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	jesus_n	lord_n	4,121	5	3.4974	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65300	The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained by Thomas Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1668 (1668)	Wing W1129; ESTC R9124	66,682	202

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jesus_n who_o be_v call_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n joh._n 6._o 98._o and_o the_o hide_a manna_n aug._n rev._n 2._o 17._o the_o contempt_n therefore_o of_o manna_n be_v a_o contempt_n of_o christ_n for_o this_o god_n send_v fiery_a serpent_n doct_n 2._o the_o slight_n and_o despise_v 2._o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v a_o god-provoking_a sin_n this_o be_v israel_n crime_n the_o despise_n of_o manna_n which_o be_v not_o only_o corporal_a food_n but_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n their_o spiritual_a food_n this_o great_o incense_v the_o lord_n and_o make_v he_o send_v fiery_a serpent_n among_o they_o thus_o when_o we_o despise_v christ_n and_o prefer_v our_o lust_n before_o he_o as_o israel_n do_v leek_n and_o onion_n before_o manna_n then_o come_v the_o fiery_a serpent_n

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she_o overcome_v he_o o_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n be_v it_o unto_o thou_o as_o thou_o will_v mat._n 15._o 28._o the_o key_n of_o her_o faith_n unlock_v christ_n bowel_n and_o now_o she_o may_v have_v what_o she_o will_v from_o he_o when_o once_o she_o have_v get_v his_o heart_n she_o may_v have_v his_o treasure_n too_o 5._o a_o great_a faith_n can_v swim_v against_o tide_n it_o can_v go_v c●…oss_n to_o sense_n sign_n and_o reason_n corrupt_a reason_n say_v as_o peter_n master_n pity_v thyself_o faith_n say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o suffer_v than_o sin_n reason_n consult_v safety_n faith_n will_v hazard_v safety_n to_o preserve_v sanctity_n a_o believer_n can_v sail_v to_o heaven_n though_o the_o tide_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o wind_n of_o temptation_n be_v against_o he_o chrysostom_n abraham_n in_o the_o case_n of_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n do_v not_o call_v reason_n to_o the_o councel-board_n when_o god_n say_v offer_v up_o thy_o son_n isaac_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o pose_v 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christ._n it_o be_v true_a we_o can_v never_o parallel_v his_o love_n yet_o let_v we_o show_v ourselves_o thankful_a we_o can_v do_v nothing_o satisfactory_a but_o we_o may_v do_v something_o gratulatory_a christ_n give_v himself_o a_o sin-offering_n 〈◊〉_d for_o we_o let_v we_o give_v ourselves_o a_o thank-offering_n to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n redeem_v another_o out_o of_o debt_n will_v not_o he_o be_v grateful_a how_o deep_o do_v we_o stand_v oblige_v to_o christ_n who_o have_v redeem_v we_o from_o hell_n flor_n and_o let_v we_o show_v our_o thankfulness_n four_o way_n 1._o by_o courage_n christ_n have_v set_v we_o a_o copy_n he_o do_v not_o fear_v man_n but_o endure_v the_o cross_n and_o despise_v the_o