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
A77498	The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133	201,893	311

exod._n 15.24_o and_o so_o against_o god_n in_o he_o as_o moses_n tell_v they_o exod._n 16.7_o and_o the_o lord_n himself_o interpret_v it_o numb_a 14.29_o and_o the_o like_a they_o do_v upon_o other_o occasion_n as_o in_o the_o want_n of_o bread_n exod._n 16.2_o thus_o do_v they_o murmur_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o best_a of_o god_n saint_n subject_n to_o if_o god_n bring_v they_o to_o the_o water_n of_o marah_n bitter_a water_n give_v they_o some_o bitter_a cup_n to_o drink_v exercise_v they_o with_o some_o sharp_a afflictious_a their_o gesture_n their_o speech_n their_o action_n be_v too_o ready_a to_o bewray_v the_o secret_a discontent_n and_o impatience_n of_o their_o spirit_n those_o instance_n of_o eliah_n jeremy_n job_n jonah_n be_v all_o obvious_a all_o eminent_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o how_o be_v they_o surprise_v with_o this_o distemper_n now_o o_o lord_n take_v away_o my_o life_n for_o i_o be_o not_o better_o than_o my_o father_n say_v eliah_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o king_n 19.4_o why_o be_v my_o pain_n perpetual_a and_o my_o wound_n incurable_a which_o refuse_v to_o be_v heal_v will_v thou_o be_v unto_o i_o altogether_o as_o a_o liar_n or_o as_o water_n that_o fail_v say_v jeremy_n to_o his_o god_n in_o a_o distemper_a passion_n jer._n 15.18_o and_o again_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o and_o i_o be_v deceive_v thou_o be_v strong_a than_o i_o and_o have_v prevail_v i_o be_o in_o derision_n daily_o every_o one_o mock_v i_o cap._n 20.7_o and_o again_o v._n 14._o curse_a be_v the_o day_n wherein_o i_o be_v bear_v let_v not_o the_o day_n wherein_o my_o mother_n bear_v i_o be_v bless_v and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o passionate_a language_n betray_v a_o strange_a distemper_n that_o be_v upon_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o contempt_n and_o treachery_n and_o ill_o use_v which_o he_o meet_v with_o and_o the_o like_a we_o find_v in_o job_n though_o 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