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	good_a	word_n	1,776	5	3.8038	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04127	The oath of allegeance defended by a sermon preached at a synode in the Metropoliticall Church of Yorke; by Thomas Ireland, Bachelour in Diuinitie.	Ireland, Thomas, b. 1577 or 8.	1610 (1610)	STC 14267; ESTC S119564	25,917	46

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help_v the_o wrong_a unto_o right_n and_o defend_v the_o poor_a a_o divine_a sentence_n be_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o mouth_n transgress_v not_o in_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v rather_o heed_v his_o law_n or_o word_n then_o our_o private_a humour_n or_o self-conceited_a affection_n since_o they_o be_v place_v over_o we_o not_o for_o their_o ease_n as_o what_o more_o careful_a than_o a_o crown_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o science_n of_o all_o science_n to_o rule_v a_o man_n the_o most_o variable_a of_o all_o creature_n but_o for_o the_o common_a good_a it_o behoove_v we_o to_o serve_v they_o say_v s._n peter_n as_o we_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n thus_o in_o general_n have_v we_o see_v that_o observation_n which_o be_v due_a to_o king_n let_v we_o now_o take_v heed_n unto_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o the_o word_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n wherein_o we_o may_v consider_v the_o form_n it_o be_v a_o oath_n of_o god_n the_o 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