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	religion_n	true_a	7,548	5	5.1593	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12161	The thankefull Samaritane In a sermon at S. Peters in Exeter, the sixth of August, Anno 1617. Being the day of the deliuerance of that citie from the rebels, in the dayes of King Edward the Sixth. At which time the Assises was also there holden. By Iohn Comyns Master of Arts of Exeter Colledge in Oxford, and minister of Gods word at Crediton in Devon.	Comyns, John, b. 1587 or 8.	1617 (1617)	STC 5614; ESTC S114489	17,113	24

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the_o true_a church_n but_o not_o for_o the_o many_n sake_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n sake_n be_v it_o not_o a_o silly_a kind_n of_o popish_a reason_n to_o say_v we_o have_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o bishop_n and_o king_n and_o cardinal_n and_o doctor_n etc._n etc._n on_o our_o side_n and_o you_o protestant_n have_v but_o one_o or_o two_o prince_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o be_v our_o church_n the_o true_a one_o and_o our_o religion_n the_o sound_a one_o for_o why_o pagan_n and_o mahometan_n do_v in_o number_n far_o exceed_v the_o christian_n shall_v we_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o to_o be_v the_o truth_n which_o be_v profess_v embrace_v and_o follow_v by_o they_o i_o trow_v not_o have_v there_o not_o always_o be_v more_o idolater_n than_o orthodox_n professor_n do_v not_o 19_o not_o 1._o king_n 19_o elijah_n and_o some_o few_o thousand_o worship_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n when_o as_o the_o most_o part_n bow_v the_o knee_n unto_o baal_n be_v not_o 2.7_o not_o 2._o pet._n 2.7_o 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with_o many_o than_o he_o shall_v with_o few_o wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o corrupt_a choice_n if_o we_o have_v follow_v the_o most_o rather_o than_o the_o best_a and_o join_v ourselves_o to_o the_o great_a rather_o than_o to_o the_o good_a for_o the_o most_o may_v believe_v a_o matter_n which_o have_v no_o soundness_n in_o it_o and_o may_v follow_v a_o course_n which_o have_v no_o holiness_n in_o it_o in_o a_o three_o place_n we_o see_v what_o reason_n we_o have_v to_o harken_v unto_o that_o counsel_n and_o exhortation_n of_o our_o saviour_n 13.24_o saviour_n luke_n 13.24_o strive_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n in_o our_o journey_n towards_o heaven_n we_o must_v observe_v a_o right_n contrary_a course_n from_o that_o which_o we_o take_v in_o our_o earthly_a journey_n for_o in_o our_o travail_n on_o earth_n we_o keep_v the_o broad_a beat_a way_n but_o in_o travail_v to_o heaven_n we_o must_v walk_v in_o the_o narrow_a path_n in_o our_o journey_n here_o it_o be_v good_a 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that_o one_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v a_o most_o kind_a and_o gracious_a welcome_n let_v n●ne_o cleanse_v leper_n refuse_v to_o turn_v back_o to_o give_v glory_n unto_o god_n yet_o if_o the_o ten_o shall_v come_v christ_n will_v entertain_v he_o love_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o righteous_a 7._o righteous_a gen._n 7._o noah_n among_o they_o of_o the_o old_a world_n but_o one_o just_a 19_o just_a gen._n 19_o lot_n among_o all_o the_o sodomite_n but_o one_o faithful_a 6._o faithful_a josh_o 6._o rahab_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jericho_n but_o one_o good_a joseph_n in_o egypt_n but_o one_o good_a 18._o good_a 1._o king_n 18._o obadiah_n in_o all_o ahab'_v court_n but_o one_o 22._o one_o ibid._n vers_fw-la 22._o elias_n a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n among_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o prophet_n of_o baal_n but_o one_o 22._o one_o 1._o king_n 22._o michaiah_n among_o four_o hundred_o flatter_a prophet_n but_o one_o 7._o one_o john_n 7._o nicodemus_n among_o all_o 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