Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	grace_n	jesus_n	law_n	4,649	5	5.3571	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81228	A discourse concerning Christ his incarnation, and exinanition. As also, concerning the principles of Christianity: by way of introduction. / By Meric Casaubon. D.D.	Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.	1646 (1646)	Wing C803; Thomason E354_1; ESTC R201090	58,852	100

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v love_n he_o that_o love_v not_o say_v he_o know_v not_o god_n for_o god_n be_v love_n in_o this_o be_v manifest_v the_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o because_o that_o god_n send_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n that_o we_o may_v live_v through_o he_o of_o the_o love_n of_o man_n towards_o their_o own_o child_n what_o admirable_a effect_n and_o operation_n upon_o extraordinary_a emergent_a occasion_n it_o have_v have_v in_o divers_a much_o may_v be_v say_v out_o of_o ancient_a and_o late_a story_n much_o more_o and_o more_o wonderful_a because_o ground_v upon_o nature_n only_o whereas_o that_o of_o man_n upon_o reason_n and_o piety_n also_o of_o the_o love_n of_o dumb_a creature_n towards_o their_o young_a one_o whereof_o poet_n and_o naturalist_n that_o have_v write_v of_o their_o nature_n treat_v at_o large_a and_o give_v many_o instance_n now_o upon_o this_o salvian_n a_o ancient_a father_n presbyter_n massiliensis_n by_o 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