Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	meaning_n	true_a	word_n	6,122	5	4.4275	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75470	An Antidote against some principal errors of the predestinarians a work designed for the information of the common people.		1696 (1696)	Wing A3494A; ESTC R42462	23,735	50

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do_v not_o sright_o understand_v the_o true_a intent_n and_o mean_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o that_o they_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n mat._n 22.29_o that_o be_v to_o say_v not_o know_v they_o right_o for_o they_o rely_v only_o upon_o here_o and_o there_o a_o place_n that_o seem_v to_o make_v for_o they_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n overlook_v a_o far_o great_a number_n of_o scripture_n that_o very_o plain_o and_o clear_o do_v testify_v against_o they_o now_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o where_o one_o part_n of_o scripture_n seem_v to_o declare_v one_o thing_n and_o another_o part_n seem_v to_o declare_v quite_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v evident_a i_o say_v that_o there_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o one_o part_n be_v not_o that_o which_o the_o literal_a import_n of_o the_o word_n do_v express_v for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o two_o sense_n which_o do_v oppose_v each_o other_o can_v both_o be_v true_a in_o such_o case_n than_o it_o must_v be_v that_o the_o literal_a 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