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	lie_n	send_v	2,872	5	5.0446	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06710	A comfortable epistle, too Goddes faythfull people in Englande wherein is declared the cause of takynge awaye the true Christen religion from them, & howe it maye be recouered and obtayned agayne, newly made by Thomas Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1716; ESTC S101288	27,898	66

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the_o horrible_a and_o dredeful_a damnation_n of_o our_o soul_n as_z he_o say_v by_o the_o psalmographe_n my_o people_n will_v not_o hear_v my_o voice_n &_o israel_n will_v not_o obey_v i_o therefore_o give_v ●…1_n psal._n ●…1_n i_o they_o up_o unto_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n &_o let_v they_o follow_v their_o own_o imagination_n here_o unto_o agree_v the_o sayinge_v of_o s._n paul_n because_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d thes_n 2._o they_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 therefore_o will_v god_n send_v they_o a_o s●…rong_a illusion_n to_o believe_v lie_n be_v not_o this_o the_o sa_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n this_o be_v condennation_n that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o 3._o joan._n 3._o the_o world_n &_o man_n have_v love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_a for_z their_o work_n be_v evell_a the_o thing_n therefore_o that_o bring_v this_o condennation_n this_o darkness_n this_o blindness_n upon●…s_v be_v the_o hate_v of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n 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to_o the_o pri●…e_n of_o darkness_n shall_v we_o suffer_v ourselves_o continual_o to_o be_v wrap_v &_o cover_v in_o with_o the_o dredefull_a cloud_n of_o popysh_a blyndenes_n god_n forbid_v yea_o rather_o let_v we_o with_o a_o lusty_a courage_n &_o bold_a spirit_n hunt_v out_o &_o seek_v some_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v dispatch_v of_o this_o most_o miserable_a plague_n wherewith_o we_o be_v at_o this_o present_a just_o stryken_v for_o our_o unthankefulnes_n &_o wicked_a life_n &_o so_o recover_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v once_o again_o walk_v in_o the_o heavenly_a light_n of_o his_o most_o glorious_a contenaunce_n sin_n as_z we_o hear_v afore_o drowe_fw-mi away_o sin●…_n sin●…_n from_o we_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n most_o bless_a word_n &_o of_o his_o true_a religion_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v your_o wickedness_n have_v make_v a_o wall_n 59_o esa._n 59_o between_o you_o &_o your_o god_n &_o your_o sin_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o you_o now_o must_v we_o 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