Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	call_v	church_n	scripture_n	3,471	5	5.8652	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93437	The doome of heretiques: or, A discovery of subtle foxes, who were tyed tayle to tayle, and crept into the Church to doe mischiefe. As it was delivered in a sermon at Wickham-Market in Suffolke, upon the fast day, being the 26 of May. 1647. / By Zeph: Smyth, minister of Gods Word. Imprimatur, Ia: Cranford, August 22. 1648.	Smyth, Zeph. (Zephaniah), fl. 1646-1648.	1648 (1648)	Wing S4363; Thomason E467_7; ESTC R204204	27,627	23

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old_a it_o be_v ordain_v of_o old_a that_o some_o shall_v perish_v for_o in_o mat._n 25._o he_o shall_v say_v to_o they_o on_o his_o left_a hand_n go_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o you_o god_n wrath_n be_v a_o prepare_a wrath_n it_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o wicked_a now_o if_o wrath_n be_v prepare_v of_o old_a than_o the_o wicked_a who_o be_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n be_v ordain_v to_o it_o of_o old_a therefore_o say_v job_n the_o wicked_a be_v keep_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o destruction_n they_o shall_v be_v bring_v forth_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n job_n 21.30_o but_o here_o arise_v a_o objection_n if_o god_n do_v ordain_v man_n to_o condemnation_n he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o but_o god_n do_v ordain_v some_o to_o condemnation_n ergo_fw-la he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o ans_fw-fr although_o condemnation_n be_v of_o god_n foresee_v and_o ordain_v yet_o none_o be_v condemn_v because_o god_n do_v foresee_v and_o appoint_v it_o but_o 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