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	damn_v	delusion_n	1,893	5	11.0930	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93060	A good conscience the strongest hold. A treatise of conscience, handling the nature acts offices use of conscience. The description qualifications properties severall sorts of good conscience. The excellency necessity utility happiness of such a conscience. The markes to know motives to get meanes to keep it. By John Sheffeild, Minister of Swythins London.	Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing S3062; Thomason E1235_1; ESTC R208883	228,363	432

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be_v filthy_a let_v he_o 9_o rev._n 22._o 11_o zech._n 11._o 9_o be_v filthy_a and_o that_o which_o perish_v let_v it_o perish_v say_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o fierce_a anger_n as_o they_o have_v no_o love_n to_o the_o truth_n so_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o judgement_n to_o discern_v lie_n but_o be_v give_v over_o to_o strong_a delusion_n to_o believe_v any_o lie_a doctrine_n that_o all_o they_o may_v be_v damn_v who_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v 2_o thes_n 2._o 10_o 11_o 12._o thus_o it_o befall_v these_o hymeneus_n and_o alexander_n who_o have_v once_o renounce_v conscience_n and_o forfeit_v their_o faith_n they_o be_v discharge_v any_o more_o employment_n they_o have_v no_o more_o part_n in_o christ_n nor_o lot_n in_o the_o church_n but_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o satan_n among_o blasphemer_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o difficulty_n in_o get_v and_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o escape_v a_o bad_a we_o have_v already_o speak_v 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