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	love_n	word_n	4,023	5	4.0687	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54857	The signal diagnostick whereby we are to judge of our own affections : and as well of our present, as future state, or, The love of Christ planted upon the very same turf, on which it once had been supplanted by the extreme love of sin : being the substance of several sermons, deliver'd at several times and places, and now at last met together to make up the treatise which ensues / by Tho. Pierce.	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1670 (1670)	Wing P2199; ESTC R12333	120,589	186

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love_v i_o but_o if_o you_o love_v your_o own_o self_n keep_v my_o commandment_n even_o because_o the_o keep_n of_o they_o can_v add_v no_o otherwise_o to_o his_o than_o as_o it_o make_v for_o our_o advantage_n and_o have_v hitherto_o consider_v our_o saviour_n precept_n touch_v the_o keep_a of_o his_o commandment_n as_o the_o great_a expression_n of_o his_o love_n to_o we_o i_o be_o next_o to_o consider_v the_o keep_n of_o they_o as_o the_o great_a expression_n of_o we_o to_o he_o and_o so_o by_o consequence_n be_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o three_o inference_n i_o propose_v chap._n iii_o that_o as_o the_o great_a expression_n of_o christ_n love_n to_o we_o be_v his_o take_n it_o as_o a_o kindness_n that_o we_o be_v kind_a unto_o ourselves_o so_o the_o great_a expression_n of_o we_o to_o he_o be_v to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o enjoyn'_v we_o sect._n 1_o and_o sure_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o inference_n will_v not_o need_v much_o labour_n to_o make_v it_o evident_a for_o all_o 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be_v to_o argue_v à_fw-la minori_fw-la ad_fw-la majus_fw-la for_o if_o our_o love_n must_v extend_v thus_o to_o enemy_n how_o much_o more_o to_o such_o as_o be_v friend_n friend_n to_o our_o person_n and_o to_o our_o god_n too_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n have_v degree_n and_o so_o must_v we_o as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o of_o christ_n he_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o but_o especial_o of_o 10._o they_o that_o believe_v so_o the_o very_a same_o apostle_n do_v also_o tell_v we_o of_o ourselves_o we_o must_v do_v good_a unto_o all_o man_n but_o especial_o to_o they_o who_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n and_o even_o of_o those_o that_o be_v faithful_a a_o primary_n care_n be_v to_o 26._o be_v take_v for_o they_o that_o be_v of_o our_o own_o country_n it_o be_v not_o only_o for_o god_n sake_n that_o david_n be_v kind_a unto_o jerusalem_n but_o for_o his_o brethren_n and_o companion_n sake_n he_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o she_o and_o do_v his_o utmost_a to_o do_v her_o 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