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	faith_n	fundamental_a	2,204	5	10.1723	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22780	Englands deplorable condition shewing the common-wealths malady, by [brace] sacriledge, and want of duty in the people, contention, want of charity in the ministery, perjury, and want of truth in both : and its remedy by [brace] the peoples obedience and liberality, the ministers love and unity, both their repentance and fidelity : briefly declar'd in three treatises of [brace] the ministers patrimony and peoples duty, proposals to reconcile such as are for lordly episcopacy and un-ordain'd presbytery, for popular independancy and upstart antipædobaptistry, and against perjury : also, a petition for the Jews.	E. F.	1659 (1659)	Wing F18	72,509	69

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10_o 24._o &_o 12._o 1._o 14_o etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la epist_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 40._o in_o particular_a for_o our_o thought_n all_o of_o we_o shall_v observe_v those_o two_o rule_n pro._n 4._o 23._o phil_n 4._o 8._o &_o col._n 3._o 1._o &_o for_o our_o word_n those_o two_o eph._n 4._o 29._o col_fw-fr 4_o 6._o remember_v that_o he_o whatever_o he_o be_v in_o his_o seem_a devotion_n that_o bridle_v not_o his_o tongue_n his_o religion_n be_v vain_a 26_o vain_a james_n 1._o 26_o and_o for_o our_o action_n those_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n col._n 3._o 16_o 17._o heb._n 11._o 6._o matth_n 7._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 16_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 31._o do_v all_o thing_n in_o charity_n and_o in_o faith_n in_o christ_n name_n to_o his_o glory_n deny_v ourselves_o take_v up_o our_o cross_n let_v we_o follow_v christ_n 24_o christ_n mat._n 16._o 24_o and_o deny_v all_o ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o live_v sober_o godly_a and_o righteous_o 14_o righteous_o titus_n 2._o 14_o 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