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	worship_v	4,411	5	8.9748	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09999	The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole dutie of prayer. Delivered in fiue sermons vpon I Thess. 5.17. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Davenport, John, 1597-1670.	1629 (1629)	STC 20251; ESTC S105990	87,396	182

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for_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n for_o o●…_n 〈◊〉_d comfort_n 〈◊〉_d thing_n 〈◊〉_d belong_v to_o the_o present_a 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o body_n 〈◊〉_d if_o he_o pray_v for_o they_o with_o these_o condi_fw-la tion_n that_o he_o pray_v for_o that_o which_o be_v convenient_a for_o he_o he_o pray_v for_o such_o a_o measure_n a●…_n god_n se●…_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o 〈◊〉_d 9_o 〈◊〉_d for_o i_o this_o prayer_n be_v good_a bu●…_n if_o a●…_n 1._o tim._n 6._o if_o any_o 〈◊〉_d will_v be_v rich_a it_o be_v a_o inordinate_a desire_n when_o man_n will_v have_v excess_n of_o these_o outward_a thing_n and_o more_o than_o be_v 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o and_o agai●…_n if_o you_o desire_v that_o which_o be_v conveient_a and_o spend_v it_o upon_o your_o 〈◊〉_d if_o you_o desire_v health_n and_o long_a life_n that_o you_o may_v live_v more_o pleasant_o if_o you_o desire_v wealth_n that_o you_o may_v live_v more_o delicious_o and_o not_o simple_o that_o which_o the_o creature_n may_v desire_v and_o ●…o_o the_o ●…nd_n 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