Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	let_v	word_n	4,119	5	3.9916	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86612	The pagan preacher silenced. Or, an answer to a treatise of Mr. John Goodwin, entituled, the pagans debt & dowry. Wherein is discovered the weaknesse of his arguments, and that it doth not yet appear by scripture, reason, or the testimony of the best of his own side, that the heathen who never heard of the letter of the Gospel, are either obliged to, or enabled for the believing in Christ; and that they are either engaged to matrimonial debt, or admitted to a matrimonial dowry. Wherein also is historically discovered, and polemically discussed the doctrin of Universal grace, with the original, growth and fall thereof; as it hath been held forth by the most rigid patrons of it. / By Obadiah Howe, A.M. and pastor of Horne-Castle in Lincolnshire. With a verdict on the case depending between Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Howe, by the learned George Kendal, DD.	Howe, Obadiah, 1615 or 16-1683.; Kendall, George, 1610-1663.	1655 (1655)	Wing H3051; Thomason E851_16; ESTC R207423	163,028	140

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to_o prove_v and_o the_o rather_o because_o in_o this_o he_o be_v one_o spirit_n with_o the_o remonstrant_n i_o have_v the_o fair_a plea_n to_o examine_v also_o that_o which_o be_v the_o fair_a plea_n for_o a_o universal_a sufficient_a grace_n as_o it_o be_v most_o plausible_o lay_v down_o by_o the_o best_a of_o mr._n goodwin_n way_n and_o that_o he_o and_o the_o arminian_o be_v of_o one_o opinion_n in_o this_o i_o shall_v make_v appear_v by_o these_o follow_a instance_n the_o remonstrant_n in_o their_o solemn_a convention_n before_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n make_v out_o universal_a grace_n thus_o 327._o thus_o omnibus_fw-la hominum_fw-la cordibus_fw-la insculpsit_fw-la aliquam_fw-la saicognitionem_fw-la itaque_fw-la communi_fw-la vocatione_n omnes_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la vocat_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la eo_fw-la quidem_fw-la sine_fw-la ut_fw-la secundùm_fw-la istius_fw-la communis_fw-la vocationis_fw-la tenorem_fw-la gratiaeque_fw-la generaliotis_fw-la mensuram_fw-la vitam_fw-la 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