Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	aaron_n	age_n	people_n	12	3	4.4779	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47748	Liturgy's vindicated by the dissenters, or, The lawfulness of forms of prayer and liturgies proved from the very texts of Scripture urged against them by John Bunyan and the dissenters / by the author of the Religious conference between a minister and his parishioner about infant baptism.	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1700 (1700)	Wing L1137; ESTC R34970	43,840	127

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he_o can_v not_o say_v as_o he_o do_v p._n 73._o i_o know_v it_o be_v thus_o with_o they_o their_o groan_n go_v up_o to_o heaven_n from_o every_o corner_n of_o the_o house_n i_o know_v they_o do_v groan_v and_o that_o most_o bitter_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v they_o that_o creep_v into_o house_n and_o lead_v captive_n silly_a woman_n lade_v with_o sin_n and_o that_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v they_o groan_v indeed_o 2_o tim._n 3.6_o but_o if_o this_o do_v not_o please_v he_o he_o must_v be_v content_v to_o enjoy_v the_o title_n of_o tinker_n chaplain_n as_o most_o agreeable_a to_o his_o old_a trade_n though_o after_o all_o for_o want_v of_o charity_n he_o prove_v to_o be_v but_o as_o sound_a brass_n or_o a_o tinkle_a cymbal_n chap._n ix_o for_o a_o far_a proof_n that_o jo._n bunyan_n pretence_n to_o the_o spirit_n be_v vain_a i_o shall_v produce_v his_o own_o word_n in_o evidence_n against_o he_o where_o he_o advise_v parent_n not_o to_o teach_v their_o child_n to_o pray_v by_o any_o 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