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
A44610	An exact model, or platform of good magistracy, or, A sermon preached before the governour, council and assembly at the first meeting at Saint Jago de la Vega in Jamaica, Feb. 1, 1671 by Henry Houser.	Houser, Henry, d. 1683.	1673 (1673)	Wing H2946; ESTC R28697	10,012	30

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private_a weakness_n that_o this_o poor_a sermon_n shall_v gain_v such_o acceptance_n with_o you_o as_o to_o judge_v it_o worthy_a either_o of_o your_o thanks_o or_o of_o public_a view_n but_o see_v your_o pleasure_n be_v to_o order_n the_o publish_v of_o it_o i_o do_v humble_o obey_v and_o therefore_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o offer_v and_o consecrate_v the_o same_o even_o to_o you_o who_o be_v the_o head_n and_o the_o representative_n of_o this_o whole_a land_n and_o have_v command_v both_o the_o preach_a and_o print_n of_o it_o yea_o and_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n which_o oblige_v i_o to_o make_v you_o this_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n for_o the_o many_o singular_a favour_n and_o courtesy_n particular_o that_o of_o your_o last_o liberal_a bounty_n and_o kindness_n bestow_v and_o fasten_v upon_o i_o so_o that_o i_o must_v say_v as_o ruth_n say_v once_o to_o boaz_n chap._n 11.10_o why_o have_v i_o find_v grace_n in_o your_o eye_n that_o you_o shall_v take_v knowledge_n of_o i_o 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this_o most_o perfect_a model_n and_o platform_n of_o the_o best_a magistracy_n in_o the_o text_n and_o according_a thereunto_o exact_a and_o direct_v all_o your_o consultation_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o great_a judge_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o advancement_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o happiness_n and_o prosperity_n of_o this_o island_n and_o all_o this_o grant_v he_o who_o be_v the_o great_a monarch_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o jesus_n christ_n his_o sake_n the_o part_n of_o the_o text_n be_v two_o i._n the_o counsel_n of_o jethro_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o give_v to_o moses_n in_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v provide_v ii_o this_o counsel_n be_v describe_v and_o particularise_v by_o four_o essential_a character_n i._o membrum_fw-la i._o or_o property_n of_o good_a magistrate_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v 1._o able_a men._n 2._o such_o as_o fear_v god_n 3._o man_n of_o truth_n 4._o hate_v covetousness_n i_o begin_v with_o the_o first_a 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