Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	catholic_a	church_n	faith_n	4,551	5	5.8936	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00249	A consolatory letter to all the afflicted Catholikes in England	H. B., fl. 1588.	1588 (1588)	STC 1032; ESTC S116626	41,844	112

of_o saint_n paul_n the_o famous_a doctor_n saint_n augustine_n infer_v that_o we_o be_v forbid_v to_o use_v or_o to_o do_v that_o whereby_a we_o may_v be_v think_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o strange_a god_n publicolam_fw-la receive_v it_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o although_o in_o heart_n we_o despise_v such_o thing_n yet_o we_o edify_v or_o induce_v those_o that_o know_v not_o our_o heart_n in_o deed_n to_o honour_v the_o same_o in_o lke_v manner_n to_o compare_v the_o case_n of_o goinge_v to_o church_n in_o these_o our_o day_n unto_o meat_n offer_v to_o idol_n if_o man_n shall_v see_v you_o in_o church_n in_o time_n of_o sacrilegious_a service_n shall_v not_o their_o conscience_n be_v edify_v either_o to_o think_v it_o the_o service_n of_o god_n or_o at_o the_o lest_o with_o out_o fear_v to_o frequent_v the_o same_o and_o so_o in_o tract_n of_o time_n to_o like_v and_o allow_v of_o heresy_n and_o so_o sin_v against_o your_o brethren_n &_o strike_v their_o weak_a conscience_n you_o shall_v sin_n against_o christ_n therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n if_o meat_n scandalize_v my_o brother_n i_o will_v never_o eat_v flesh_n of_o the_o same_o mind_n be_v that_o notable_a eleazaurus_n who_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v 6._o then_o to_o make_v so_o much_o as_o a_o show_n of_o eat_v meat_n forbid_v by_o the_o law_n say_v that_o he_o will_v first_o be_v send_v unto_o hell_n for_o say_v he_o it_o be_v not_o seemly_a for_o our_o age_n to_o fain_v that_o many_o young_a man_n think_v eleazaurus_n now_o of_o ninty_a year_n age_n to_o have_v pass_v to_o the_o life_n of_o the_o gentill_n may_v also_o themselves_o through_o my_o dissimulation_n and_o for_o a_o little_a time_n of_o this_o corruptible_a life_n be_v deceive_v &_o thereby_o i_o may_v procure_v a_o blemish_n &_o malediction_n to_o my_o old_a age_n for_o although_o i_o be_v deliver_v at_o this_o present_a time_n from_o the_o torment_n of_o man_n yet_o shall_v i_o not_o escape_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o 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