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	way_n	world_n	4,036	5	4.7603	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92849	Christos kai kerdos. = Christ the life, and death the gain, of every true beleever: or, The life of a saint resolved into Christ, and His death into gain. Held forth clearly in a sermon preached at the late sad and solemn funeral of the right worshipful Rowland Wilson, Esq; a Member of the Parliament of England, and of the honorable Councel of State; and one of the aldermen and sheriffs of the city of London. By Obadiah Sedgvvick, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Covent-Garden. Together with an epistle dedicatory: wherein is an exact account given upon some years more then ordinary experience of the superlative worth of this eminent servant of Christ, and of the Common-wealth. By George Cokayn, an unworthy teacher of the Gospel at Pancras Soper lane, London.	Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658.; Cokayn, George, 1619-1691.	1650 (1650)	Wing S2368; Thomason E599_6; ESTC R206326	26,159	45

we_o locum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n beza_n in_o locum_fw-la forward_o whole_o possess_v we_o rule_v we_o dispose_v of_o we_o carry_v we_o on_o as_o man_n possess_v with_o a_o vehemency_n of_o spirit_n or_o as_o a_o ship_n which_o strong_a wind_n do_v drive_v apace_o if_o jesus_n christ_n if_o any_o interest_n of_o his_o be_v concern_v the_o christian_a look_n on_o himself_o so_o concern_v therein_o that_o he_o can_v but_o put_v out_o himself_o in_o act._n 4._o 17_o 18._o the_o council_n there_o threaten_v and_o charge_v the_o apostle_n that_o henceforth_o they_o shall_v speak_v to_o no_o man_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n what_o answer_v make_v peter_n and_o john_n to_o this_o see_v verse_n 20._o we_o can_v but_o speak_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alas_o do_v you_o command_v we_o to_o be_v ●●lent_a for_o christ_n why_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o publish_v christ_n and_o magnify_v christ_n 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3._o that_o which_o be_v a_o man_n chief_a end_n it_o do_v facilitare_fw-la the_o thought_n and_o apprehension_n of_o it_o do_v make_v the_o service_n and_o employment_n of_o the_o man_n very_o easy_a and_o light_a unto_o he_o which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v very_o heavy_a and_o tedious_a you_o can_v not_o drudge_n so_o as_o some_o man_n do_v nor_o break_v your_o sleep_n nor_o go_v to_o bed_n so_o late_o and_o rise_v so_o early_o nor_o endure_v such_o care_n not_o converse_v with_o so_o many_o trouble_n yet_o they_o make_v nothing_o of_o these_o because_o their_o end_n be_v to_o be_v rich_a and_o great_a therefore_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o burdensome_a but_o easy_a to_o they_o thus_o be_v it_o with_o a_o christian_n who_o make_v christ_n his_o end_n natural_a man_n do_v wonder_v how_o a_o christian_a can_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n in_o holy_a meditation_n in_o heavenly_a duty_n in_o spiritual_a study_n and_o communion_n that_o he_o can_v venture_v so_o much_o for_o christ_n 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χριστος_n και_n κερδος_n christ_n the_o life_n and_o death_n the_o gain_n of_o every_o true_a believer_n or_o the_o life_n of_o a_o saint_n resolve_v into_o christ_n and_o his_o death_n into_o gain_n hold_v forth_o clear_o in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o late_a sad_a and_o solemn_a funeral_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a rowland_n wilson_n esq_n a_o member_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n and_o of_o the_o honourable_a council_n of_o state_n and_o one_o of_o the_o alderman_n and_o sheriff_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n by_o obadiah_n sedgwick_n b._n d._n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o covent-garden_n together_o with_o a_o epistle_n dedicatory_a wherein_o be_v a_o exact_a account_n give_v upon_o some_o year_n more_o than_o ordinary_a experience_n of_o the_o superlative_a worth_n of_o this_o eminent_a servant_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o george_n cokayn_n a_o unworthy_a teacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o pancras_n soper_n lane_n 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