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
B20526	The font-guard routed, or, A brief answer to a book written by Thomas Hall superscribed with this title, The font guarded with 20 arguments therein endeavouring to prove the lawfulness of infant baptism wherein his arguments are examined and being weighed in the ballance of the sanctuary are found too light : the most considerble of Mr. Baxters arguments for infant-baptism being produced by Tho. Hall are here answered likewise / written by Tho. Collier ; to which is added A word of reply to Tho. Halls word to Collier and another to John Feriby's [ap]pendix called The pulpit-guard relieved ; with An answer to Richard Sanders's pretended Balm to heal religious wounds, in answer to The pulpit-guard routed : with an humble representation of some few proposals to the honorable committee appointed by the Parliament for propagation of the Gospel.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.	1652 (1652)	Wing C5285; ESTC R5188	90,512	112

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the_o godhead_n whatever_o be_v in_o god_n be_v in_o he_o essential_o not_o as_o a_o quality_n it_o be_v true_a christ_n as_o the_o messiah_n be_v equal_a with_o god_n but_o in_o the_o union_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n there_o be_v no_o quality_n nor_o equality_n but_o union_n in_o essence_n and_o essence_n in_o union_n 4._o for_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o divine_a justice_n i_o own_v it_o and_o have_v prove_v it_o have_v you_o not_o be_v blind_a upon_o the_o true_a account_n it_o be_v the_o great_a end_n why_o christ_n be_v enable_v to_o the_o work_n and_o send_v forth_o that_o so_o he_o may_v satisfy_v the_o righteousness_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o father_n which_o man_n can_v never_o do_v unto_o justification_n 5._o as_o to_o the_o trinity_n that_o be_v false_a likewise_o it_o be_v the_o trinity_n of_o person_n not_o the_o trinity_n that_o i_o own_o but_o no_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n no_o scripture_n say_v it_o 6._o that_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o 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