ_n church_n in_o those_o time_n such_o be_v the_o call_n in_o of_o the_o gentile_n a_o matter_n that_o the_o apostle_n be_v so_o hardly_o bring_v to_o believe_v that_o it_o require_v a_o special_a revelation_n from_o god_n to_o ascertain_v it_o to_o they_o such_o also_o be_v the_o abolish_n the_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o moses_n which_o occasion_v such_o violent_a contest_v for_o a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o church_n these_o indeed_o be_v thing_n that_o we_o may_v suppose_v 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