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	reason_n	1,612	5	4.9023	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00535	A briefe refutation of Iohn Traskes iudaical and nouel fancyes Stiling himselfe Minister of Gods Word, imprisoned for the lawes eternall perfection, or God's lawes perfect eternity. By B. D. Catholike Deuine.	Falconer, John, 1577-1656.	1618 (1618)	STC 10675; ESTC S114688	42,875	106

one_o believe_v that_o he_o may_v eat_v all_o thing_n but_o he_o that_o be_v weak_a to_o wit_v the_o scrupulous_a jew_n that_o will_v neither_o eat_v meat_n prohibit_v in_o moses_n law_n nor_o sacrifice_v by_o the_o gentile_n let_v he_o eat_v herb_n let_v not_o he_o that_o eat_v despise_v he_o that_o eat_v not_o &_o he_o that_o eat_v not_o let_v he_o not_o judge_v he_o that_o eat_v to_o wit_n all_o sort_n of_o meat_n for_o god_n have_v assume_v he_o to_o himself_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o eat_v to_o our_o lord_n vers_n 6._o for_o he_o give_v think_v to_o god_n etc._n etc._n why_o judge_v thou_o thy_o brother_n speak_v to_o the_o jew_n vers_fw-la 10._o for_o his_o liberty_n of_o eat_v all_o thing_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o gentill_n why_o despise_v thou_o thy_o brother_n for_o his_o weakness_n in_o put_v a_o differnce_n between_o meat_n i_o know_v say_v he_o vers_n 14._o and_o be_o persuade_v in_o our_o lord_n christ_n that_o nothing_o be_v common_a or_o unclean_a of_o itself_o but_o 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