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	speak_v	word_n	6,852	5	4.5022	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27259	Psychomachia, or, The soules conflict with the sins of vain glory, coldnesse in professing Christ, envie, photinianism (of the last resurrection), ingratitude, unpreparednes to meet the Lord, revenge, forgetfulness of God : pourtrayed in eight severall sermons, six whereof were delivered at St. Maries, and Christ-Church in Oxford, and two at Sherburn in Glocestershire / Henry Beesley ...	Beesley, Henry, 1605-1675.	1656 (1656)	Wing B1691; ESTC R13325	163,090	260

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that_o late_o defend_v she_o but_o now_o surprise_v by_o the_o enemy_n help_v to_o better_a and_o demolish_v she_o 122.3_o 〈◊〉_d 122.3_o so_o in_o ruine_v of_o man_n build_v once_o as_o a_o city_n that_o be_v at_o unity_n in_o itself_o those_o member_n and_o faculty_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a agent_n of_o his_o happiness_n become_v now_o the_o engine_n of_o his_o misery_n i_o will_v instance_n only_o in_o the_o eye_n a_o member_n abound_v with_o so_o much_o excellency_n and_o withal_o so_o much_o iniquity_n that_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o may_v more_o invite_v your_o admiration_n or_o your_o sorrow_n a_o organ_n so_o divine_a that_o the_o mystical_a egyptian_n can_v not_o find_v a_o fit_a hieroglyphic_n to_o express_v the_o divine_a all-seeing_a providence_n 28._o c●rl_n rhod._n lib._n ●_o cap._n 28._o but_o the_o stoic_n unable_a to_o satisfy_v their_o wonder_v without_o the_o help_n of_o idolatry_n entitle_v it_o a_o very_a god_n as_o if_o to_o be_v sure_a of_o a_o present_a 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