Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	darkness_n	light_n	walk_v	4,073	5	8.1342	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44026	Innocency, though under a cloud, cleared By P.H. a poor prisoner, when almost sunk under pretended friends censures in the day of his sufferings. And also, a discovery of the comforts that attends innocency in a prison. As also, twenty four usefull particulars left by him for his children and friends, and being left in a friends hand for his relations, I could not but make them publick; judging it will be no loss to the author, and great gain to the reader, and justly give offence to none.	Hobson, Paul.	1664 (1664)	Wing H2274A; ESTC R222586	80,187	179

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soul_n be_v make_v abl●_n by_o it_o to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o comfort_n that_o flow_v from_o presence_n and_o that_o which_o flow●_n from_o other_o thing_n though_o it_o have_v a_o angelical_a stamp_n upon_o it_o do_v but_o see_v and_o apply_v exod._a 33.23_o with_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o chap._n 34.9_o and_o so_o david_n 7._o all_o false_a joy_n and_o comfort_n begin_v at_o wrong_a end_n as_o thus_o all_o that_o joy_n and_o comfort_n arise_v from_o sense_n and_o it_o be_v sense_n only_o that_o give_v light_a but_o true_a joy_n and_o comfort_n arise_v from_o sight_n and_o that_o sight_n bege●sence_n so_o moses_n exod._n 33.15_o 16._o so_o d●vid_n psal_n 116.10_o and_o 43.5_o that_o chri●●_n intend_v john_n 10.4_o 5._o a_o stranger_n they_o will_v 〈◊〉_d hear_v 8._o false_a comfort_n and_o joy_n will_v trump_n over_o unseen_a suffering_n but_o when_o see_v a●●_n feel_v it_o fail_v and_o fall_v but_o true_a joy_n co●fort_n and_o confidence_n from_o fight_n of_o presence_n be_v 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power_n against_o sin_n psal_n 40.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n 4._o it_o enjoy_v nothing_o in_o its_o own_o account_n live_o and_o love_o but_o when_o it_o enjoy_v presence_n clear_o psal_n 73.25_o 26._o 5._o it_o fear_v no_o damage_n nor_o danger_n when_o sin_n be_v from_o it_o and_o presence_n be_v with_o it_o psal_n 23.4_o &_o 27.1_o and_o 112.7_o 6._o it_o make_v the_o heart_n to_o make_v sweet_a application_n of_o god_n love_n in_o and_z from_o the_o bitter_a lash_n and_o out_o of_o darkness_n application_n of_o light_n see_v micah_n 7.8_o see_v david_n 1_o sam._n 30.6_o 2_o sam._n 15.24_o 25._o 7._o it_o be_v that_o which_o lead_v the_o soul_n not_o only_o to_o but_o into_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n of_o all_o truth_n john_n 16.23_o imitating-light_n life_n and_o grace_n only_o lead_v to_o but_o not_o into_o any_o truth_n 8._o it_o never_o give_v the_o soul_n a_o fresh_a view_n of_o christ_n but_o it_o give_v the_o soul_n a_o renew_a participation_n of_o what_o be_v communicable_a 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