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	faith_n	holy_a	2,000	5	4.6932	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70894	The life of the Most Reverend Father in God, James Usher, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Armagh, primate and metropolitan of all Ireland with a Collection of three hundred letters between the said Lord Primate and most of the eminentest persons for piety and learning in his time ... / collected and published from original copies under their own hands, by Richard Parr ...	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.; Ussher, James, 1581-1656. Collection of three hundred letters.	1686 (1686)	Wing P548; Wing U163; ESTC R1496	625,199	629

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particular_o that_o of_o the_o eucharist_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o smyrnian_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v find_v in_o our_o greek_n and_o have_v in_o a_o manner_n none_o of_o all_o those_o place_n in_o the_o true_a epistle_n of_o ignatius_n against_o which_o exception_n have_v be_v take_v by_o our_o divine_n which_o add_v great_a strength_n to_o those_o exception_n of_o they_o and_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o make_v without_o good_a cause_n now_o in_o this_o translation_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v find_v touch_v the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o magnesian_o but_o these_o word_n only_o non_fw-la ampliûs_fw-la sabbitazantes_fw-la sed_fw-la secundùm_fw-la dominicam_fw-la viventes_fw-la in_fw-la quâ_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la nostra_fw-la orta_fw-la est_fw-la whereunto_o these_o of_o our_o common_a greek_a may_v be_v make_v answerable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viventes_fw-la all_o those_o other_o word_n allege_v by_o dr._n heylin_n part._n 2._o pag._n 43._o to_o prove_v that_o ignatius_n will_v have_v both_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n observe_v be_v afterward_o add_v by_o some_o late_a grecian_a who_o be_v afraid_a that_o the_o custom_n of_o keep_v both_o day_n observe_v in_o his_o