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	word_n	world_n	3,656	5	4.4969	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93755	A sermon on I Chron. 29, 18 and now published, because of the exceeding usefulness of this subject, unto all Christians of every perswasion or denomination whatsoever ... : wherein also is shewed what it is to teach for hire, and divine for money, and that objection is answered, which some do frame ... against that maintenance ... which true gospel ministers ought to have in these dayes under that dispensation / by Richard Stafford.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5132; ESTC R42863	20,007	24

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a_o sermon_n preach_v on_o 1_o chron._n 29_o 18._o and_o now_o publish_v because_o of_o the_o exceed_o usefulness_n of_o this_o subject_a unto_o all_o christian_n of_o every_o persuasion_n or_o denomination_n whatsoever_o in_o order_n to_o their_o common_a salvation_n wherein_o also_o be_v show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o teach_v for_o hire_v and_o divine_a for_o money_n and_o that_o objection_n be_v answer_v which_o some_o do_v frame_n from_o hence_o against_o that_o maintenance_n and_o livelihood_n which_o the_o true_a gospel_n minister_n ought_v to_o have_v in_o these_o day_n under_o that_o dispensation_n by_o richard_n stafford_n beloved_n when_o i_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o write_v unto_o you_o of_o the_o common_a salvation_n it_o be_v needful_a for_o i_o to_o write_v unto_o you_o and_o exhort_v you_o that_o you_o shall_v earnest_o contend_v for_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v once_o deliver_v unto_o the_o saint_n judas_n 3._o and_o so_o here_o it_o be_v needful_a for_o i_o to_o 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