Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	bear_v	scripture_n	witness_n	1,881	5	7.8703	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60621	A catechism for bishops, deans, prebends, doctors, vicars, curates, and all prelaticals, for them to read in the fear of the Lord God, and with a meek and quiet spirit by William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1662 (1662)	Wing S4291; ESTC R17813	18,536	24

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god_n be_v out_o of_o the_o truth_n and_o a_o evil_a custom_n and_o be_v to_o be_v abolish_v and_o not_o maintain_v for_o that_o be_v the_o subtle_a ground_n from_o which_o many_o be_v deceive_v who_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v for_o their_o religion_n and_o worship_n but_o what_o in_o thy_o bowel_n be_v generate_v say_v it_o have_v be_v good_a and_o why_o be_v it_o not_o so_o now_o and_o our_o father_n thus_o worship_v and_o why_o may_v not_o we_o and_o the_o nation_n law_n warrant_v and_o uphold_v it_o and_o we_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n thus_o do_v thy_o child_n reason_n from_o thy_o deceivable_a work_n by_o which_o their_o mind_n be_v blind_v that_o they_o can_v see_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v but_o lie_v grope_v after_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v which_o now_o be_v not_o and_o from_o the_o continuance_n draw_v conclusion_n of_o their_o lawfulness_n and_o because_o law_n be_v make_v to_o uphold_v they_o therefore_o be_v they_o subject_a to_o they_o when_o the_o nation_n be_v law_n do_v not_o reach_v nor_o be_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o god_n or_o to_o the_o conscience_n of_o any_o man_n so_o that_o it_o do_v not_o make_v the_o thing_n warrantable_a or_o put_v it_o out_o of_o question_n because_o it_o do_v provide_v for_o the_o uphold_v of_o it_o see_v it_o have_v not_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o to_o do_v with_o it_o but_o the_o truth_n do_v call_v it_o in_o question_n and_o if_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o practice_n which_o the_o scripture_n do_v allow_v and_o warrant_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o truth_n do_v reprove_v it_o and_o also_o the_o nation_n law_n that_o do_v provide_v for_o the_o uphold_v of_o it_o trad._n i_o will_v know_v what_o those_o thing_n be_v that_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o allow_v or_o bear_v witness_n to_o which_o in_o my_o worship_n be_v set_v up_o and_o do_v belong_v unto_o it_o in_o the_o custom_n of_o it_o and_o if_o they_o be_v but_o ceremonial_a i_o shall_v not_o stand_v so_o much_o upon_o they_o but_o as_o for_o my_o fundamental_o i_o shall_v prove_v they_o from_o scripture_n and_o the_o saint_n practice_n to_o be_v sound_a truth_n lay_v down_o thy_o fundamental_o and_o what_o they_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v know_v and_o in_o their_o place_n come_v to_o trial_n and_o be_v prove_v trad._n these_o be_v the_o foundation-principle_n of_o my_o religion_n and_o of_o which_o i_o have_v good_a ground_n to_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v sound_n because_o i_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o saint_n perform_v they_o and_o serve_v god_n in_o they_o and_o also_o such_o as_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o which_o in_o my_o worship_n i_o do_v true_o observe_v as_o they_o do_v for_o i_o have_v church_n and_o preach_v and_o pray_v and_o sing_v and_o bishop_n and_o minister_n to_o perform_v they_o and_o also_o other_o officer_n under_o they_o which_o be_v for_o my_o church-order_n truth_n these_o in_o their_o place_n must_v 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