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	holy_a	prophet_n	1,854	5	6.2449	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46888	The strong man armed cast out and his goods spoiled, or, The poor man sitting at Jesus's feet clothed and in his right mind being a true convert's testimony of the power of the Lord in turning the soul from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God ... / formerly given forth in writing unto my relations and acquaintance the professors called Independents in Nottinghamshire, declaring the cause of my leaving their assemblies ... by James Jackson, formerly a parish priest and a teacher amongst the Independents and now ... made willing to take up the daily cross and walk with the despised followers of the Lamb in scorn called Quakers.	Jackson, James, fl. 1674-1708.	1674 (1674)	Wing J75; ESTC R34953	24,289	34

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7._o reproach_v not_o this_o doctrine_n say_v it_o be_v new_a and_o strange_a or_o that_o thou_o never_o hear_v it_o so_o before_o for_o this_o discover_v thy_o ignorance_n rather_o than_o my_o error_n and_o that_o which_o at_o present_a seem_v to_o thou_o to_o be_v a_o new_a error_n be_v right_o examine_v by_o the_o scripture_n will_v prove_v a_o old_a truth_n if_o therefore_o thou_o will_v needs_o reject_v whatsoever_o favour_n of_o novelty_n how_o shall_v the_o truth_n we_o yet_o know_v not_o be_v bring_v in_o and_o the_o ignorance_n which_o yet_o remain_v be_v purge_v out_o answ_n 8._o this_o be_v the_o same_o doctrine_n which_o be_v preach_v by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o holy_a prophet_n &_o apostle_n since_o the_o world_n begin_v and_o which_o be_v believe_v and_o obey_v by_o all_o the_o faithful_a saint_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n since_o the_o creation_n the_o same_o which_o the_o lord_n give_v in_o charge_n to_o the_o israelite_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o moses_n 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