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
A90384	The fear of God: vvhat it is, and exhorted to as one of the great lessons God calls upon men to learn by his great dispensations in the last days. In a sermon preached unto the Church of Christ meeting in Petty France London, the tenth day of the sixth month. Anno 1656. By the faithful servant of Christ John Pendarves a little before his death.	Pendarves, John, 1622-1656.	1657 (1657)	Wing P1137; Thomason E907_3; ESTC R3183	20,112	38

not_o sleight_v it_o that_o you_o be_v not_o like_o those_o that_o in_o prov._n 1.29_o hate_a knowledge_n and_o do_v not_o choose_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o if_o you_o do_v real_o desire_v to_o fear_n god_n to_o help_v you_o forward_o in_o it_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o somewhat_o by_o way_n of_o direction_n which_o if_o you_o observe_v and_o practice_v may_v be_v useful_a by_o god_n blessing_n to_o work_v this_o fear_n in_o your_o heart_n direct_v 1._o then_o be_v much_o in_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n sovereignty_n and_o power_n over_o thou_o and_o his_o great_a work_n of_o creation_n and_o redemption_n and_o preservation_n what_o a_o god_n he_o be_v with_o who_o you_o have_v to_o do_v and_o the_o vast_a disproportion_n that_o be_v between_o you_o and_o he_o consider_v his_o absolute_a power_n and_o authority_n over_o you_o how_o you_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n who_o can_v do_v with_o you_o what_o he_o please_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o thou_o have_v have_v any_o vain_a 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david_n tell_v we_o the_o like_a psal_n 36.1_o they_o have_v not_o this_o true_a sonlike_a fear_n natural_a man_n be_v unacquainted_a with_o it_o 2_o that_o this_o fear_n come_v by_o union_n with_o christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o you_o may_v see_v psal_n 86.11_o unite_v my_o heart_n to_o fear_v thy_o name_n this_o fear_n of_o god_n it_o come_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o union_n with_o jesus_n christ_n by_o faith_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v give_v to_o christ_n isa_n 11.2_o and_o he_o receive_v of_o that_o anoint_v to_o shed_v it_o abroad_o among_o his_o member_n and_o to_o give_v it_o to_o those_o that_o be_v unite_v to_o he_o and_o no_o further_a than_o we_o live_v in_o union_n with_o christ_n by_o faith_n can_v we_o be_v partaker_n of_o this_o gracious_a frame_n of_o spirit_n to_o fear_v the_o lord_n in_o truth_n this_o be_v a_o lesson_n which_o the_o spirit_n teach_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v by_o the_o 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