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	hold_v	scripture_n	3,916	5	6.2597	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29523	The Christians cabala, or, Sure tradition necessary to be known and believed by all that will be saved : a doctrine holding forth good tidings of great joy, to the greatest of penitent sinners : with a character of one that is by John Brinsley ...	Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624.	1662 (1662)	Wing B4710; ESTC R3986	117,145	225

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least_o of_o all_o saint_n be_v this_o grace_n give_v eph._n 3._o 8._o and_o here_o he_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n thus_o speak_v of_o his_o gift_n and_o grace_n he_o think_v he_o can_v speak_v too_o mean_o of_o they_o but_o speak_v of_o his_o sin_n he_o think_v he_o can_v speak_v too_o high_o of_o they_o he_o be_v not_o more_o in_o extenuate_v the_o one_o then_o in_o aggravate_v the_o other_o such_o be_v his_o modesty_n such_o be_v his_o humility_n maximus_fw-la doctorum_fw-la maximus_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la though_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n a_o great_a apostle_n yea_o without_o disparagement_n to_o any_o inferior_a to_o none_o which_o we_o find_v he_o elsewhere_o stand_v upon_o be_v by_o his_o adversary_n put_v upon_o it_o to_o vindicate_v his_o reputation_n he_o stick_v not_o to_o equalise_v himself_o with_o the_o very_o chief_a apostle_n i_o suppose_v say_v he_o i_o be_v not_o a_o whit_n behind_o the_o very_o chief_a apostle_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 5._o and_o again_o chap._n 12._o v._n 11._o in_o nothing_o be_o i_o behind_o the_o very_o chief_a apostle_n meaning_n james_n and_o john_n and_o peter_n who_o disciple_n and_o follower_n diverse_a then_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v yet_o here_o he_o reckon_v himself_o among_o the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n nay_o of_o sinner_n the_o chief_a thus_o be_v he_o as_o aretius_n here_o say_v of_o he_o in_o peccato_fw-la maximus_fw-la in_fw-la ministerio_fw-la minimus_fw-la ubique_fw-la tamen_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la magnus_fw-la though_o every_o where_o high_o esteem_v of_o among_o man_n yet_o in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n the_o least_o of_o saint_n and_o the_o great_a of_o sinner_n in_o himself_o nothing_o so_o he_o there_o tell_v his_o corinthian_n in_o the_o text_n last_o name_v