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_v	world_n	write_v	64	3	4.6951	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93917	A learned and very usefull commentary upon the whole prophesie of Malachy, by that late Reverend, Godly and Learned Divine, Mr. Richard Stock, sometime Rector of Alhallowes Breadstreet, London, and now according to the originall copy left by him, published for the common good. Whereunto is added, An exercitation vpon the same prophesie of Malachy / by Samuel Torshell.	Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.; Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650. Exercitation upon the prophecie of Malachy.	1641 (1641)	Wing S5692A; ESTC R184700	652,388	677

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a_o very_a fearful_a thing_n be_v a_o sign_n that_o in_o themselves_o they_o justify_v themselves_o and_o think_v god_n deal_v but_o hardly_o with_o they_o and_o they_o have_v deserve_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o to_o these_o we_o may_v say_v as_o christ_n to_o the_o pharisee_n luke_n 16.15_o you_o be_v they_o which_o justify_v yourselves_o before_o man_n but_o god_n know_v your_o heart_n for_o that_o which_o be_v high_o esteem_v among_o man_n be_v abomination_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n this_o may_v let_v we_o see_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o at_o all_o time_n use_v 2_o so_o especial_o in_o time_n of_o affliction_n and_o judgement_n when_o man_n in_o their_o hypocrisy_n be_v natural_o prone_a to_o justify_v themselves_o because_o their_o sin_n be_v dead_a and_o their_o conscience_n lay_v asleep_a but_o when_o the_o law_n come_v it_o be_v quicken_v rom._n 7.9_o yea_o and_o not_o only_o make_v live_v but_o strengthen_v 1._o cor._n 15.56_o so_o that_o it_o 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