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	world_n	4,608	5	5.1919	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10976	The righteous mans euidences for heauen, or, A treatise shewing how euery one, while hee liues heere, may certainely know what shall become of him after his departure out of this life	Rogers, Timothy, 1589-1650?	1624 (1624)	STC 21245; ESTC S953	57,847	316

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of_o salvation_n be_v in_o i_o in_o truth_n as_o first_o hatred_n of_o sin_n for_o though_o there_o be_v no_o hell_n as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o i_o will_v not_o commit_v those_o sin_n which_o some_o do_v though_o nature_n corrupt_v do_v relish_v they_o very_o well_o my_o soul_n go_v against_o they_o second_o i_o make_v conscience_n of_o lesser_a sin_n which_o the_o world_n count_v no_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o of_o those_o great_a and_o gross_a sin_n which_o stare_v we_o in_o the_o face_n and_o though_o some_o will_v shrink_v up_o sin_n into_o a_o narrow_a scantling_n and_o fain_o will_v bring_v it_o to_o this_o that_o none_o do_v evil_a but_o they_o which_o be_v in_o gaole_n yet_o i_o have_v learn_v otherwise_o to_o judge_v of_o sin_n to_o 5.22_o to_o 1_o thes_n 5.22_o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil_n hold_v it_o a_o point_n of_o wisdom_n to_o look_v to_o sin_n in_o time_n lest_o it_o fester_v and_o eat_v in_o &_o infect_v more_o and_o at_o length_n break_v forth_o 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some_o measure_n begin_v in_o i_o yet_o then_o sometime_o step_v in_o a_o shameless_a messenger_n of_o satan_n answer_v doubt_v of_o perseverance_n answer_v much_o like_o his_o master_n that_o have_v sorsworne_v all_o shame_n &_o truth_n think_v to_o outface_v i_o and_o bear_v i_o down_o by_o main_a strength_n he_o will_v needs_o face_v i_o down_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o continue_v in_o grace_n the_o way_n to_o heaven_n so_o straight_o and_o difficult_a my_o skill_n so_o little_a my_o weakness_n so_o great_a my_o enemy_n so_o many_o mighty_a crafty_a resolute_a and_o malicious_a that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o i_o to_o hold_v out_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o may_v be_v save_v min._n dare_v you_o look_v this_o goliath_n in_o the_o face_n or_o enter_v combat_n with_o he_o con._n yes_o that_o i_o dare_v and_o do_v and_o will_v do_v all_o my_o day_n because_o he_o blaspheme_v the_o live_a god_n as_o though_o he_o can_v lie_v or_o do_v repent_v but_o i_o do_v not_o trust_v in_o 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