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
A28908	Pandaemonium, or, The devil's cloyster being a further blow to modern sadduceism, proving the existence of witches and spirits, in a discourse deduced from the fall of the angels, the propagation of Satans kingdom before the flood, the idolatry of the ages after greatly advancing diabolical confederacies, with an account of the lives and transactions of several notorious witches : also, a collection of several authentick relations of strange apparitions of dæmons and spectres, and fascinations of witches, never before printed / by Richard Bovet ...	Bovet, Richard, b. ca. 1641.	1684 (1684)	Wing B3864; ESTC R15851	101,986	250

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diligence_n and_o fidelity_n to_o be_v their_o happiness_n steward_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n find_v it_o much_o more_o their_o happiness_n to_o have_v be_v faithful_a and_o diligent_a so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n seem_v to_o speak_v for_o encouragement_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n rev._n 2.10_o and_o 2_o cor._n 4.1_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v mention_v who_o do_v handle_v the_o word_n of_o god_n faithful_o and_o commend_v themselves_o to_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n vers_fw-la 2._o who_o do_v preach_v not_o themselves_o but_o christ_n vers_fw-la 5._o who_o be_v trouble_v on_o every_o side_n vers_n 8._o of_o these_o it_o be_v say_v that_o light_n and_o momentary_a affliction_n work_v for_o they_o a_o far_o more_o exceed_v and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n vers_fw-la 17_o 18._o the_o share_n minister_n shall_v have_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o diligence_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o their_o labour_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o 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infirmity_n the_o good_a man_n nehemiah_n cap._n 13.22_o seek_v this_o pardon_v grace_n from_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n mercy_n when_o he_o reflect_v upon_o the_o great_a service_n he_o have_v do_v for_o god_n and_o his_o church_n david_n the_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n join_v this_o suit_n for_o pardon_n to_o his_o request_n for_o guide_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n to_o which_o he_o be_v full_o addict_v psal_n 25.4_o 5_o 6._o and_o in_o midst_n of_o trouble_n he_o sue_v for_o the_o same_o mercy_n psal_n 25._o ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o when_o his_o foot_n be_v in_o the_o net_n v_o 15._o when_o desolate_a v_o 16._o when_o trouble_n be_v enlarge_v into_o distress_n v_o 17._o then_o he_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v forgive_v all_o his_o sin_n so_o the_o return_a church_n hos_n 14._o ver_fw-la 2_o pray_v and_o god_n promise_v he_o will_v do_v it_o ver_fw-la 4._o and_o so_o micah_n 7._o ver_n 18.19_o now_o this_o make_v any_o condition_n good_a and_o safe_a the_o man_n 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