Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	church_n	true_a	2,752	5	4.8734	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97086	The considerator considered: or, A brief view of certain considerations upon the Biblia polyglotta, the prolegomena and appendix thereof. Wherein, amongst other things, the certainty, integrity, and divine authority of the original texts, is defended, against the consequences of athiests, papists, antiscripturists, &c. inferred from the various readings, and novelty of the Hebrew points, by the author of the said Considerations. The Biblia polyglotta, and translations therein exhibited, with various readings, prolegomena and appendix, vindicated from his aspersions and calumnies. And the questions about the punctation of the Hebrew text, the various readings, and the ancient Hebrew character briefly handled. / By Br. Walton. D.D.	Walton, Brian, 1600-1661.	1659 (1659)	Wing W657; Thomason E1860_1; ESTC R204072	144,833	308

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aethiopick_n p._n 197._o l._n 12._o lect._n p._n 198._o l._n 7._o these_o consideration_n p._n 200._o l._n 27._o lect_n p._n 201._o l._n 30._o idem_fw-la &_o p._n 107._o l_o 12._o p._n 102._o l._n 1._o for_o most_o term_n it_o r._n sect._n 3_o p._n 203._o l._n 22._o for_o ●_o r._n ●_o p._n 207._o l._n 13._o may_v be_v p._n 209._o l._n 2._o they_o l._n 16._o possible_a l_o 24_o 25._o one_o book_n p._n 211._o l._n 21._o it_o p._n 113._o l._n 22._o nebiense_n so_o l._n 30._o l._n 25._o restorer_n p._n 214._o l._n 1._o if_o this_o l._n 11._o difficult_a p._n 216._o l._n 4._o deal_n 8_o p._n 220._o l._n 5._o r._n philologicall_a p._n 226._o l._n 6._o r._n cotterius_n p._n 227._o l._n 13._o may_v be_v p._n 233_o l._n 3._o mine_n p._n 239_o l._n 12._o prologue_n p._n 238._o l._n 22._o print_v p._n 241._o l._n 5._o eraserint_fw-la p._n 247._o l_o 19_o deal_n to_o p_o 248._o l._n 14_o r._n 42._o l._n 18._o tiberiadis_fw-la l._n 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 258._o l._n 4._o de_fw-la facto_fw-la l._n 9_o deal_n some_o of_o p._n 260._o l._n 20._o uncertainty_n p._n 261._o l._n 15_o it_o be_v p._n 133._o and_o 134_o the_o colume_n of_o the_o kery_n and_o ketiss_n be_v misplace_v

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