Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	good_a	great_a	see_v	2,232	5	3.1314	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77100	Paideia Thriamous. The triumph of learning over ignorance, and of truth over faleshood. Being an answer to foure quæries. Whether there be any need of universities? Who is to be accounted an hæretick? Whether it be lawfull to use coventicles? Whether a lay-man may preach? VVhich were lately proposed by a zelot, in the parish church at Swacie neere Cambridge, after the second sermon, October 3. 1652. Since that enlarged by the answerer, R.B. B.D. and fellow of Trin. Col. Camb.	R. B. (Robert Boreman), d. 1675.	1652 (1652)	Wing B3760; Thomason E681_10; ESTC R206793	32,371	43

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o triumph_n of_o learning_n overdo_n ignorance_n and_o of_o truth_n over_o falsehood_n be_v a_o answer_n to_o four_o query_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o need_n of_o university_n who_o be_v to_o be_v account_v a_o haeretick_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o use_v conventicle_n whether_o a_o layman_n may_v preach_v which_o be_v late_o propose_v by_o a_o zealot_n in_o the_o parish_n church_n at_o swacie_n near_o cambridge_n after_o the_o second_o sermon_n october_n 3._o 1652._o since_o that_o enlarge_v by_o the_o answerer_n r.b._n b.d._n and_o fellow_n of_o trin._n col._n camb._n talmud_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la auget_fw-la academias_fw-la auget_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la &_o sapientes_fw-la ignat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom_n 16.17_o mark_v they_o which_o cause_n division_n and_o avoid_v they_o rom_n 10.15_o how_o shall_v they_o preach_v except_o they_o be_v send_v london_n print_v for_o r._n royston_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o 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