Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	mercy_n	peace_n	righteousness_n	4,695	5	7.7703	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85498	The saints hony-comb, full of divine truths, touching both Christian belief, and a Christians life, in two centuries. By Richard Gove.	Gove, R. (Richard), 1587-1668.	1652 (1652)	Wing G1454; Thomason E1313_1; ESTC R202241	83,389	226

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god_n their_o father_n in_o heaven_n who_o be_v a_o present_a help_n in_o trouble_n psal._n 9_o 9_o and_o who_o name_n be_v a_o sure_a defence_n indeed_o to_o which_o the_o righteous_a run_v and_o be_v safe_a prov._n 18._o 10._o 2_o chron_n 20._o 12._o when_o as_o worldly_a man_n with_o all_o their_o human_a abet_v and_o help_n perish_v under_o the_o weight_n and_o burden_n of_o they_o for_o all_o these_o be_v but_o like_o summer_n brook_n and_o watercourse_n in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o though_o they_o run_v over_o in_o winter_n when_o water_n need_v not_o yet_o most_o usual_o be_v dry_a without_o water_n in_o time_n of_o drought_n and_o extremity_n job_n 6._o 15_o etc._n etc._n expression_n xxviii_o that_o adversity_n do_v god_n child_n less_o hurt_v than_o prosperity_n saint_n ambrose_n report_v of_o the_o oyster_n that_o 8._o whilst_o she_o be_v toss_v and_o turmoil_v by_o the_o crab_n her_o enemy_n she_o so_o clasp_v her_o shell_n from_o this_o her_o foe_n that_o then_o she_o 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can_v make_v a_o pin_n say_v the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n chap._n 15._o 3._o to_o hing_z any_o thing_n thereon_o of_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o vine_n and_o so_o it_o be_v with_o christian_n either_o they_o be_v fruitful_a in_o good_a work_n or_o they_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o in_o god_n account_n except_o it_o be_v for_o fuel_n for_o hell_n fire_n see_v mat._n 3._o 10._o expression_n xxxi_o that_o even_o those_o will_v lay_v hold_n upon_o christ_n and_o his_o merit_n only_o at_o their_o death_n who_o in_o their_o life-time_n seem_v to_o rely_v on_o something_o else_o these_o deal_n with_o christ_n as_o that_o creature_n 296._o which_o be_v call_v the_o amphibion_n do_v with_o the_o land_n for_o they_o that_o have_v write_v of_o that_o creature_n do_v say_v that_o when_o he_o be_v well_o and_o in_o health_n he_o live_v sometime_o in_o the_o water_n and_o sometime_o on_o the_o land_n as_o it_o may_v be_v best_a for_o his_o advantage_n but_o when_o he_o be_v wound_v or_o hurt_v than_o 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