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	true_a	way_n	4,442	5	5.1488	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95352	None but Christ, or A sermon upon Acts 4. 12. Preached at St. Maries in Cambridge, on the commencement Sabbath, July 4. 1652. To which is annexed, an enquiry after what hope may be had of the salvation of [brace] 1. Heathens. 2. Those of the old world, the Jews and others before Christ. 3. Such as die infants, and idiots, &c. now under the Gospel. / By Anthony Tuckney, D.D. and Master of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge.	Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670.	1654 (1654)	Wing T3217; Thomason E1523_3; ESTC R208588	57,811	146

44._o and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a here_o read_v it_o hominibus_fw-la to_o man_n or_o as_o we_o render_v it_o among_o man_n who_o be_v very_o many_o and_o have_v among_o they_o many_o other_o conceit_a way_n of_o salvation_n and_o many_o of_o they_o be_v very_o great_a name_n in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o among_o they_o all_o no_o other_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v i_o e._n by_o god_n design_v appoint_a and_o that_o indeed_o of_o free_a gift_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o or_o by_o which_o we_o must_v be_v save_v not_o as_o though_o there_o be_v any_o necessity_n in_o regard_n of_o we_o or_o our_o worth_n that_o therefore_o we_o must_v needs_o be_v save_v but_o to_o express_v thus_o much_o that_o if_o through_o god_n free_a grace_n we_o be_v save_v it_o then_o necessary_o must_v be_v only_o in_o and_o by_o jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o text_n and_o which_o we_o be_v now_o to_o insist_v on_o beside_o or_o without_o christ_n no_o 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22_o ae_z q._n 2._o a●t_n 7._o by_o a_o messiah_n adam_n before_o his_o fall_n what_o ever_o aquinas_n think_v to_o the_o contrary_a and_o some_o other_o object_n concern_v the_o sacramental_a tree_n of_o life_n which_o christ_n now_o only_o indeed_o be_v rev._n 22._o 2._o know_v it_o not_o and_o although_o after_o his_o fall_n and_o the_o first_o promulgation_n of_o it_o gen._n 3._o 15._o he_o know_v of_o it_o it_o be_v more_o than_o likely_a he_o instruct_v his_o offspring_n about_o it_o as_o abraham_n do_v his_o family_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n gen._n 18._o 19_o yet_o the_o great_a of_o they_o soon_o forget_v it_o as_o they_o do_v god_n sabbath_n and_o worship_n yea_o and_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v even_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n so_o that_o plato_n as_o ficinus_fw-la in_o his_o life_n show_v acknowledge_v that_o he_o have_v not_o find_v out_o the_o true_a way_n and_o porphyry_n do_v not_o like_o communem_fw-la illam_fw-la 10._o augustine_n de_fw-fr 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