Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	good_a	great_a	see_v	4,003	5	3.1544	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89021	A sermon preached some years since, by Augustin Medcalf, deceased. Master of Art, prebend of Chichester, and minister of Berwick in Sussex	Medcalf, Augustine.	1679 (1679)	Wing M1583D; ESTC R231100	19,716	72

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thy_o servant_n hear_v strike_v on_o father_n for_o thy_o child_n attend_v o_o lord_n my_o heart_n be_v fix_v my_o heart_n be_v fix_v i_o will_v sing_v and_o give_v praise_n i_o will_v thankful_o receive_v thy_o correction_n and_o be_o steadfast_o purpose_v to_o obey_v thy_o righteous_a judgement_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o no_o chasten_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v joyous_a but_o grievous_a nevertheless_o afterward_o it_o yield_v the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n to_o they_o that_o be_v exercise_v thereby_o 12.11_o heb._n 12.11_o it_o be_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o bless_a fruit_n that_o affliction_n bring_v along_o with_o it_o and_o spring_v out_o of_o it_o that_o make_v a_o good_a man_n rejoice_v in_o tribulation_n and_o hearty_o thank_v god_n for_o his_o chastisement_n he_o see_v how_o useful_a it_o be_v to_o reclaim_v he_o from_o some_o sin_n he_o be_v too_o much_o addict_v to_o and_o to_o instigate_v he_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o 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soul_n afflict_v his_o dear_a servant_n in_o their_o body_n and_o estate_n in_o all_o the_o concernment_n i_o mean_v of_o this_o temporal_a life_n that_o his_o wisdom_n see_v will_v do_v they_o most_o good_a and_o shall_v he_o not_o do_v so_o he_o will_v fail_v in_o two_o main_a article_n of_o his_o divinity_n which_o be_v the_o great_a supporter_n and_o encouragement_n of_o his_o most_o beloved_a child_n obedience_n and_o that_o be_v his_o truth_n and_o his_o love_n towards_o they_o thus_o david_n acquaint_v we_o 199.75_o psal_n 199.75_o i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o thy_o judgement_n be_v right_n and_o thou_o in_o thy_o faithfulness_n have_v afflict_v i_o intimate_v that_o if_o god_n have_v not_o afflict_v he_o he_o will_v have_v forfeit_v his_o justice_n and_o veracity_n by_o so_o do_v nor_o will_v his_o love_n be_v less_o questionable_a than_o his_o truth_n if_o he_o shall_v utter_o leave_v off_o correct_v his_o dear_a child_n for_o this_o be_v that_o the_o writer_n to_o the_o 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a_o sermon_n preach_v some_o year_n since_o by_o augustin_n medcalf_n decease_a master_n of_o art_n prebend_n of_o chichester_n and_o minister_n of_o berwick_n in_o sussex_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1679._o phil._n iu._n 4._o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n always_o and_o again_o i_o say_v rejoice_v my_o text_n present_v we_o not_o only_o with_o the_o duty_n but_o the_o incomparable_a privilege_n of_o every_o faithful_a obedient_a christian_a who_o be_v here_o enjoin_v a_o service_n so_o satisfactory_a please_a and_o advantageous_a that_o as_o no_o man_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o can_v have_v half_a the_o reason_n to_o do_v it_o at_o all_o so_o every_o good_a christian_n have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o perform_v it_o always_o to_o be_v please_v and_o satisfy_v to_o be_v merry_a and_o joyful_a one_o will_v think_v be_v a_o service_n so_o natural_a and_o delightful_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o the_o very_o command_v of_o it_o will_v appear_v one_o of_o 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entreaty_n and_o yet_o heaven_n know_v such_o degenerate_a creature_n be_v we_o grow_v that_o god_n be_v fain_o to_o oblige_v we_o to_o that_o by_o positive_a express_a command_n which_o do_v we_o behave_v ourselves_o in_o the_o least_o like_a christian_a people_n we_o can_v not_o but_o perform_v by_o a_o mere_a inclination_n of_o nature_n nay_o do_v but_o a_o man_n observe_v the_o general_a dejectedness_n sullenness_n murmur_n and_o repine_n that_o be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o conversation_n of_o most_o christian_n against_o the_o deal_n and_o disposing_n of_o god_n himself_o it_o will_v let_v we_o see_v sufficient_a reason_n why_o st._n paul_n shall_v in_o this_o very_a epistle_n so_o often_o inculcate_v and_o impress_v this_o one_o duty_n he_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o say_v my_o brethren_n rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n 3.1_o cap._n 3.1_o but_o as_o if_o people_n be_v apt_a to_o forget_v nothing_o more_o than_o what_o they_o shall_v and_o can_v when_o they_o true_o 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st._n paul_n have_v lay_v down_o this_o as_o a_o proposition_n of_o unquestionable_a truth_n we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n 8.28_o rom._n 8.28_o he_o triumphant_o proceed_v to_o conclude_v that_o none_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o inferior_a world_n can_v do_v we_o the_o least_o hurt_n because_o they_o can_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n providence_n nor_o the_o gracious_a disposal_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o the_o overrule_a beneficialness_n of_o his_o love_n it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o 35._o verse_n 35._o tribulation_n or_o distress_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n that_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o none_o of_o these_o can_v hinder_v his_o mercy_n from_o do_v we_o good_a in_o and_o by_o our_o affliction_n nay_o say_v he_o 37._o verse_n 37._o in_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n 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