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	christian_a	church_n	1,703	5	4.0931	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13931	[A treatise declaring and showing that images are not to be suffered in churches]; Einigerle Bild. English	Bucer, Martin, 1491-1551.; Bedrotus, Jacobus, d. 1541.; Marshall, William, fl. 1535.	1535 (1535)	STC 24238; ESTC S1386	27,288	96

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&_o also_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n /_o to_o be_v have_v among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n /_o unto_o which_o people_n doubtless_o /_o that_o be_v to_o wit_n unto_o all_o true_a believer_n /_o all_o such_o manner_n precept_n do_v apperteyne_a for_o these_o be_v the_o true_a israelyty_n /_o as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o scripture_n iiij_o rom._n 2_o iiii_o ix_o gala._n 3_o iiij_o for_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o break_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o first_o of_o any_o man_n now_o in_o very_a deed_n they_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n /_o &_o also_o enclose_v and_o contain_v in_o it_o /_o whatsoever_o thingꝭ_n do_v