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	law_n	word_n	1,924	5	4.0207	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95370	A sermon preached before Sir P.W. Anno 1681. With additions: to which are annexed three digressional exercitations; I. Concerning the true time of our Saviour's Passover. II. Concerning the prohibition of the Hebrew canon to the ancient Jews. III. Concerning the Jewish Tetragrammaton, and the Pythagorick Tetractys. / By John Turner, late fellow of Christ's College in Cambridge.	Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1684 (1684)	Wing T3318AB; ESTC R185793	233,498	453

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of_o josephus_n who_o call_v he_o antiq._n l._n xi_o c._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a priest_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v of_o that_o part_n of_o they_o who_o return_v out_o of_o babylon_n into_o judea_n which_o all_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n proper_o so_o call_v remain_v still_o behind_o who_o name_n in_o the_o time_n of_o esdras_n be_v joakim_n and_o be_v succeed_v after_o his_o death_n by_o his_o son_n eliasim_n remain_v still_o in_o babylon_n as_o josephus_n report_v which_o be_v still_o a_o new_a argument_n to_o invalidate_v those_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n whereby_o they_o will_v make_v esdras_n to_o have_v recover_v the_o law_n after_o it_o be_v perfect_o lose_v by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n for_o certain_o it_o be_v not_o very_o likely_a that_o the_o high_a priest_n himself_o who_o be_v chief_o concern_v to_o understand_v the_o law_n be_v any_o whit_n less_o know_v in_o it_o than_o 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