Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	body_n	sacrament_n	true_a	1,747	5	5.6453	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79892	Golden apples. Or Seaonable and serious counsel from the sanctuary to the rulers of the earth, held forth in the resolution of sundry questions, and cases of conscience about divisions, schisms, heresies, and the tolleration of them. Collected out of the writings of the most orthodox, and judicious divines, both Presbyterians, and Independents. / By Sa. Clarke, pastor in Bennet Fink.	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.; Anthony, Burgess, d. 1644.	1659 (1659)	Wing C4518; Thomason E1881_3; ESTC R209888	84,688	239

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the_o like_a and_o put_v down_o his_o mother_n from_o be_v queen_n for_o her_o idolatry_n etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 11.8_o 16._o and_o present_o it_o follow_v there_o be_v no_o more_o war_n verse_n 19_o the_o like_a jehosaphat_n do_v and_o find_v the_o same_o blessing_n 2_o chron._n 17.6_o etc._n etc._n 10._o hezekiah_n begin_v his_o good_a reign_n with_o reform_v the_o church_n and_o restore_v god_n worship_n 2_o chron._n 29.3_o to_o 11._o and_o so_o continue_v to_o do_v chap._n 3.1_o 2_o 3_o 12_o 22._o &_o 31.1_o &_o 11.21_o so_o do_v manasse_n after_o his_o repentance_n 2_o chro._n 33.15_o 16._o see_v how_o high_o josiah_n be_v commend_v 2_o king_n 23.25_o and_o that_o for_o his_o care_n to_o purge_v the_o church_n of_o god_n 2_o chro._n 34.35_o the_o like_a care_n we_o find_v in_o holy_a nehemiah_n chap._n 13.9_o 24.22_o and_o in_o zerubbabel_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n zach._n 4.7_o 10._o and_o when_o idolatry_n creep_v into_o micha_n house_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n it_o 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the_o testimony_n of_o brentius_n we_o willing_o grant_v that_o no_o man_n have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n yet_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o man_n may_v see_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v observe_v which_o do_v bind_v the_o conscience_n six_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o st._n austin_n retract_v this_o opinion_n of_o toleration_n which_o he_o have_v hold_v in_o his_o young_a year_n but_o in_o his_o ripe_a year_n he_o recant_v and_o refute_v it_o and_o show_v in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o retractation_n and_o else_o where_o that_o if_o the_o schismatical_a donatist_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n they_o be_v but_o just_o punish_v for_o say_v he_o they_o murder_v soul_n and_o themselves_o be_v but_o afflict_v in_o body_n they_o put_v man_n to_o everlasting_a death_n and_o yet_o complain_v when_o themselves_o be_v put_v to_o suffer_v a_o temporal_a death_n seven_o optatus_n in_o his_o three_o book_n justify_v macarius_n who_o have_v put_v 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