Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	doctrine_n	spirit_n	word_n	4,112	5	4.1321	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33507	The whore unvailed, or, The mistery of the deceit of the Church of Rome revealed being a brief answer to a book entituled, the reconciler of religions, or, A decider of all controversies in matters of faith, written by a professed Roman Catholick who subscribes his name A.S. in which he endeavoured to prove the Church of Rome to be the true church ... / by a servant of the Lord, Josiah Coale ; whereunto is added the 14th Chap. of A.S. his book in which he declares the Protestant ... not to be true preachers ...	Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668.	1665 (1665)	Wing C4760; ESTC R37745	41,902	55

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truth_n 1_o john_n 2.13_o but_o when_o he_o speak_v those_o word_n viz_o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n etc._n etc._n he_o then_o speak_v to_o child_n for_o say_v he_o my_o little_a child_n these_o thing_n i_o write_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o sin_v not_o 1_o joh._n 2.1_o now_o if_o they_o have_v be_v already_o perfect_a or_o full_o free_v from_o sin_n than_o have_v they_o attain_v to_o the_o man_n state_n which_o the_o apostle_n labour_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o colo._n 1.28_o but_o they_o have_v not_o attain_v to_o that_o state_n he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o to_o deceive_v themselves_o nor_o to_o think_v more_o high_o of_o themselves_o than_o they_o ought_v to_o think_v rom._n 12.3_o which_o child_n in_o understanding_n be_v subject_a to_o do_v but_o with_o these_o little_a child_n the_o apostle_n travel_v in_o birth_n that_o christ_n may_v be_v form_v in_o they_o gal._n 4.19_o who_o be_v the_o one_o offer_v that_o perfect_v for_o ever_o all_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v 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