Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	peace_n	spirit_n	unity_n	1,812	5	8.9331	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37056	Certaine considerations shewing the necessity of a correspondencie in spirituall matters betwixt all Protestant churches an especiall meanes for effecting whereof and healing our present breaches would be a nationall synod / by John Dury.	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1642 (1642)	Wing D2839; ESTC R15939	5,643	16

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to_o settle_v it_o one_o with_o another_o and_o three_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o public_a state_n shall_v move_v they_o to_o maintain_v it_o constant_o when_o once_o it_o be_v settle_v of_o the_o first_o in_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o religious_a profession_n of_o christianity_n we_o shall_v consider_v the_o thing_n wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v the_o end_n wherefore_o god_n give_v his_o grace_n for_o which_o we_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o the_o same_o and_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o we_o may_v attain_v to_o this_o end_n the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n consist_v in_o the_o soundness_n of_o the_o doctrine_n &_o in_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o professor_n tit._n 1.1_o 3_o 8._o to_o maintain_v &_o advance_v both_o these_o protestant_n be_v oblige_v one_o towards_o another_o by_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n whereof_o they_o make_v profession_n in_o the_o symbol_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n be_v not_o only_o the_o conjunction_n of_o 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thereof_o the_o end_n to_o which_o we_o shall_v use_v god_n grace_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n 1_o corin._n 10.31_o and_o our_o mutual_a edification_n 1_o corin._n 14.26_o and_o rom._n 14.19_o and_o 15.2_o these_o two_o end_n be_v subordinate_a one_o to_o another_o for_o god_n can_v be_v glorify_v otherwise_o by_o we_o then_o by_o this_o that_o we_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n one_o towards_o another_o john_n 15.6_o and_o matth._n 15.6_o because_o our_o good_a can_v reach_v to_o he_o as_o david_n say_v psal_n 16.2_o but_o to_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o excellent_a one_o in_o who_o shall_v be_v all_o our_o delight_n ibid._n ver_fw-la 3._o but_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o intend_v this_o communication_n of_o our_o goodness_n unto_o the_o saint_n by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o mutual_a edification_n except_o we_o use_v mean_n to_o know_v one_o another_o condition_n of_o which_o the_o chief_a be_v a_o constant_a course_n of_o mutual_a intelligence_n and_o correspondency_n therefore_o a_o settle_a correspondency_n be_v whole_o necessary_a to_o be_v intend_v if_o we_o will_v not_o deprive_v god_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o his_o saint_n of_o the_o interest_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v in_o we_o by_o the_o right_a use_n of_o our_o talent_n the_o mean_n by_o which_o this_o end_n be_v to_o be_v attain_v be_v to_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n which_o we_o be_v command_v and_o by_o many_o reason_n exhort_v to_o do_v ephes_n 4.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o now_o this_o endeavour_n because_o it_o be_v the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o true_a charity_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o true_a mean_n of_o mutual_a edification_n for_o only_a charity_n be_v that_o which_o do_v edify_v as_o may_v appear_v clear_o by_o 1_o corinth_n 8.1_o and_o chapt._n 13._o ephes_n 4.15_o 16._o now_o charity_n can_v be_v maintain_v except_o there_o be_v a_o endeavour_n to_o know_v one_o another_o estate_n 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