Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	receive_v	scripture_n	word_n	3,748	5	4.4178	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33270	A brief and pithy treatise about comfort which Gods children have, or at least earnestly desire, and long after whilst they are in this world : together with the observations of comfort and the removal of them / by John Clark ...	Clark, John, 1630-1669.	1670 (1670)	Wing C4467; ESTC R11148	24,538	144

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have_v not_o only_o receive_v some_o enlightning_n and_o common_a grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o be_v also_o real_o and_o true_o sanctify_v may_v through_o temptation_n and_o infirmity_n do_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o know_v to_o be_v sin_n as_o no_o doubt_n but_o david_n know_v murder_n and_o adultery_n to_o be_v sin_n and_o peter_n can_v not_o but_o know_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o deny_v christ_n and_o to_o common_a experience_n will_v bear_v witness_n to_o the_o same_o 2._o prop._n it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o the_o will_n may_v consent_v to_o the_o commission_n of_o know_a sin_n david_n be_v not_o constrain_v to_o the_o commission_n of_o the_o forementioned_a sin_n 3._o prop._n and_o it_o be_v no_o less_o certain_a that_o such_o may_v be_v renew_v again_o to_o repentance_n as_o david_n and_o peter_n be_v yet_o no_o doubt_n but_o such_o circumstance_n do_v render_v the_o sin_n more_o than_o ordinary_a heinous_a from_o hence_o we_o conclude_v that_o except_o we_o 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