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	hear_v	lord_n	4,559	5	4.8404	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27065	The vain religion of the formal hypocrite, and the mischief of an unbridled tongue (as against religion, rulers, or dissenters) described, in several sermons, preached at the Abby in Westminster, before many members of the Honourable House of Commons, 1660 ; and The fools prosperity, the occasion of his destruction : a sermon preached at Covent-Garden / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Fools prosperity.	1660 (1660)	Wing B1448; ESTC R13757	102,825	412

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〈…〉_z you_o will_v yet_o wink_v and_o hate_v the_o light_n if_o you_o perish_v in_o your_o self-deceiving_a who_o can_v help_v it_o brief_o and_o plain_o be_v it_o know_v to_o thou_o again_o whoever_o thou_o be_v that_o hear_v this_o that_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o these_o five_o character_n follow_v thy_o religion_n be_v all_o but_o vain_a and_o self-deceiving_a 1._o if_o god_n authority_n as_o he_o speak_v by_o his_o spirit_n word_n and_o minister_n be_v not_o high_o with_o thy_o soul_n and_o can_v do_v more_o with_o thou_o than_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o then_o the_o world_n and_o flesh_n mat._n 23._o 8_o 9_o 10._o 2._o if_o the_o 〈…〉_z ●●●ing_v glory_n be_v not_o practical_o more_o esteem_v by_o thou_o and_o choose_v and_o seek_v than_o any_o thing_n or_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n mat_n 6._o 21._o col._n 3._o 4._o joh._n 6._o 27._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 8_o 9_o matth._n 22._o 5._o luke_n 18._o 22_o 23._o phil._n 3._o 20._o 3._o if_o thou_o see_v not_o such_o a_o 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here_o have_v particular_a respect_n to_o be_v the_o reproach_v of_o fellow-christians_a especial_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o some_o difference_n of_o judgement_n and_o practice_n in_o the_o small_a matter_n of_o religion_n the_o judaize_v christian_n give_v liberty_n to_o their_o tongue_n to_o reproach_v those_o that_o refuse_v the_o use_n of_o those_o ceremony_n which_o they_o use_v themselves_o and_o place_v much_o of_o their_o religion_n in_o the_o quarrel_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v decide_v by_o the_o apostle_n act._n 15._o and_o by_o paul_n rom._n 14._o and_o 15._o and_o throughout_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n and_o this_o be_v the_o religion_n that_o james_n call_v vain_a here_o which_o be_v much_o place_v in_o ceremony_n with_o a_o pretence_n of_o