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	spirit_n	word_n	8,255	5	4.2520	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77137	A defence and justification of ministers maintence by tythes. And of infant-baptism, humane learning, and the sword of the magistrate; which some Anabaptists falsely call four sandy pillars, and popish foundations of our ministry and churches. In which tythes are proved to be due by divine right to the ministers of the gospel. All common objections answered, and divers cases of conscience humbly proposed: with a light to clear them. / In a reply to a paper sent by some Anabaptists to Immanuel Bourne, late pastor of the church in Asheover in the county of Derby: now preacher to the congregation at Waltham in the county of Leicester. With a short answer to Anthony Peirson's great case of tythes, &c.	Bourne, Immanuel, 1590-1672.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3851; Thomason E1907_1	92,679	184

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thy_o child_n the_o desire_n of_o whole_a soul_n be_v to_o thy_o name_n and_o to_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o yea_o who_o soul_n desire_v thou_o in_o the_o night_n and_o who_o spirit_n within_o they_o seek_v thou_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n but_o thy_o kingdom_n outward_o seem_v like_o a_o totter_a state_n a_o break_a nation_n a_o people_n ready_a to_o be_v destroy_v by_o a_o common_a enemy_n i_o confess_v lord_n that_o it_o have_v be_v so_o in_o former_a age_n jerusalem_n be_v bring_v to_o great_a ruin_n lam._n 1.5_o and_o their_o enemy_n be_v lord_n over_o they_o and_o adversary_n the_o chief_a by_o occasion_n of_o their_o dismal_a division_n yea_o the_o roman_n titus_n and_o vespasian_n destroy_v that_o city_n the_o eastern_a church_n fall_v into_o error_n and_o heresy_n be_v desolate_a by_o that_o false_a prophet_n mahomet_n and_o the_o turkish_a tyrant_n as_o the_o western_a be_v by_o the_o strong_a delusion_n of_o a_o antichrist_n in_o rome_n and_o what_o will_v become_v of_o thy_o church_n in_o these_o nation_n if_o thou_o delay_v to_o heal_v our_o breach_n and_o to_o give_v grace_n ps_n 60.2_o the_o grace_n of_o union_n and_o peace_n among_o thy_o people_n o_o most_o bless_a lord_n rom._n 8.34_o ephes_n 1.17_o james_n 1.17_o will_v thou_o not_o intercede_v for_o we_o to_o thy_o father_n the_o father_n of_o glory_n from_o who_o come_v every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n for_o thy_o merit_n and_o righteousness_n sake_n to_o enlighten_v the_o mind_n and_o move_v the_o heart_n of_o thy_o choose_a once_o to_o see_v and_o consider_v the_o great_a evil_n of_o that_o sin_n of_o fad_a division_n and_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n or_o among_o they_o that_o pretend_v at_o least_o that_o they_o fear_v thy_o name_n and_o the_o great_a evil_a and_o misery_n that_o hang_v over_o all_o our_o head_n if_o thou_o in_o thy_o infinite_a mercy_n be_v not_o our_o protector_n and_o preserver_n o_o that_o thou_o will_v discover_v the_o plot_n and_o design_n of_o 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