Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	light_n	way_n	7,290	5	5.4656	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40006	Some seasonable considerations to the young men & women who in this day of tryal are made willing to offer up themselves, estates or liberty, and suffer reproaches, with other hard usages in the streets of this city, and elsewhere, to bear a testimony for the life, light and truth of Jesus Christ and to all who make a profession of the same, this in the tender love of God is written / by Mary Forster.	Forster, Mary, 1619?-1686.	1684 (1684)	Wing F1604; ESTC R10778	6,261	14

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life_n light_n and_o truth_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n friend_n consider_v your_o call_v it_o be_v high_a it_o be_v holy_a it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o world_n its_o beggarly_a rudiment_n its_o false_a way_n and_o worship_n its_o custom_n and_o fashion_n with_o all_o the_o abomination_n profanation_n sport_n and_o pastime_n into_o what_o even_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o be_v make_v conformable_a unto_o christ_n our_o head_n to_o be_v in_o he_o holy_a as_o he_o be_v holy_a then_o to_o be_v heir_n with_o he_o joint_a heir_n with_o christ_n and_o to_o sit_v with_o he_o in_o the_o heavenly_a place_n o_o bless_a exchange_n unspeakable_a love_n what_o manner_n of_o person_n ought_v we_o to_o be_v say_v the_o honest_a heart_n oh_o let_v none_o of_o we_o walk_v unworthy_a of_o such_o mercy_n but_o keep_v a_o live_a sense_n thereof_o upon_o our_o heart_n continual_o watch_v over_o our_o thought_n word_n and_o work_n that_o we_o in_o all_o 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