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	holy_a	word_n	2,175	5	3.9389	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01632	The ornament of women. Or, A description of the true excellency of women Delivered in a sermon at the funerall of M. Elizabeth Machell, on Easter Munday being the 15. of April 1639. By Stephen Geree, minister of Gods Word at Wonnersh, neare Guildford in Surrey.	Geree, Stephen, 1594-1656?	1639 (1639)	STC 11763; ESTC S118756	25,207	138

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and_o hence_o they_o seek_v to_o fright_v they_o from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o bad_a as_o they_o or_o that_o themselves_o may_v not_o seem_v so_o bad_a as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n of_o this_o chap._n we_o find_v two_o main_a thing_n considerable_a the_o 1._o concern_v man_n the_o 2._o concern_v woman_n the_o first_o declare_v how_o a_o prince_n or_o great_a man_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v a_o good_a man_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o unto_o the_o 10_o verse_n the_o second_o show_v the_o praise_n and_o property_n of_o a_o great_a and_o good_a woman_n especial_o her_o praise_n be_v set_v down_o first_o and_o last_o her_o property_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n wherein_o we_o may_v see_v her_o behaviour_n first_o as_o she_o be_v a_o wife_n ver_fw-la 11.12_o second_o woman_n the_o property_n of_o a_o good_a woman_n as_o a_o mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o a_o family_n verse_n 13.14_o etc._n etc._n to_o 28._o in_o all_o which_o we_o may_v 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of_o god_n that_o be_v for_o her_o grace_n true_a religion_n and_o piety_n towards_o god_n last_o the_o place_n where_o she_o shall_v be_v praise_v 31_o ver._n 31_o even_o in_o the_o gate_n that_o be_v in_o the_o most_o public_a place_n of_o concourse_n and_o meeting_n for_o in_o the_o gate_n be_v there_o public_a meeting_n and_o assembly_n for_o reward_n or_o punishment_n and_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v ibid._n continet_fw-la encomium_fw-la mulieris_fw-la alphabetico_fw-la ordine_fw-la exaratum_fw-la jun._n ibid._n that_o all_o this_o be_v set_v down_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a order_n even_o alphabetical_o in_o the_o original_a both_o according_a to_o the_o order_n and_o number_n of_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n there_o be_v just_o so_o many_o verse_n as_o letter_n to_o wit_n twenty_o two_o concern_v this_o great_a and_o good_a woman_n which_o be_v seldom_o use_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o always_o upon_o special_a occasion_n to_o signify_v the_o choiceness_n of_o the_o 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