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	lord_n	walk_v	4,576	5	7.3473	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09649	A comfortable treatise vpon the latter part of the fourth chapiter of the first Epistle of Saint Peter, from the twelfe verse to the ende. By O. Pigge. Seene and alowed; Comfortable treatise upon the latter part of the fourth chapiter of the first Epistle of Saint Peter, from the twelfe verse to the ende.	Pigg, Oliver, b. ca. 1551.; Fielde, John, d. 1588.	1582 (1582)	STC 19915; ESTC S106422	38,659	87

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the_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n in_o this_o world_n he_o that_o shall_v thus_o debate_v the_o matter_n with_o himself_o and_o with_o a_o heart_n careful_a of_o his_o own_o salvation_n call_v upon_o god_n for_o his_o direction_n will_v soon_o be_v resolve_v with_o moses_n 25._o to_o choose_v rather_o afflictition_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n then_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o si●ne_n here_o for_o a_o short_a time_n moreover_o when_o storm_n arise_v the_o wind_n b●ow_o and_o the_o flood_n bear_v upon_o his_o house_n y_o it_o be_v when_o trouble_n and_o persecution_n come_v he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v they_o more_o patient_o and_o with_o great_a comfort_n since_o in_o truth_n he_o may_v say_v i_o think_v so_o loe_o it_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v as_o i_o look_v for_o long_o since_o it_o be_v a_o common_a say_n evil_n that_o be_v think_v upon_o before_o do_v hurt_v less_o when_o they_o come_v then_o they_o pierce_v we_o deep_o when_o they_o come_v upon_o we_o at_o 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in_o this_o place_n give_v it_o no_o better_a title_n agree_v with_o saint_n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o galathian_o 29._o whereas_o it_o be_v apparent_a in_o y_z e_z history_n that_o isaac_n be_v but_o mock_v of_o ishmael_n 9_o if_o therefore_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v count_v a_o persecuter_n secuter_n of_o the_o church_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n look_v well_o to_o thy_o tongue_n that_o it_o spew_v forth_o no_o taunt_a nor_o reproachful_a word_n against_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o truth_n if_o thou_o do_v the_o sentence_n against_o they_o be_v pen_v already_o &_o thou_o be_v brand_v in_o the_o cheek_n with_o the_o note_n of_o a_o persecuter_n and_o how_o odious_a this_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n how_o slender_o soever_o thou_o account_v of_o it_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o history_n that_o we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o king_n 24._o two_o and_o forty_o little_a child_n be_v miraculous_o destroy_v with_o bear_n for_o mock_v the_o 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