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
A12984	A Bartholmew fairing for parentes to bestow vpon their sonnes and daughters, and for one friend to giue vnto another: shevving that children are not to marie, without the consent of their parentes, in whose povver and choise it lieth to prouide wiues and husbandes for their sonnes and daughters. Wherin is sufficiently prooued, what in this point is the office of the fathers and in like maner declared the part and duty of all obedient children. By Iohn Stockvvood, minister and preacher of Tunbridge.	Stockwood, John, d. 1610.	1589 (1589)	STC 23277; ESTC S105880	52,324	112

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all_o you_o that_o either_o be_v in_o truth_n christian_n or_o otherwise_o will_v so_o be_v take_v and_o account_v know_v you_o that_o this_o custom_n of_o the_o parent_n place_v and_o bestow_v their_o child_n in_o marriage_n be_v as_o have_v be_v show_v most_o ancient_a and_o commendable_a yea_o and_o approve_v by_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o also_o in_o the_o xx_o of_o luke_n luk_n 20.11_o where_o go_v about_o to_o confute_v the_o error_n of_o the_o saducee_n the_o which_o if_o there_o be_v a_o resurrection_n which_o they_o deny_v do_v suppose_v that_o there_o must_v be_v also_o marriage_n he_o avouch_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o the_o man_n of_o those_o time_n to_o give_v their_o child_n to_o be_v marry_v say_v the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n marry_o wife_n and_o be_v give_v or_o bestow_v in_o marriage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●th_o to_o place_v 〈◊〉_d bestow_v in_o marriage_n as_o the_o parent_n 〈◊〉_d ●hen_o as_o they_o 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our_o continual_a and_o most_o earnest_a prayer_n to_o desire_n god_n to_o subdue_v our_o corrupt_a and_o carnal_a affection_n unto_o his_o most_o holy_a will_n and_o godly_a pleasure_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o we_o shall_v have_v his_o word_n the_o infallible_a loadstone_n to_o direct_v and_o guide_v we_o unto_o the_o same_o for_o christ_n his_o sake_n amen_n london_n print_a by_o john_n wolf_n for_o john_n harison_n the_o young_a dwell_v in_o paternoster-row_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o golden_a ancher_n 1589._o