Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	divine_a	faith_n	revelation_n	3,458	5	9.7228	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66097	The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and proved together with several other sermons / occasionally preached and now published by Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston, New-England.	Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.	1684 (1684)	Wing W2271; ESTC R33658	112,015	240

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christ_n and_o believer_n whereby_o they_o be_v one_o he_o be_v the_o political_a head_n of_o the_o body_n the_o church_n and_o rule_v of_o it_o not_o by_o authority_n only_o but_o by_o influence_n too_o his_o spirit_n be_v send_v forth_o into_o their_o heart_n but_o this_o be_v of_o a_o far_o divers_a nature_n from_o that_o union_n which_o be_v between_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v not_o to_o expect_v to_o be_v as_o near_o relate_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o his_o own_o particular_a humanity_n be_v 3._o there_o be_v a_o communicable_a glory_n which_o christ_n in_o his_o humane_a nature_n as_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o their_o representative_a or_o surety_n be_v advance_v unto_o wherein_o though_o he_o personal_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n as_o col._n 1._o 18._o that_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o may_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n yet_o all_o his_o child_n do_v share_n in_o a_o glorious_a consimilitude_n and_o though_o 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