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	spirit_n	worship_v	1,905	5	8.8109	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19285	The Christians daily sacrifice containing a daily direction for a setled course of sanctification : diuided into three bookes / by Th. Cooper.	Cooper, John, fl. 1626.	1615 (1615)	STC 5695; ESTC S1680	138,332	492

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procure_v we_o peace_n with_o god_n rom._n 5.1_o and_o with_o man_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a and_o expedient_a rom._n 12.18_o 11_o it_o breed_v contentment_n in_o the_o life_n and_o all_o occasion_n phil._n 4.12_o 12_o it_o procure_v cheerfulness_n in_o the_o countenance_n and_o readiness_n in_o all_o our_o business_n pro._n 28.1_o 13_o it_o make_v we_o courageous_a for_o the_o truth_n and_o willing_a by_o all_o mean_n to_o defend_v the_o same_o act._n 4.13_o act._n 6.15_o act._n 18.26_o 14_o it_o make_v we_o victorious_a in_o trouble_n and_o 15_o ready_a to_o yield_v up_o our_o life_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n act._n 21.23_o and_o it_o be_v put_v on_o and_o preserve_v on_o 1_o by_o make_v conscience_n of_o all_o thing_n command_v psa._n 119.6_o 2_o by_o keep_v it_o tender_a and_o sensible_a of_o the_o least_o evil_a hebr._n 13.18_o 3_o to_o this_o end_n view_v we_o it_o daily_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o world_n that_o so_o the_o judgement_n may_v be_v keep_v clear_a to_o prevent_v security_n 4_o examine_v we_o and_o censure_v the_o daily_a error_n thereof_o by_o call_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n to_o avoid_v spiritual_a blindness_n 5_o avoid_v we_o above_o all_o thing_n doubtfulness_n and_o distraction_n in_o our_o action_n rom._n 14.5_o 6_o especial_o keep_v we_o ourselves_o from_o wilful_a fight_v against_o the_o light_n thereof_o in_o commit_v gross_a and_o presumptuous_a sin_n psa._n 19.12_o 7_o have_v we_o always_o more_o regard_n of_o it_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n then_o of_o our_o own_o credit_n with_o man_n 1._o cor._n 4.4_o rom._n 2.29_o 8_o fly_v we_o into_o the_o bosom_n thereof_o when_o outward_a thing_n cross_v we_o act._n 23.1_o 9_o rest_v we_o not_o so_o upon_o the_o justification_n thereof_o but_o that_o we_o refer_v it_o ●●●o_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n 1._o cor._n 4.4_o the_o measure_n of_o this_o sincerity_n be_v 1_o because_o we_o know_v but_o in_o part_n therefore_o either_o we_o may_v not_o make_v conscience_n of_o some_o 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