Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	goodness_n	lord_n	mercy_n	3,985	5	6.6454	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41644	God's call to England, for thankfulness after gracious deliverances wherein is shewed, that our deliverances, not answered with reformation, will be followed with sorest destruction / by Thomas Gouge.	Gouge, Thomas, 1605-1681.	1680 (1680)	Wing G1368; ESTC R472	73,076	204

thou_o not_o consume_v we_o etc._n etc._n 4._o you_o have_v the_o aggravation_n of_o that_o destruction_n under_o such_o heinous_a sin_v till_o there_o be_v no_o remnant_n nor_o escape_v the_o general_a head_n i_o shall_v insist_v upon_o which_o be_v immediate_o contain_v in_o or_o may_v serve_v to_o explain_v this_o text_n be_v these_o 1._o that_o the_o great_a design_n of_o god_n in_o bestow_v merciful_a deliverance_n on_o a_o people_n be_v to_o reclaim_v they_o from_o sin_n 2._o that_o such_o be_v that_o wickedness_n that_o be_v in_o the_o most_o of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v prone_a to_o wax_v worse_o after_o deliverance_n 3._o that_o sin_v after_o deliverance_n be_v the_o most_o heinous_a sin_v 4._o that_o sin_v after_o deliverance_n have_v a_o peculiar_a influence_n to_o hasten_v destruction_n 5._o that_o destruction_n for_o sin_n after_o deliverance_n will_v be_v the_o most_o dreadful_a destruction_n now_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v deo_fw-la juvante_fw-la to_o speak_v something_o 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