Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	light_n	see_v	spirit_n	4,161	5	5.1950	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B15838	Tvvo sermons preached by Master Henry Smith: with a prayer for the morning thereunto adioyned. And published by a more perfect copy then heeretofore; Sermons. Selected sermons	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1610 (1610)	STC 22768; ESTC S117490	89,948	135

for_o a_o long_a time_n they_o seem_v to_o wash_v the_o aethiopian_a or_o the_o black_a moor_n the_o more_o they_o wash_v he_o the_o more_o they_o gall_v he_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v a_o aethiopian_a still_o but_o in_o the_o end_n the_o ark_n stand_v and_o dagon_n fall_v down_o and_o truth_n triumph_v over_o falsehood_n have_v get_v the_o victory_n and_o light_n chase_v away_o darkness_n with_o the_o brightness_n thereof_o why_o 8_o 1._o sam._n 5._o 8_o then_o do_v this_o darkness_n continue_v among_o we_o still_o to_o he_o that_o ask_v what_o scrpture_n have_v you_o against_o it_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o answer_v what_o scripture_n have_v you_o for_o it_o for_o if_o the_o word_n command_v it_o not_o god_n reject_v it_o and_o will_v say_v who_o have_v require_v these_o thing_n at_o your_o hand_n but_o what_o be_v this_o for_o every_o idle_a word_n you_o must_v give_v account_n as_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n say_v matth._n 12._o and_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o 23._o they_o ask_v what_o shall_v we_o not_o say_v god_n be_v with_o they_o why_o shall_v you_o why_o say_v they_o must_v we_o say_v nothing_o what_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o what_o say_v thou_o when_o thou_o mention_v the_o death_n of_o thy_o first_o father_n adam_n seth_n enos_n enoch_n noah_n do_v thou_o less_o love_v these_o not_o pray_v for_o they_o than_o thou_o do_v they_o for_o who_o thou_o say_v god_n be_v with_o they_o etc._n etc._n but_o thou_o have_v speech_n enough_o to_o use_v if_o thou_o will_v needs_o say_v somewhat_o and_o leave_v such_o superstitious_a and_o offensive_a sentence_n if_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n thou_o may_v say_v the_o lord_n be_v thank_v for_o his_o deliverance_n or_o the_o like_a but_o if_o he_o be_v not_o than_o thou_o may_v say_v god_n grant_v we_o may_v do_v better_a than_o he_o have_v do_v and_o that_o by_o his_o fall_n we_o may_v learn_v to_o rise_v from_o sin_n or_o some_o such_o thing_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v thou_o may_v 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