Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	church_n	doctrine_n	scripture_n	7,107	5	6.0018	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03464	The Christian exercise of fasting, priuate and publike plainly set forth by testimonies of holy Scriptures, and also of old and late writers: wherein is shewed how religious families priuatly, and the congregations publikely, haue humbled themselues before almightie God, making vse of iudgements past, auoyding euils present, and preuenting future calamities, &c. Together with sundrie abuses of fasting in three generations of hypocrites: the first in the dayes of the prophets: the second in the dayes of Christ: the third in the dayes of Antichrist. Hereunto also are added some meditations on the 1. and 2. chapters of Iob, to comfort and instruct all such as be afflicted with any crosse, either inwardly in minde, or outwardly in bodie. By H. Holland, minister and preacher of Gods word.	Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.	1596 (1596)	STC 13586; ESTC S104147	181,008	249

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accord_n the_o same_o also_o say_v good_a bucer_n nec_fw-la pie_n praestari_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la potest_fw-la 12._o bucer_n de_fw-fr reg_fw-la christ_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o nisi_fw-la ultroneo_fw-la spiritu_fw-la suscipiatur_fw-la there_o can_v be_v no_o religious_a fast_n but_o when_o that_o exercise_n be_v perform_v with_o a_o free_a spirit_n and_o a_o willing_a mind_n there_o must_v be_v also_o a_o willingness_n and_o a_o cheerfulness_n in_o the_o public_a fast_o but_o then_o be_v not_o the_o same_o liberty_n of_o leave_v and_o like_n which_o be_v here_o grant_v 3._o perform_v by_o one_o this_o be_v the_o second_o difference_n or_o note_n of_o a_o private_a fast_o for_o the_o public_a must_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o whole_a congregation_n the_o practice_n of_o a_o private_a fast_o by_o one_o only_a in_o a_o family_n we_o have_v in_o diverse_a precedent_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o so_o nehemias_n fast_v alone_o nehe._n 1._o v._o 4._o david_n fast_v alone_o for_o his_o child_n 2._o sam._n 12.16_o david_n beseech_v god_n for_o the_o child_n and_o fast_v and_o go_v in_o to_o wit_n to_o his_o privy_a chamber_n and_o lay_v all_o night_n upon_o the_o earth_n then_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o house_n arise_v to_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o rise_v from_o the_o ground_n but_o be_v will_v not_o neither_o do_v he_o eat_v meat_n with_o they_o so_o than_o he_o fast_v alone_o as_o often_o also_o his_o custom_n be_v to_o do_v psalm_n 35.13_o 2._o sam._n 3.35_o psalm_n 69.10_o so_o daniel_n alone_o dan._n 9_o and_o 10._o chap._n so_o cornelius_n alone_o act._n 10._o ver_fw-la 2._o &_o 30._o so_o anna_n the_o prophetisse_n alone_a night_n and_o day_n full_a often_o luk._n 2.36_o there_o be_v a_o prophetisse_n one_o anna_n the_o daughter_n of_o phanuel_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o aser_n which_o be_v of_o great_a age_n and_o have_v live_v with_o a_o husband_n seven_o year_n from_o her_o virginity_n and_o she_o be_v a_o widow_n about_o 84._o year_n and_o go_v 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