Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	devil_n	father_n	lie_n	3,415	5	9.0726	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61645	A stock of divine knowledge, being a lively description of the divine nature, or, The divine essence, attributes, and Trinity particularly explaned [sic] and profitably applied the first, shewing us what God is : the second, what we ought to be / by the late learned and laborious preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Richard Stock ...	Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.	1641 (1641)	Wing S5693; ESTC R34616	191,839	352

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and_o of_o himself_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o be_v that_o which_o christ_n speak_v mat._n 19.17_o why_o call_v thou_o i_o good_a there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o god_n there_o be_v good_a man_n but_o there_o be_v none_o eternal_o and_o essential_o good_a but_o god_n there_o be_v a_o create_a goodness_n and_o there_o be_v a_o uncreated_a goodness_n and_o therefore_o we_o say_v he_o be_v good_a in_o and_o of_o himself_o and_o be_v good_a to_o the_o creature_n and_o this_o the_o learned_a call_v a_o relative_a goodness_n this_o goodness_n in_o the_o extension_n not_o essential_o relative_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o three_o person_n be_v here_o mean_v but_o a_o relative_a between_o the_o creature_n and_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o same_o gen_n 1.13_o and_o he_o look_v upon_o all_o that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o behold_v it_o be_v very_o good_a so_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n psal_n 118.1_o praise_v you_o the_o lord_n because_o he_o be_v good_a and_o his_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v good_a show_v mercy_n that_o be_v his_o bountifulness_n continue_v for_o ever_o psal_n 73.1_o however_o god_n be_v good_a to_o israel_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n admit_v this_o division_n some_o be_v spiritual_a some_o temporal_a some_o general_n and_o some_o particular_a common_a goodness_n he_o show_v to_o all_o but_o his_o special_a he_o show_v but_o to_o some_o psal_n 34.11_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o sun_n and_o shield_n and_o he_o will_v give_v grace_n and_o glory_n what_o to_o every_o man_n no_o but_o to_o the_o pure_a in_o heart_n so_o christ_n say_v mat._n 7.10_o if_o a_o son_n ask_v his_o father_n bread_n will_v he_o give_v he_o a_o stone_n if_o

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