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	way_n	word_n	1,912	5	3.9834	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78425	The inconsistencie of the independent way, with Scripture and it self. Manifested in a threefold discourse, I. Vindicia vindiciarum, with M. Cotton. II. A review of M. Hookers Survey of church-discipline. The first part. III. A diatribe with the same M. Hooker concerning baptism of infants of non-confederate parents, cap. 2. Of his third part. / By Daniel Cawdrey ...	Cawdrey, Daniel, 1588-1664.	1651 (1651)	Wing C1629A; ESTC R22287	14,160	25

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do_v deny_v they_o the_o brethren_n may_v not_o administer_v sacrament_n in_o defect_n of_o all_o officer_n truly_n this_o be_v to_o discover_v the_o contradiction_n more_o for_o if_o the_o key_n be_v deliver_v to_o believer_n only_o as_o such_o than_o the_o power_n of_o administer_a sacrament_n be_v give_v to_o they_o for_o that_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n but_o he_o assert_v the_o former_a in_o the_o way_n pag._n 27._o therefore_o take_v his_o own_o proposition_n or_o argument_n a_o quatenus_fw-la tale_n if_o peter_n have_v receive_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n quatenus_fw-la apostulus_n or_o quatenus_fw-la presbyter_n