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	church_n	pillar_n	3,742	5	10.1590	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86277	The idea of the lavv charactered from Moses to King Charles. Whereunto is added the idea of government and tyranny. / By John Herdon Gent. Philonomos.	Heydon, John, b. 1629.	1660 (1660)	Wing H1671; Thomason E1916_2; ESTC R210015	93,195	282

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gold_n in_o the_o lump_n whereas_o other_o lawyer_n and_o attorney_n use_v to_o beat_v it_o thin_a and_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n term_v petty_a fogger_n that_o have_v the_o voice_n of_o advocate_n engraft_v in_o they_o which_o either_o of_o want_n of_o client_n or_o riches_n incense_v the_o poor_a and_o silly_a man_n of_o the_o country_n to_o go_v to_o law_n and_o hear_v their_o cause_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v good_a supply_v the_o place_n of_o counselor_n and_o raise_v up_o for_o the_o value_n of_o a_o shilling_n great_a contention_n and_o do_v make_v of_o a_o fiery_a sparkle_n a_o burn_a flame_n that_o destroy_v many_o 46._o but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o purpose_n of_o this_o law_n as_o it_o be_v print_v by_o nature_n dr._n ward_n tell_v i_o right_a reason_n be_v that_o fix_a and_o unshaken_a law_n not_o write_v in_o perish_a paper_n by_o the_o hand_n or_o pen_n of_o a_o creature_n nor_o grave_v like_o a_o dead_a letter_n upon_o liveless_a and_o 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