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	judge_v	judgement_n	2,145	5	6.2663	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76988	The arraignment of errour: or, A discourse serving as a curb to restrain the wantonnesse of mens spirits in the entertainment of opinions; and as a compasse, whereby we may sail in the search and finding of truth; distributed into six main questions. Quest. 1. How it may stand with Gods, with Satans, with a mans own ends, that there should be erroneous opinions? Quest. 2. What are the grounds of abounding errours? Quest. 3. Why so many are carried away with errour? Quest. 4. Who those are that are in danger? Quest. 5. What are the examens, or the trials of opinions, and characters of truth? Quest. 6. What waies God hath left in his Word for the suppressing of errour, and reducing of erroneous persons? Under which generall questions, many other necessary and profitable queries are comprized, discussed, and resolved. And in conclusion of all; some motives, and means, conducing to an happy accommodation of our present differences, are subjoyned. / By Samuel Bolton minister of the Word of God at Saviours-Southwark.	Bolton, Samuel, 1606-1654.	1646 (1646)	Wing B3517; Thomason E318_1; ESTC R200547	325,527	388

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pertinet_fw-la subditos_fw-la esse_fw-la p●testatibus_fw-la ex_fw-la illa_fw-la verò_fw-la parte_fw-la qua_fw-la credimus_fw-la d●o_fw-la &_o in_o regnum_fw-la eju●_n vocam●r_n non_fw-la oportet_fw-la nos_fw-la esse_fw-la subditos_fw-la cviquam_fw-la homini_fw-la deo_fw-la enim_fw-la potius_fw-la obtemperandum_fw-la quam_fw-la hominibus_fw-la aug._n it_o behoove_v we_o in_o thing_n which_o concern_v this_o life_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o high_a power_n but_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v another_o life_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o any_o man_n that_o be_v command_v thing_n evil_a for_o he_o say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o obey_v god_n then_o man_n if_o then_o these_o thing_n be_v true_a that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o obey_v those_o comm●nds_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o great_a power_n nor_o be_v we_o to_o obey_v when_o the_o command_n do_v transgress_v and_o exceed_v the_o limit_n and_o bound_n of_o his_o power_n then_o this_o be_v clear_a that_o when_o any_o 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