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	covenant_n	law_n	12	3	4.7290	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12592	A godly treatise containing and deciding certaine questions, mooued of late in London and other places, touching the ministerie, sacraments, and Church Whereunto one proposition more is added. After the ende of this booke you shall finde a defence of such points as M. Penry hath dealt against: and a confutation of many grosse errours broched in M. Penries last treatise. Written by Robert Some Doctor of Diuinitie.	Some, Robert, 1542-1609.; Penry, John, 1559-1593. Defence of that which hath bin written in the questions of the ignorant ministerie, and the communicating with them.	1588 (1588)	STC 22909; ESTC S117654	118,250	200

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be_v find_v and_o whithersoever_o translate_v aug._n the_o bapt_a contra_fw-la don._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o the_o heresy_n be_v they_o the_o error_n be_v they_o etc._n etc._n but_o baptism_n which_o be_v christ_n must_v not_o be_v account_v they_o aug._n de_fw-fr baptis_fw-la contra_fw-la don._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o cyprian_n be_v of_o a_o other_o judgement_n in_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n but_o he_o be_v condemn_v for_o that_o error_n by_o the_o best_a church_n in_o that_o age_n 4._o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testament_n which_o be_v take_v of_o the_o philistines_n lose_v not_o the_o virtue_n of_o sanctification_n 1._o sam._n 4._o dagon_n can_v teach_v we_o that_o 5_o si_fw-la foris_fw-la nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o no_o man_n can_v have_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v christ_n out_o of_o the_o church_n neither_o can_v any_o man_n have_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o devil_n within_o the_o church_n aug._n the_o bapt_a contr_n don._n lib._n 4._o 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