Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	ghost_n	holy_a	sin_n	10,399	5	5.7485	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81101	The Christian laver. Or, a discourse opening the nature of participation with, and demonstrating the necessity of purification by Christ By T. Cruso.	Cruso, Timothy, 1656?-1697.	1690 (1690)	Wing C7434; ESTC R225717	25,680	95

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be_v wash_v though_o we_o need_v it_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n 1.9_o 1_o john_n 1.9_o he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n do_v not_o bind_v he_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o that_o which_o we_o will_v not_o confess_v david_n bewail_v his_o secret_a fault_n as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o be_v know_v and_o open_a and_o pray_v for_o cleanse_v from_o they_o 19.12_o psal_n 19.12_o he_o who_o be_v pure_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n shall_v continue_v filthy_a still_o till_o we_o come_v to_o see_v our_o own_o leprous_a face_n and_o thereupon_o to_o loathour_n self_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o our_o be_v clean_o methinks_v that_o challenge_n which_o god_n put_v to_o