Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	holy_a	lord_n	spirit_n	8,095	5	5.0560	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47541	A sermon preach'd at the funeral of The Right Honourable the Lady Guilford, Nov. 18, 1699 by John Knight ...	Knight, John, 1651-1712.	1700 (1700)	Wing K689; ESTC R1128	17,985	40

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the_o defect_n which_o still_o remain_v i_o can_v only_o ask_v your_o pardon_n sir_n but_o can_v remedy_n '_o they_o i_o have_v neither_o skill_n nor_o colour_n to_o draw_v so_o bright_a and_o heavenly_a a_o life_n the_o piety_n and_o devotion_n she_o daily_o practise_v give_v her_o such_o perfection_n as_o be_v easy_o admire_v but_o scarce_o possible_a to_o be_v describe_v and_o now_o my_o lord_n if_o instead_o of_o votive_a table_n to_o adorn_v her_o shrine_n your_o lordship_n shall_v preserve_v her_o memory_n by_o imitate_v her_o example_n you_o also_o shall_v be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n which_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o right_o honourable_a your_o lordship_n in_o the_o humble_a and_o most_o dutiful_a observance_n john_n knight_n numb._n xxiii_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o 10_o verse_n let_v i_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o let_v my_o last_o end_n be_v like_o he_o which_o word_n be_v the_o sober_a and_o pious_a 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