Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	life_n	spirit_n	3,986	5	4.7353	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44341	Righteousness rained from heaven, or, A serious and seasonable discourse exciting all to an earnest enquiry after and continued waiting for the effusions of the spirit unto a communication and increase of righteousness, that faith, holiness, and obedience may yet abound among us, and the wilderness become a fruitful field / as it was delivered in a sermon preached at Harford Connecticut in New-England, May 10, 1677, being the day of election there by Samuel Hooker.	Hooker, Samuel, 1635?-1697.	1677 (1677)	Wing H2638; ESTC W1119	25,479	34

mat._n 6.33_o bless_a be_v those_o that_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousnesi_n for_o such_o will_v be_v beyond_o compliment_n and_o seek_v in_o truth_n 2._o seek_v seasonable_o early_o speedy_o 2_o cor_fw-la 6_o 2_o behold_v now_o be_v the_o accept_a time_n behold_v now_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n lose_v not_o you_o day_n while_o god_n call_v while_o his_o spirit_n move_v while_o life_n la●teth_v while_o you_o have_v liberty_n mean_n help_n and_o advantage_n about_o you_o before_o the_o decree_n come_v forth_o seek_v righteousness_n lest_o the_o clou●s_n return_v after_o rain_n lest_o your_o sabbath_n be_v again_o turn_v into_o day_n of_o labour_n and_o weatiness_n hazard_n and_o hardship_n lest_o instead_o of_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o turtle_n you_o have_v the_o noise_n of_o war_n lest_o you_o come_v too_o late_o to_o be_v accept_v numb_a 14_o 6_o 7._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n strive_v earnest_o by_o joshua_n and_o caleb_n to_o persuade_v israel_n to_o go_v forward_o but_o in_o vain_a for_o in_o their_o frowardness_n and_o fit_a they_o ●et_v up_o their_o spirit_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v wherefore_o in_o the_o 28_o and_o 29_o verse_n god_n give_v forth_o bis_fw-la decree_n as_o true_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n as_o you_o have_v speak_v in_o my_o ear_n so_o will_v i_o do_v to_o you_o your_o carcase_n shall_v fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o this_o they_o change_v their_o mind_n ver_fw-la 39_o 40_o the_o people_n mourn_v great_o and_o they_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o get_v they_o up_o into_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n say_v lo_o we_o be_v here_o and_o we_o will_v go_v up_o unto_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v but_o their_o motion_n take_v not_o though_o they_o rise_v early_o though_o they_o mourn_v and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o mountain_n obj._n but_o have_v not_o god_n say_v that_o those_o that_o seek_v he_o early_o shall_v find_v he_o prov._n 8.17_o a._n true_a but_o man_n early_a be_v many_o time_n god_n late_o prov._n 1.28_o because_o i_o have_v call_v and_o you_o refuse_v i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o band_n and_o no_o man_n regard_v but_o you_o have_v set_v at_o nought_o all_o my_o counsel_n and_o will_v none_o of_o my_o reproof_n i_o also_o will_v laugh_v at_o your_o calamity_n they_o shall_v seek_v i_o early_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v i_o 3._o seek_v he_o earnest_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n with_o that_o intention_n and_o height_n of_o desire_n which_o become_v the_o worth_n excellency_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n seek_v righteousness_n be_v the_o principal_a thing_n life_n be_v in_o it_o win_v it_o and_o you_o win_v all_o miss_v it_o and_o all_o be_v lose_v o_o therefore_o seek_v importunate_o not_o only_o with_o your_o heart_n sincere_o but_o with_o all_o your_o heart_n strong_o warm_a your_o spirit_n with_o 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