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
A95926	The spirit of prayer, or, A discourse wherein the nature of prayer is opened, the kinds of prayer are handled, and the right manner of praying discover'd, several cases about this duty are resolved from Eph. 6, l8 ... : unto which is added a direction for the attaining the gift of prayer, that family-duty may not be omitted, nor secret duty discouraged through inability of utterance and expression / by Nathanael Vincent.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1674 (1674)	Wing V421; ESTC R26350	87,998	210

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acknowledgement_n move_v but_o little_a the_o very_a root_n of_o sin_n must_v be_v dug_n unto_o and_o bewail_v paul_n cry_v out_o he_o be_v a_o blasphemer_n and_o persecutor_n and_o injurious_a 1_o tim._n 1._o 13._o and_o lament_v the_o law_n in_o his_o member_n the_o body_n of_o death_n that_o make_v he_o so_o forward_o unto_o evil_n rom._n 7._o david_n particularize_v his_o uncleanness_n and_o bloodguiltiness_n and_o trace_n these_o abominable_a stream_n unto_o the_o fountain_n whence_o they_o issue_v forth_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o nature_n psal_n 51._o 5._o behold_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o our_o despise_v the_o remedy_n which_o christ_n offer_v in_o the_o gospel_n shall_v also_o be_v confess_v with_o special_a sorrow_n for_o herein_o we_o go_v beyond_o the_o very_a devil_n who_o never_o have_v one_o offer_n of_o pardon_n and_o grace_v make_v to_o they_o and_o final_o as_o there_o be_v abundant_a cause_n we_o shall_v 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that_o we_o may_v not_o in_o utter_a darkness_n be_v gnaw_v by_o the_o worm_n that_o never_o die_v that_o we_o may_v not_o dwell_v with_o devour_a fire_n nor_o inhabit_v everlasting_a burn_n 4._o a_o four_o part_n of_o prayer_n be_v petition_n here_o god_n give_v we_o leave_v to_o be_v bold_a and_o large_a and_o when_o we_o have_v ask_v never_o so_o much_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v exceed_v abundant_o above_o all_o that_o we_o can_v ask_v or_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o conceive_v pardon_v we_o shall_v petition_v for_o for_o we_o high_o need_v it_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v though_o we_o have_v make_v he_o to_o serve_v with_o our_o sin_n and_o weary_v he_o with_o our_o iniquity_n yet_o he_o will_v blot_v out_o transgression_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n and_o remember_v our_o sin_n no_o more_o esa_fw-mi 43._o 24_o 25._o till_o a_o pardon_n be_v obtain_v nothing_o else_o can_v be_v expect_v but_o when_o once_o god_n in_o christ_n be_v reconcile_v and_o become_v a_o father_n nothing_o will_v be_v deny_v his_o love_n therefore_o and_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v entreat_v with_o our_o whole_a heart_n and_o since_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v both_o grace_n and_o glory_n psal_n 84._o 11._o we_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o be_v petitioner_n for_o both_o we_o shall_v be_v earnest_a that_o grace_n and_o holiness_n may_v be_v wrought_v in_o truth_n in_o our_o heart_n that_o grace_n may_v be_v continual_o increase_v and_o that_o we_o may_v persevere_v and_o be_v faithful_a to_o the_o very_a death_n and_o at_o length_n uttain_v that_o glory_n honour_n and_o immortality_n which_o be_v promise_v unto_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well_o do_v temporal_a blessing_n also_o we_o have_v leave_v to_o ask_v for_o the_o lord_n consider_v our_o frame_n and_o every_o way_n be_v ready_a to_o encourage_v we_o unto_o our_o duty_n 5._o a_o five_o part_n of_o prayer_n be_v intercession_n for_o other_o not_o only_o those_o shall_v be_v remember_v by_o we_o that_o stand_v in_o a_o near_a relation_n to_o we_o but_o we_o shall_v be_v concern_v for_o the_o whole_a city_n for_o the_o whole_a nation_n nay_o for_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n militant_a upon_o earth_n we_o shall_v prefer_v jerusalem_n before_o our_o chief_a joy_n we_o shall_v not_o keep_v silence_n we_o shall_v give_v the_o lord_n no_o rest_n till_o he_o establish_v and_o till_o he_o make_v jerusalem_n a_o praise_n in_o the_o earth_n esa_n 62._o 6_o 7._o we_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_a hold_v our_o peace_n till_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o go_v forth_o as_o brightness_n and_o the_o salvation_n thereof_o as_o a_o lamp_n that_o burn_v that_o be_v till_o the_o church_n be_v both_o reform_v and_o deliver_v from_o oppress_a adversary_n in_o prayer_n we_o be_v to_o have_v regard_n to_o ourselves_o to_o other_o nay_o to_o the_o lord_n