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	religion_n	true_a	4,659	5	4.8297	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29507	A commentary on the Canticles or the Song of Salomon wherein the text is analised, the native signification of the words declared, the allegories explained, and the order of the times whereunto they relate observed / by Thomas Brightman ; unto which is added brief notes out of severall expositors of the Revelation touching the rising and fall, progresse and finall destruction of the enemies of the church with some other observations out of divers writers.	Brightman, Thomas, 1562-1607.	1644 (1644)	Wing B4681; ESTC R19776	96,242	119

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wherewith_o i_o may_v quick_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o church_n and_o reckon_v they_o among_o her_o citizen_n undoubted_o he_o add_v a_o spur_n to_o they_o run_v neither_o will_v he_o be_v want_v to_o their_o study_n whereby_o he_o may_v supply_v that_o which_o may_v help_v forward_o the_o begin_v work_n therefore_o isaiah_n say_v he_o shall_v bring_v all_o your_o brethren_n out_o of_o all_o nation_n for_o a_o offering_n to_o the_o lord_n with_o horse_n and_o chariot_n and_o litter_n and_o mule_n and_o swift_a beast_n to_o the_o hi●●_n of_o my_o holiness_n chap._n 66._o 20._o these_o chariot_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o ready_a aid_n that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v bring_v the_o jew_n to_o recover_v their_o former_a seat_n but_o do_v not_o christ_n know_v what_o the_o study_n and_o readiness_n of_o this_o people_n shall_v be_v the_o thing_n be_v speak_v historical_o that_o their_o conversion_n shall_v be_v beyond_o all_o expectation_n for_o as_o isaiah_n say_v so_o that_o thou_o may_v 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