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	lord_n	spirit_n	3,992	5	4.8318	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60847	Some remarkable passages in the holy life and death of Gervase Disney, Esq. to which are added several letters and poems.	Disney, Gervase, 1641-1691.	1692 (1692)	Wing S4594; ESTC R33846	111,400	321

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more_o upon_o my_o heart_n by_o his_o spirit_n that_o my_o sin_n may_v be_v pardon_v and_o my_o soul_n prosper_v the_o 21_o under_o some_o dulness_n occasion_v by_o slavish_a fear_n of_o man_n which_o i_o find_v bewail_v that_o day_n with_o this_o petition_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v enable_v i_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o that_o i_o may_v encourage_v myself_o in_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n under_o all_o outward_a discouragement_n whatsoever_o who_o have_v deliver_v i_o do_v deliver_v and_o i_o trust_v will_v deliver_v i_o his_o poor_a creature_n o_o that_o my_o sin_n may_v not_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o turn_v away_o his_o face_n the_o 23d_o have_v this_o day_n be_v state_v account_n with_o my_o wife_n and_o several_a other_o with_o reference_n to_o disbursement_n the_o three_o month_n in_o the_o summer_n of_o my_o exile_n and_o trouble_v in_o the_o year_n 85_o though_o i_o find_v they_o extraordinary_a large_a yet_o through_o grace_n i_o find_v myself_o free_a from_o those_o 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13._o blessing_n and_o glory_n and_o renown_n to_o he_o we_o give_v therefore_o that_o sit_v of_o the_o throne_n and_o to_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n for_o evermore_o psal_n 113._o turn_v into_o other_o verse_n and_o a_o more_o common_a tune_n april_n 1686._o oye_fw-fr the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o holy_a name_n adore_v sing_v forth_o his_o praise_n with_o one_o accord_n and_o bless_v he_o evermore_o even_o from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n unto_o its_o go_v down_o cease_v not_o this_o praise_a work_n begin_v give_v glory_n and_o renown_n above_o all_o nation_n god_n be_v high_a his_o glitter_a glory_n count_v do_v very_o much_o for_o majesty_n the_o heaven_n high_a