Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	art_n	fool_n	great_a	27	3	2.0729	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59326	A narrative written by E. Settle.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1683 (1683)	Wing S2700; ESTC R10691	47,158	34

or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o popish_a villainy_n whatever_o yet_o i_o declare_v if_o any_o man_n shall_v swear_v that_o guido_n faux_n or_o father_n garnet_n have_v have_v a_o invisible_a army_n of_o 25000._o soldier_n land_v at_o barn-elm_n and_o a_o french_a navy_n ride_v in_o chelsey-reach_a i_o vow_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o my_o soul_n i_o shall_v not_o believe_v he_o and_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o think_v that_o any_o reasonable_a creature_n ought_v to_o pin_v his_o faith_n only_o upon_o oath_n for_o his_o credential_n or_o that_o all_o accusation_n must_v be_v true_a because_o they_o be_v allege_v against_o rogue_n and_o villain_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a i_o will_v lay_v little_a tuus_fw-la a_o wager_n that_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o draw_v up_o a_o narrative_a if_o he_o will_v be_v but_o so_o kind_a to_o swear_v to_o it_o against_o a_o judas_n nay_o the_o devil_n himself_o that_o shall_v not_o have_v one_o syllable_n of_o truth_n in_o it_o alas_o it_o be_v my_o opinion_n the_o great_a monster_n of_o man_n may_v be_v belie_v and_o he_o be_v equal_o guilty_a of_o perjury_n that_o swear_v false_o against_o a_o barrabas_n as_o against_o a_o jesus_n but_o now_o ever_o since_o the_o first_o discovery_n of_o all_o these_o hellish_a conspiracy_n and_o all_o the_o hideous_a and_o bloody_a matter_n in_o agitation_n by_o the_o papist_n one_o thing_n be_v strange_o remarkable_a none_o be_v so_o vehement_a against_o popery_n and_o plot_n and_o so_o loud_a against_o arbitrary_a government_n as_o the_o dissenter_n in_o my_o opinion_n the_o episcopal_a party_n be_v no_o doubt_n in_o as_o great_a danger_n from_o the_o papist_n as_o the_o non-consormists_a their_o principle_n be_v as_o opposite_a to_o the_o romanist_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a their_o preacher_n as_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n pierce_n still_v fleet_n tillotson_n etc._n etc._n have_v do_v the_o popish_a religion_n more_o mischief_n than_o a_o thousand_o baxter_n or_o owen_n for_o which_o they_o and_o 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