Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	argument_n	estimation_n	great_a	13	3	2.0729	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12351	Gods arrovve against atheists. By Henrie Smith	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1593 (1593)	STC 22666; ESTC S119953	81,568	135

for_o it_o allow_v not_o any_o man_n to_o glory_n in_o himself_o but_o show_v that_o whatsoever_o glori_v shall_v glory_v in_o the_o lord_n 1._o cor._n 1.30.31_o rom._n 4.2_o therefore_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v the_o only_o true_a religion_n 10_o last_o the_o spread_a and_o prevail_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n over_o the_o universal_a world_n when_o as_o all_o the_o world_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v set_v and_o oppose_v against_o it_o do_v demonstrate_v plentiful_o and_o effectual_o that_o the_o christian_a religion_n proceed_v from_o god_n and_o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n thereof_o for_o if_o it_o have_v not_o have_v a_o god_n to_o protect_v and_o patronage_n it_o and_o to_o make_v it_o pass_v current_o through_o the_o world_n it_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v utter_o suppress_v and_o choke_v even_o in_o the_o spring_a and_o first_o rise_v thereof_o for_o after_o the_o ascension_n of_o christ_n jesus_n into_o heaven_n what_o be_v his_o few_o apostle_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o reasonable_a man_n able_a to_o do_v for_o the_o spread_a and_o prevail_a thereof_o against_o the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o all_o the_o world_n which_o be_v then_o ready_o bend_v with_o all_o both_o fury_n and_o fraud_n violence_n and_o vengeance_n &_o with_o all_o their_o devise_n which_o they_o can_v invent_v to_o suppress_v it_o or_o what_o eloquence_n have_v his_o few_o apostle_n to_o persuade_v the_o world_n or_o any_o therein_o to_o the_o receive_n and_o embrace_v of_o that_o christian_a religion_n which_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o preach_v they_o as_o all_o man_n know_v be_v repute_v &_o know_v to_o be_v unlearned_a man_n but_o only_o that_o they_o be_v teach_v and_o instruct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n their_o master_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v descend_v down_o upon_o they_o be_v assemble_v at_o jerusalem_n by_o which_o spirit_n they_o be_v enable_v to_o speak_v all_o language_n and_o 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