Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	lord_n	way_n	3,966	5	4.6102	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28174	An useful case of conscience learnedly and accuratly discussed and resolved concerning associations and confederacies with idolaters, infidels, hereticks, malignants, or any other knoun enemies of truth and godlinesse : useful for these times and therefore published for the benefit of all those who desire to know or retain the sworn to principles of the sometimes famous Church of Christ in Scotland / by Hugh Binning.	Binning, Hugh, 1627-1653.	1693 (1693)	Wing B2934; ESTC R24656	57,320	52

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thou_o walk_v in_o that_o thou_o run_v to_o no_o extremity_n either_o to_o one_o party_n or_o other_o that_o thou_o walk_v in_o the_o middle_a way_n between_o profanity_n and_o error_n thou_o hold_v these_o way_n hitherto_o for_o extreme_n ponder_v i_o beseech_v thou_o then_o before_o thou_o walk_v in_o any_o of_o they_o see_v whether_o they_o be_v real_o come_v to_o thou_o or_o thou_o to_o they_o mark_v who_o be_v change_v chap._n 5_o 8._o to_o the_o 15._o remove_v thy_o way_n far_o from_o she_o and_o come_v not_o near_o the_o door_n of_o her_o house_n 9_o lest_o thou_o give_v thy_o honour_n unto_o other_o and_o thy_o year_n unto_o the_o cruel_a 10._o lest_o stranger_n be_v fill_v with_o thy_o wealth_n and_o thy_o labour_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o stranger_n 11._o and_o thou_o mourn_v at_o last_o when_o thy_o flesh_n and_o thy_o body_n be_v consume_v 12._o and_o say_v how_o have_v i_o hate_a instruction_n and_o my_o heart_n despise_a reproof_n 13._o and_o have_v not_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o teacher_n nor_o incline_v my_o ear_n to_o they_o that_o instruct_v i_o etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o will_v be_v safe_a from_o snare_n remove_v from_o the_o way_n and_o house_n of_o the_o strange_a woman_n thou_o must_v fall_v in_o aholah_n and_o aholibahs_n whordom_n ezek._n 23._o except_o thou_o come_v not_o near_o they_o if_o thou_o keep_v not_o from_o that_o assembly_n and_o congregation_n thou_o shall_v be_v almost_o in_o all_o evil_a if_o thou_o join_v with_o they_o thou_o can_v but_o partake_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o plague_n and_o so_o thou_o shall_v say_v after_o when_o thou_o can_v well_o mend_v it_o it_o be_v near_o go_v my_o step_n almost_o go_v and_o all_o the_o assembly_n of_o his_o people_n shall_v witness_v to_o it_o chap._n 6_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 24_o 25._o these_o six_o thing_n do_v the_o lord_n hate_v yea_o seven_o be_v one_fw-mi abomination_n unto_o he_o 17._o a_o proud_a look_n a_o lie_a tongue_n and_o hand_n that_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n 18._o 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