Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	seek_v	spirit_n	worship_v	7,034	5	9.8542	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64835	Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing V227; ESTC R38004	77,776	241

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beholder_n eye_n and_o have_v many_o time_n more_o beauty_n than_o the_o wearer_n be_v infinite_o short_a of_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n and_o therefore_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o king_n daughter_n psal_n 45.13_o 14._o be_v not_o give_v to_o her_o clothing_n though_o of_o wrought_a gold_n nor_o to_o her_o raiment_n though_o of_o curious_a needlework_n but_o to_o her_o inner_a beauty_n which_o be_v holiness_n she_o be_v all_o glorious_a within_o viz._n pure_a in_o heart_n and_o her_o beauty_n be_v in_o forget_v her_o father_n house_n and_o in_o worship_v her_o lord_n and_o king_n who_o will_v then_o desire_v her_o beauty_n psal_n 45.10_o 11._o for_o such_o he_o seek_v to_o worship_v he_o as_o do_v it_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n so_o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o best_a ornament_n be_v not_o broider_a hair_n or_o gold_n or_o pearl_n or_o costly_a array_n but_o modesty_n shamefacedness_n sobriety_n and_o good_a work_n which_o become_v 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