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	life_n	light_n	1,715	5	6.4421	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06405	A manuall of devout meditations and exercises instructing how to pray mentally. Drawn for the most part, out of the spirituall exercises of S. Ignatius. Devided into three bookes. Written in Spanish by the R.F. Thomas de Villa Castin of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by H.M. of the same Society.	Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556.; Villacastin, Thomas de, 1570-1649.; More, Henry, 1586-1661.	1624 (1624)	STC 16878; ESTC S103982	182,763	570

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thy_o care_n who_o this_o spurn_v with_o his_o foot_n who_o this_o kick_n &_o who_o this_o cuff_n in_o the_o neck_n and_o laugh_v aloud_o 〈◊〉_d jest_v at_o he_o they_o manifest_o declare_v that_o they_o hold_v he_o for_o a_o feign_a christ_n &_o a_o false_a prophet_n ponder_v the_o invincible_a patience_n the_o inestimable_a meekness_n &_o the_o most_o love_a hart_n wherewith_o god_n our_o lord_n suffer_v all_o this_o as_o also_o that_o patience_n with_o which_o he_o support_v thou_o see_v that_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v eth_z in_o thou_o thou_o have_v far_o often_o scoff_v at_o thy_o redeemer_n offend_v he_o with_o thy_o manifold_a sin_n and_o yet_o his_o mercy_n be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o grieve_v more_o at_o thy_o offence_n &_o at_o the_o harm_n which_o come_v to_o they_o that_o torment_v he_o then_o at_o the_o pain_n which_o he_o himself_o sustain_v gather_v hence_o affection_n &_o desire_n to_o suffer_v something_o for_o this_o thy_o lord_n who_o endure_v so_o much_o for_o thou_o 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