Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	age_n	church_n	time_n	2,142	5	3.6322	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66891	Aron-bimnucha, or, An antidote to cure the Calamites of their trembling for fear of the Ark to which is added Mr. Crofton's creed touching church-communion : with a brief answer to the position (pretended to be) taken out of his pocket and added to the end of a scandalous and schismatical pamphlet, entituled Jerubbaal justified.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1663 (1663)	Wing W3335; ESTC R38319	81,961	126

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into_o a_o great_a distemper_n cause_v by_o their_o coalition_n and_o club_a of_o interest_n to_o gain_v a_o toleration_n what_o success_n this_o may_v have_v i_o know_v not_o but_o as_o that_o renown_a prelate_n go_v on_o though_o i_o can_v prophesy_v post_fw-la ibid._n paulo_fw-la post_fw-la yet_o i_o fear_v that_o atheism_n and_o irreligion_n gather_v strength_n while_o the_o truth_n be_v thus_o weaken_a by_o a_o unworthy_a way_n of_o contend_v for_o it_o and_o while_o they_o thus_o contend_v neither_o part_n consider_v that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o way_n to_o induce_v upon_o themselves_o and_o other_o that_o contrary_a extreme_a which_o they_o seem_v most_o both_o to_o fear_n and_o oppose_v but_o let_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v settle_v with_o a_o decent_a splendour_n and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n be_v perform_v with_o a_o due_a and_o become_a reverence_n and_o in_o order_n hereunto_o let_v the_o hierarchy_n of_o the_o church_n enjoy_v its_o full_a 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