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	life_n	spirit_n	4,772	5	5.1324	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66101	The high esteem which God hath of the death of his saints as it was delivered in a sermon preached October 7, 1683, occasioned by the death of the worshipful John Hull, Esq. who deceased October 1, 1683 / by Samuel Willard.	Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.; Corlet, Elijah, d. 1687.	1683 (1683)	Wing W2280; ESTC R27592	13,583	24

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the_o high_a esteem_n which_o god_n have_v of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n as_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v october_n 7._o 1683._o occasion_v by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o worshipful_a john_n hull_n esq_n who_o decease_a october_n 1._o 1683._o by_o samuel_n willard_n teacher_n to_o a_o church_n in_o boston_n numb_a 23._o 10._o 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 de_fw-fr imperatore_n theodosio_n fertur_fw-la magis_fw-la se_fw-la gaudere_fw-la quod_fw-la membrum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dei_fw-la esset_fw-la quam_fw-la caput_fw-la imperii_fw-la aug._n boston_n in_o new-england_n print_v by_o samuel_n green_a for_o samuel_n sewall_n 1683._o psal._n 116._o 15._o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n this_o psalm_n be_v whole_o eucharistical_a the_o psalmist_n scope_n be_v to_o profess_v his_o endear_a love_n to_o god_n and_o to_o excite_v himself_o to_o a_o 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