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
A77674	In the eleaventh moneth, on the nineth day of the moneth, as I was waiting upon the Lord in the land of my nativity, the spirit of the Lord then signified unto me the second time, saying, arise and take up a lamentation over New-England; and being made willing, have writ as followeth.	Browne, John, of Nevis.; Braister, Margaret.	1678 (1678)	Wing B5120A; ESTC R170840	3,642	2

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her_o wing_n but_o they_o will_v not_o but_o slight_v the_o lord_n counsel_n and_o will_v have_v none_o of_o his_o reproof_n o_o new-england_n that_o thy_o inhabitant_n will_v have_v labour_v in_o that_o their_o day_n of_o visitation_n to_o have_v understand_v the_o thing_n that_o do_v belong_v to_o their_o soul_n peace_n then_o will_v it_o have_v be_v well_o with_o they_o for_o than_o will_v the_o lord_n have_v withhold_v his_o judgement_n from_o come_v upon_o thou_o so_o as_o to_o destroy_v thy_o inhabitant_n and_o sure_o he_o will_v not_o have_v suffer_v the_o heathen_a to_o have_v make_v so_o many_o widow_n and_o fatherless_a child_n among_o they_o but_o that_o cruel_a hand_n and_o hard_a heart_n of_o many_o of_o thy_o ruler_n and_o people_n have_v the_o lord_n find_v guilty_a of_o persecute_v and_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o servant_n who_o seek_v their_o good_a therefore_o have_v he_o suffer_v the_o blood_n of_o many_o of_o thy_o inhabitant_n to_o be_v shed_v o_o 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