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	reason_n	reveal_v	2,166	5	8.9320	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29196	Saintship no ground of soveraignty, or, A treatise tending to prove, that the saints, barely considered as such, ought not to govern by Edw. Bagshaw ...	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1660 (1660)	Wing B422; ESTC R10641	20,947	66

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among_o those_o who_o love_v seasonable_a truth_n if_o you_o please_v first_o to_o honour_v it_o with_o your_o acceptance_n who_o piety_n prudence_n integrity_n and_o zeal_n for_o your_o country_n liberty_n and_o welfare_n have_v as_o much_o advance_v you_o in_o the_o esteem_n and_o judgement_n of_o all_o sober_a and_o unprejudiced_a man_n as_o your_o many_o personal_a favour_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o affection_n of_o worthy_a sir_n your_o most_o oblige_a and_o most_o humble_o devote_a servant_n edw_n bagshaw_n ch_z ch_n jan._n 26._o 1659._o saintship_n no_o ground_n of_o sovereignty_n intend_v to_o prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n that_o the_o saint_n ought_v not_o to_o govern_v the_o earth_n in_o that_o sense_n which_o be_v now_o by_o some_o contend_v for_o i_o shall_v take_v for_o the_o ground_n of_o my_o discourse_n those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o pilate_n 18.36_o joh._n 18.36_o when_o he_o say_v my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n which_o word_n be_v very_o 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mistake_v whilst_o we_o so_o much_o dread_a affliction_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o judgement_n no_o nor_o a_o evil_a neither_o to_o suffer_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o gift_n a_o peculiar_a boon_n a_o choice_a indulgence_n of_o god_n unto_o his_o favourite_n so_o the_o apostle_n peter_n bid_v those_o he_o write_v to_o not_o be_v discourage_v or_o count_v it_o strange_a if_o the_o fiery_a trial_n have_v its_o effect_n upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 11.21_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o as_o upon_o other_o for_o faith_n he_o unto_o this_o be_v you_o call_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v be_v sure_a you_o look_v nay_o long_o for_o it_o for_o if_o you_o miss_v of_o this_o you_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o doubt_v the_o truth_n of_o your_o call_v all_o which_o place_n with_o many_o