Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	father_n	holy_a	son_n	8,424	5	5.7551	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08849	[A Paraphrase vppon the epistle of the holie apostle S. Paule to the Romanes ...]	Palfreyman, Thomas, d. 1589?; Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.; Borrhaus, Martin, 1499-1564.; Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552.	1572 (1572)	STC 19137.5; ESTC S4810	168,483	223

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darkness_n in_o the_o stead_n of_o light_n 33_o which_o justice_n proper_o be_v nothing_o else_o be_v than_o a_o conformity_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n mind_n by_o which_o it_o be_v command_v that_o god_n be_v love_v above_o all_o thing_n &_o a_o man_n to_o love_v his_o neighbour_n as_o himself_o 24_o of_o injustice_n the_o matter_n be_v clean_a contrary_n by_o which_o adams_n posterity_n deprave_a and_o corrupt_a follow_v the_o disposition_n of_o satan_n the_o author_n of_o injustice_n 25_o for_o he_o proud_o boast_v himself_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n create_v glorify_v not_o god_n the_o true_a life_n and_o light_n as_o he_o be_v worthy_a and_o hate_v the_o reasonable_a creature_n who_o it_o behove_v he_o to_o love_n as_o be_v next_o creature_n unto_o god_n and_o special_o he_o set_v upon_o the_o innocent_a lamb_n by_o guile_n and_o deceit_n who_o he_o slay_v in_o heaven_n by_o purpose_n and_o counsel_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o drive_v down_o from_o thence_o into_o these_o low_a part_n when_o he_o have_v no_o more_o power_n in_o heavenly_a thing_n he_o likewise_o deceitful_o set_v upon_o man_n be_v a_o weak_a piece_n of_o work_n make_v of_o earth_n and_o bring_v into_o this_o world_n under_o the_o sun_n these_o evil_n which_o we_o see_v 26_o in_o consideration_n whereof_o he_o be_v call_v the_o principate_v and_o chief_a ruler_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n according_a to_o this_o of_o john_n 8._o when_o he_o speak_v a_o lie_n he_o speak_v proper_o of_o his_o own_o for_o a_o liar_n he_o be_v and_o the_o father_n of_o lie_v 27_o contrariwise_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o justice_n not_o of_o injustice_n of_o that_o which_o be_v right_a not_o of_o naughtiness_n of_o truth_n not_o of_o lie_n as_o christ_n also_o be_v come_v from_o above_o who_o say_v of_o himself_o but_o because_o i_o say_v the_o truth_n unto_o you_o you_o believe_v i_o not_o which_o of_o you_o will_v reprove_v i_o of_o sin_n except_o a_o man_n will_v say_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_n private_o for_o that_o he_o give_v not_o his_o spirit_n which_o only_o make_v rightness_n of_o justice_n but_o of_o that_o spirit_n i_o pray_v thou_o to_o who_o be_v god_n debtor_n 29_o forasmuch_o therefore_o as_o sin_n be_v the_o privation_n of_o rightness_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o man_n the_o same_o in_o scripture_n be_v worthy_o call_v vanity_n that_o be_v a_o frivolous_a thing_n and_o a_o thing_n of_o naught_o and_o they_o which_o follow_v sin_n be_v count_v to_o follow_v and_o go_v about_o vanity_n and_o a_o thing_n of_o naught_o the_o psalm_n say_v