Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	affection_n	love_n	love_v	1,790	5	6.3849	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89788	Beames of former light, discovering how evil it is to impose doubtfull and disputable formes or practises, upon ministers: especially under the penalty of ejection for non-conformity unto the same. As also something about catechizing.	Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1660 (1660)	Wing N1484; Thomason E1794_2	79,198	266

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know_v but_o doubtful_o assent_v to_o truth_n nourish_v love_v no_o further_o than_o mutual_o believe_v and_o agree_v in_o hence_o ignorance_n weakness_n in_o judgement_n dubiousnesse_n and_o the_o like_a or_o what_o keep_v we_o from_o a_o clear_a and_o full_a close_n with_o truth_n be_v very_o prejudicial_a to_o love_v and_o entireness_n among_o brethren_n truth_n also_o be_v either_o about_o what_o be_v of_o necessity_n and_o a_o christian_n duty_n or_o what_o be_v indifferent_a and_o a_o christian_n liberty_n where_o these_o be_v not_o hold_v distinct_a and_o weight_n lay_v upon_o they_o according_o but_o matter_n of_o duty_n in_o a_o liberty_n or_o indifferency_n or_o thing_n leave_v to_o our_o liberty_n hold_v to_o and_o require_v in_o our_o practice_n as_o necessary_a herein_o so_o far_o as_o we_o divide_v from_o truth_n in_o our_o apprehension_n in_o like_a proportion_n we_o be_v dispose_v to_o divide_v one_o from_o another_o in_o our_o affection_n ignorance_n error_n 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