Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	believe_v	speak_v	1,664	5	4.3193	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25667	The anti-Quaker, or, A compendious answer to a tedious pamphlet entituled, A treatise of oaths subscribed by a jury of 12 Quakers, whose names are prefixed to it, together with the fore-man of that jury ... William Penn : alledging several reasons why they ... refuse to swear, which are refuted, and the vanity of them demonstrated both by Scripture, reason, and authority of ancient and modern writers / by Misorcus, a professed adversary of vain swearing in common discourse and communication.	Misorcus.	1676 (1676)	Wing A3506; ESTC R165	32,510	58

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head_n and_o abettor_n of_o the_o quake_a party_n to_o afford_v i_o so_o much_o charity_n as_o to_o believe_v that_o i_o have_v no_o other_o design_n in_o undertake_v the_o refutation_n of_o their_o treatise_n put_v into_o my_o hand_n by_o a_o most_o religious_a know_v person_n but_o only_a their_o conviction_n and_o conversion_n for_o when_o i_o have_v read_v what_o be_v the_o six_o of_o eleven_o thing_n which_o they_o desire_v to_o be_v consider_v viz._n 157._o pag._n 155_o 156_o 157._o that_o their_o refusal_n to_o swear_v in_o all_o case_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n i_o pity_v their_o mistake_n as_o to_o the_o former_a part_n of_o their_o position_n and_o conceive_v it_o my_o duty_n with_o other_o of_o the_o clergy_n to_o undeceive_v they_o poor_a mistake_a soul_n by_o demonstrate_v that_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o god_n to_o send_v man_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v strong_a delusion_n to_o believe_v a_o lie_n 10.11_o 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