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	receive_v	word_n	4,831	5	4.4556	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59669	The sincere convert discovering the paucity of true beleevers and the great difficulty of saving conversion by Tho. Shepheard ....	Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.; Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.	1641 (1641)	Wing S3118; ESTC R9618	105,576	306

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certain_a measure_n of_o holiness_n p._n 34._o how_o just_o god_n may_v require_v perfect_a obedience_n to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o every_o man_n and_o curse_v he_o if_o he_o can_v perform_v it_o p._n 30._o man_n misery_n in_o respect_n of_o sin_n p._n 42._o every_o natural_a man_n be_v dead_a while_o he_o live_v p._n 48._o the_o heinousness_n of_o adam_n sin_n p._n 96._o sin_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v worse_o than_o sin_n of_o the_o life_n p._n 55._o every_o action_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v sinful_a p._n 57_o whether_o good_a duty_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o natural_a man_n see_v their_o best_a action_n be_v sinne_n p._n 61._o man_n misery_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o consequent_n of_o sin_n p._n 63._o man_n fearful_a flavery_n under_o satan_n p._n 67._o how_o to_o

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