Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	lord_n	mercy_n	psal_n	4,793	5	8.0417	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43572	The best entail, or, Dying parents living hopes for their surviving children grounded upon the covenant of Gods grace, with believers and their seed, being a short discourse upon 2 Sam. 23, 5 : wherein is a collection of several covenant-promises to support the faith, and some pleas to direct and quicken the prayers of Gods covenanted people for their surviving posterity / by O.H. ...	Heywood, Oliver, 1629-1702.	1693 (1693)	Wing H1761; ESTC R40552	56,018	114

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christ_n who_o be_v god_n essential_a word_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o heart_n have_v thou_o do_v all_o these_o great_a thing_n have_v thou_o see_v any_o stop_n or_o obstruction_n on_o my_o part_n thou_o will_v have_v forbear_v make_v this_o covenant_n but_o such_o a_o covenant_n there_o be_v and_o grace_n make_v it_o look_v into_o thy_o own_o heart_n lord_n and_z as_o grace_n only_o make_v it_o so_o let_v grace_n perform_v it_o 2._o lord_n thou_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o thy_o promise_n mercy_n make_v this_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n 89.35_o mic._n 7.20_o numb_a 23.19_o psal_n 89.35_o truth_n perform_v it_o to_o jacob_n thou_o be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v lie_v thou_o have_v swear_v by_o thy_o holiness_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o lie_v unto_o david_n well_o lord_n in_o hope_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o thy_o covenant_n i_o marry_v beget_v child_n give_v they_o up_o to_o god_n in_o baptism_n wherein_o thou_o take_v they_o 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