Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	church_n	great_a	2,408	5	3.0405	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14777	A moderate defence of the Oath of Allegiance vvherein the author proueth the said Oath to be most lawful, notwithstanding the Popes breues prohibiting the same; and solueth the chiefest obiections that are vsually made against it; perswading the Catholickes not to resist souerainge authoritie in refusing it. Together with the oration of Sixtus 5. in the Consistory at Rome, vpon the murther of Henrie 3. the French King by a friar. Whereunto also is annexed strange reports or newes from Rome. By William Warmington Catholicke priest, and oblate of the holy congregation of S. Ambrose.	Warmington, William, b. 1555 or 6.; Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590. De Henrici Tertii morte sermo. English.	1612 (1612)	STC 25076; ESTC S119569	134,530	184

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his_o quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la interiorem_fw-la motum_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la 5._o 2.2_o q._n 104_o art_n 5._o homo_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la homini_fw-la obedire_fw-la sed_fw-la solum_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o such_o thing_n as_o appertain_v to_o the_o inward_a motion_n of_o the_o will_n a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v another_o man_n but_o only_o god_n and_o this_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o common_a doctrine_n out_o of_o these_o case_n you_o may_v gather_v and_o secure_v your_o conscience_n that_o a_o superior_a yea_o christ_n vicar_n the_o pope_n holiness_n may_v be_v disobey_v without_o scruple_n of_o sin_n modo_fw-la absit_fw-la contemptus_fw-la notwithstanding_o his_o commandment_n prohibit_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n because_o no_o man_n can_v force_v any_o to_o believe_v that_o which_o be_v matter_n only_o of_o opinion_n not_o of_o faith_n formal_o unless_o his_o understanding_n be_v first_o convince_v that_o it_o be_v a_o infallible_a truth_n which_o be_v 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england_n be_v bind_v under_o pain_n of_o deadly_a sin_n to_o obey_v it_o and_o so_o to_o disobey_v the_o king_n highness_n who_o for_o his_o more_o security_n upon_o so_o just_a a_o cause_n require_v the_o same_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o pope_n prohibit_v catholic_n to_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n as_o it_o lie_v may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v for_o that_o in_o his_o opinion_n he_o be_v persuade_v many_o thing_n to_o be_v contain_v therein_o repugnant_a to_o faith_n which_o opinion_n suppose_v true_a no_o man_n indeed_o can_v take_v it_o without_o peril_n of_o damnation_n because_o every_o christian_a be_v bind_v usque_fw-la ad_fw-la effusionem_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la inclusive_a to_o profess_v and_o maintain_v all_o point_n of_o faith_n when_o occasion_n of_o persecution_n shall_v be_v offer_v against_o heretic_n jew_n turk_n or_o what_o infidel_n soever_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n 9_o math._n 10._o luk._n 9_o qui_fw-la autem_fw-la 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