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	justify_v	work_n	4,711	5	6.9461	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95964	Calebs integrity in following the Lord fully, in a sermon preached at St. Margarets Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons, at their late solemne and publick fast, Novemb: 30th. 1642. By Richard Vines, Mr. of Arts of Magd. Colledge in Camb: and minister of the gospell at Weddington in the county of Warr	Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing V546; Thomason E130_4; ESTC R22161	22,669	42

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die_fw-la mercurij_fw-la 30_o novemb_v 1642._o it_o be_v this_o day_n order_v by_o the_o commons_o now_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o m._n vines_n shall_v be_v desire_v from_o this_o house_n to_o print_v the_o sermon_n he_o preach_v before_o this_o house_n at_o st._n margaret_n westminster_n this_o day_n at_o the_o public_a fast_o and_o it_o be_v further_o order_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o usual_a priuledge_n as_o other_o former_o have_v have_v that_o none_o shall_v print_v or_o reprint_v his_o sermon_n but_o those_o who_o he_o shall_v appoint_v hen_n else_v cler._n parl._n d._n com._n i_o appoint_v abel_n roper_n to_o print_v this_o sermon_n richard_n vine_n calebs_n integrity_n in_o follow_v the_o lord_z full_o in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n margaret_n westminster_n before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_z at_o their_o late_a solemn_a and_o public_a fast_a novemb_v 30_o 1642._o by_o richard_z vine_n mr._n of_o art_n of_o magd._n college_n in_o camb_n 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