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	life_n	way_n	6,604	5	5.4332	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25568	An answer to several remarks upon Dr. Henry More, his expositions of the Apocalypse and Daniel, as also upon his Apology written by S.E. Mennonite, and published in English by the answerer ; whereunto are annexed two small pieces, Arithmetica apocalyptica, and Appendicula apocalyptica ...	S. E., Mennonite.; More, Henry, 1614-1687.	1684 (1684)	Wing A3379; ESTC R10256	245,076	439

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〈◊〉_d the_o prophetical_a scripture_n write_v before_o daniel_n receive_v this_o prophecy_n whenas_o there_o be_v not_o one_o interpreter_n that_o i_o can_v ever_o lay_v my_o hand_n on_o or_o find_v mention_v by_o any_o but_o they_o understand_v thereby_o only_o what_o be_v decree_v and_o record_v in_o the_o divine_a mind_n the_o stand_a intellect_n of_o god_n in_o which_o be_v describe_v all_o the_o law_n and_o decree_n of_o his_o providence_n be_v that_o write_n or_o book_n of_o god_n which_o be_v so_o often_o mention_v in_o the_o bible_n as_o exod._n 32._o blot_v i_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n and_o psal._n 56._o be_v not_o these_o thing_n note_v in_o thy_o book_n and_o psal._n 139._o and_o in_o thy_o book_n be_v all_o my_o member_n write_v and_o that_o book_n represent_v to_o john_n seal_v and_o unseal_v be_v but_o a_o symbol_n of_o this_o book_n or_o write_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v and_o this_o scripture_n of_o truth_n in_o daniel_n in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v the_o first_o 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his_o confederate_a force_n whenas_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v real_o king_n act_v in_o his_o own_o behalf_n ans._n the_o indistinctness_n of_o the_o remarker_n fancy_n will_v crumple_v up_o thing_n together_o which_o grotius_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o skill_n in_o history_n have_v explicate_v more_o articulate_o and_o nothing_o be_v allege_v against_o he_o of_o any_o value_n for_o demetrius_n be_v real_o by_o right_a though_o absent_a the_o sovereign_n of_o his_o uncle_n antiochus_n and_o of_o attalus_n and_o eumenes_n wage_n war_n against_o heliodorus_n though_o in_o behalf_n of_o their_o sovereign_a king_n demetrius_n only_o in_o show_n demetrius_n may_v very_o well_o just_o and_o proper_o be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o these_o confederate_n against_o his_o open_a enemy_n heliodorus_n their_o be_v perfidious_a to_o he_o do_v not_o extinguish_v his_o real_a right_n and_o relation_n of_o be_v their_o king_n nor_o be_v antiochus_n yet_o declare_v or_o acknowledge_v king_n the_o remarker_n shall_v have_v prove_v that_o vers._n 27._o these_o two_o king_n meditate_v mischief_n in_o their_o heart_n seem_v to_o be_v against_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o against_o one_o another_o for_o that_o will_v not_o be_v so_o agreeable_a with_o their_o meeting_n then_o in_o a_o friendly_a way_n and_o the_o word_n do_v import_v some_o mischief_n which_o they_o concur_v in_o and_o not_o mischief_n project_v against_o one_o another_o and_o the_o lie_v they_o speak_v may_v then_o signify_v what_o they_o say_v of_o the_o jew_n by_o way_n of_o instigate_a one_o another_o against_o they_o this_o sense_n will_v better_o than_o the_o other_o agree_v with_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o vision_n viz._n to_o foretell_v what_o will_v befall_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o also_o with_o the_o follow_a word_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o prosper_v for_o yet_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o time_n appoint_v that_o be_v notwithstanding_o such_o meditate_v the_o jew_n 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