Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	faith_n	grace_n	word_n	3,564	5	4.1678	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53273	A seasonable discourse wherein sincerity & delight in the service of God is earnestly pressed upon professors of religion delivered on a publick fast at Cambridge in New-England, by the reverend and learned Urian Oakes, late pastor of the church there, and president of Harvard Colledge.	Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681.	1682 (1682)	Wing O22; ESTC R31761	29,412	40

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worship_n so_o ill_o circumstance_v &_o condition_v the_o great_a design_n of_o god_n in_o institute_v outward_a worship_n be_v to_o produce_v exercise_n increase_n &_o draw_v forth_o faith_n &_o obedience_n in_o his_o people_n to_o his_o glory_n but_o when_o this_o be_v not_o do_v but_o external_a worship_n be_v keep_v up_o without_o any_o due_a regard_n to_o faith_n and_o obediance_n nay_o for_o a_o cover_n excuse_n and_o protection_n as_o it_o be_v of_o unbelief_n and_o disobedience_n it_o lose_v its_o end_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o dishonour_n and_o provoke_v god_n with_o the_o great_a solemnity_n but_o we_o need_v not_o labour_n much_o here_o about_o the_o vanity_n of_o reversion_n we_o may_v safe_o keep_v to_o our_o english_a translation_n which_o be_v genuine_a plain_n expressive_a of_o the_o original_a and_o so_o there_o be_v two_o proposition_n in_o the_o word_n as_o we_o have_v intimate_v thou_o have_v not_o call_v upon_o i_o o_o jacob_n but_o thou_o have_v be_v 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be_v no_o steadfastness_n in_o they_o psal._n 78._o 34_o 37._o 6._o to_o perseverance_n to_o the_o end_n in_o a_o way_n of_o duty_n god_n servant_n must_v hold_v on_o in_o a_o way_n of_o service_n and_o not_o give_v in_o till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o race_n it_o be_v the_o persevere_v saint_n that_o shall_v have_v the_o reward_n he_o that_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v save_v matth._n 24._o 13._o but_o now_o this_o weariness_n of_o god_n service_n tend_v to_o and_o frequent_o 〈◊〉_d such_o in_o a_o total_a apostasy_n where_o such_o man_n as_o be_v weary_a of_o duty_n have_v serve_v god_n in_o their_o life_n by_o fit_n and_o start_v and_o in_o some_o good_a mood_n for_o a_o time_n they_o do_v at_o last_o many_o time_n grow_v quite_o cold_a and_o turn_v aside_o to_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n like_a demas_n that_o accompany_v paul_n and_o do_v service_n a_o while_n but_o then_o forsake_v the_o service_n of_o christ_n and_o embraoe_v the_o 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