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	know_v	see_v	4,378	5	3.2373	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89194	Christmas, the Christians grand feast: its original, growth, and observation, also of Easter, Whitsontide, and other holydayes modestly discussed and determined. Also the beginning of the yeare, and other things observable. Where also among other learned men, you have the judgment of those eminent men; Josephus Scaliger, Rodulphus Hospinian, Matthæus Beroaldus, Joh. Causabon, Doct. Fulk, M. Cartwright, Alsted, Hugh Broughton, Master Mead. / By Thomas Mocket; sometimes of Queens Colledge in Cambridge, and Mr. of Arts in both the Universities; and now pastor of Gildeston in Hartfordshire. Novemb. 26, 1650. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.	Mocket, Thomas, 1602-1670?.; Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609.; Hospinian, Rudolf, 1547-1626.; Beroald, Matthieu, d. 1576.; Fulke, William, 1538-1589.; Alsted, Johann Heinrich, 1588-1638.; Broughton, Hugh, 1549-1612.; Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; Casaubon, Isaac, 1559-1614.	1651 (1651)	Wing M2304; Thomason E619_4; ESTC R202886	21,287	27

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121._o brough●ons_n consent_n in_o a._n m._n 3953._o causabon_n out_o of_o scaliger_n de_fw-fr emendatione_fw-la temporum_fw-la &_o in_o canonibus_fw-la isagogi●is_fw-la p._n 29●_n causa●●●_n exercitati_fw-la p_o 91._o or_o thereabouts_o 6_o that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n six_o month_n after_o the_o conception_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n luke_n 1._o 7_o 26_o 27_o to_o 36._o which_o must_v fall_v out_o about_o the_o end_n of_o december_n or_o in_o january_n six_o month_n after_o the_o end_n of_o july_n the_o time_n of_o john_n conception_n these_o thing_n be_v grant_v which_o i_o think_v can_v be_v deny_v it_o must_v of_o necessity_n follow_v that_o christ_n birth_n which_o be_v nine_o month_n or_o forty_o week_n after_o must_v fall_v out_o about_o the_o end_n of_o september_n or_o in_o october_n especial_o he_o be_v her_o first-born_a second_o i_o clear_v this_o assertion_n concern_v the_o time_n 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