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	spirit_n	worship_v	16,413	5	10.3152	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45496	Archaioskopia, or, A view of antiquity presented in a short but sufficient account of some of the fathers, men famous in their generations who lived within, or near the first three hundred years after Christ : serving as a light to the studious, that they may peruse with better judgment and improve to greater advantage the venerable monuments of those eminent worthies / by J.H.	Hanmer, Jonathan, 1606-1687.; Howe, John, 1630-1705.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1677 (1677)	Wing H652; ESTC R25408	262,013	452

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est_fw-la deus_fw-la ibid._n eujus_fw-la ad_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la semper_fw-la consilium_fw-la datur_fw-la ei_fw-la continere_fw-la bonum_fw-la quod_fw-la proficiscitur_fw-la ex_fw-la eâ_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la obedientiâ_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o operibus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la liberum_fw-la &_o suae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la homini_fw-la servavit_fw-la dominus_fw-la contrà_fw-la dominus_fw-la pollicitus_fw-la est_fw-la mittere_fw-la se_fw-la paracletum_fw-la 19_o qui_fw-la nos_fw-la aptaret_fw-la deo_fw-la sicut_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la arido_fw-la tritico_fw-la massa_fw-la una_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la sine_fw-la humour_n neque_fw-la unus_fw-la panis_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la nos_fw-la multi_fw-la unum_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la jesu_fw-la poteramus_fw-la sine_fw-la aquâ_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la caelum_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la sicut_fw-la arida_fw-la terra_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la percipiat_fw-la humorem_fw-la non_fw-la fructificat_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o no●_n lignum_fw-la aridum_fw-la existentes_fw-la primum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la fructificaremus_fw-la vitam_fw-la sine_fw-la supernâ_fw-la voluntariâ_fw-la pluviâ_fw-la i._n e._n spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la 3._o his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o age_n of_o christ_n be_v evident_o contrary_a to_o what_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o history_n of_o the_o evangelist_n for_o thus_o say_v he_o omnes_fw-la venit_fw-la per_fw-la seipsum_fw-la salvare_fw-la 39_o omnes_fw-la inquam_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la ●um_fw-la rena_fw-la

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