Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	love_n	love_v	word_n	4,771	5	4.7257	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

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heres_fw-la 24._o compare_v 2_o joh._n 7._o scope_n to_o incite_v the_o elect_a lady_n and_o her_o child_n to_o persevere_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o careful_o to_o shun_v all_o heretical_a seducer_n that_o bring_v not_o christ_n doctrine_n a●_n also_o to_o adorn_v the_o truth_n with_o love_n and_o good_a work_n principal_a part_n to_o this_o end_n be_v i._o the_o inscription_n of_o the_o epistle_n contain_v 1._o the_o writer_n 2._o person_n write_v to_o 3._o a_o testification_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_n be_v sincere_a love_n to_o the_o lady_n and_o her_o child_n 4._o his_o pious_a wish_n o●_n supplication_n for_o they_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o ii_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o epistle_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n 1._o congratulate_v with_o the_o lady_n that_o some_o of_o her_o child_n walk_v in_o the_o truth_n ver_fw-la 4._o 2._o exhort_v to_o constancy_n in_o the_o ancient_a doctrine_n of_o love_n and_o truth_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o 3._o warn_v they_o against_o seducer_n deny_v christ_n incarnation_n show_v the_o danger_n of_o they_o and_o forbid_v all_o fellowship_n with_o they_o ver_fw-la 7._o to_o 12._o iii_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o epistle_n with_o 1._o intimation_n that_o he_o omit_v write_v many_o other_o thing_n hope_v to_o come_v to_o they_o and_o speak_v they_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n verse_n 12._o 2._o salutation_n from_o her_o sister_n child_n ver_fw-la 13._o iii_o john_n the_o three_o epistle_n of_o john_n the_o apostle_n this_o epistle_n be_v not_o general_n but_o particular_a write_v to_o gaius_n penman_n of_o this_o epistle_n also_o be_v john_n the_o apostle_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v authentic_a and_o canonical_a both_o these_o be_v evident_a by_o all_o the_o four_o reason_n allege_v touch_v john_n second_o epistle_n and_o the_o word_n phrase_n and_o method_n of_o these_o two_o