Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	work_n	work_v	wrought_v	258	4	7.5911	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66599	Totum hominis: or The whole duty of a Christian, consisting in faith and good life Abridged in certain sermons expounding Paul's prayer for the Thessalonians, Epist. 2. Chap. 1. Vers. 11, 12. By Samuel Wales minister of the gospel at Morley in York-shire.	Wales, Samuel.	1680 (1680)	Wing W295; ESTC R219294	77,526	242

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honour_v their_o king_n be_v he_o not_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n aught_o nor_o servant_n to_o count_v their_o master_n worthy_a all_o honour_n last_o he_o be_v their_o dear_a redeemer_n who_o willing_o disrobe_v and_o empty_v himself_o of_o his_o regal_a glory_n and_o put_v on_o the_o homely_a mantle_n of_o humane_a flesh_n that_o he_o may_v ransom_v they_o with_o the_o price_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n therefore_o they_o owe_v themselves_o whole_o to_o he_o and_o stand_v oblige_v to_o glorify_v he_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n who_o they_o be_v both_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o to_o this_o end_n say_v the_o apostle_n christ_n die_v for_o they_o 6.20_o 1_o co._n 6.20_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o henceforth_o live_v to_o themselves_o but_o to_o he_o that_o die_v for_o they_o hence_o the_o live_a creature_n be_v bring_v in_o say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n worthy_a be_v the_o lamb_n that_o be_v slay_v to_o receive_v honour_n glory_n and_o blessing_n three_o reas_n 3_o it_o be_v 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christ_n which_o give_v power_n to_o merit_v from_o justice_n because_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o just_a judge_n will_v in_o the_o last_o day_n give_v a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n to_o all_o that_o love_v he_o i_o answer_v 1._o their_o goli●h_n seem_v here_o to_o stagger_v for_o though_o sometime_o he_o maintain_v that_o good_a work_n do_v merit_v eternal_a life_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o inherent_a dignity_n which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v by_o seven_o most_o silly_a sophism_n yet_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v we_o attribute_v not_o to_o work_v such_o merit_n as_o have_v a_o answerable_a wage_n due_a unto_o it_o from_o justice_n and_o again_o set_v aside_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n he_o be_v not_o bind_v so_o to_o accept_v our_o work_n as_o to_o reward_v they_o 2._o that_o place_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o justice_n commutative_a or_o distributive_a respect_v man_n merit_n but_o of_o god_n verity_n or_o fidelity_n who_o have_v promise_v this_o 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