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	true_a	3,961	5	5.4065	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11605	Three sermons preached by VVilliam Sclater Doctor of Diuinity, and minister of the word of God at Pitmister in Sommersetshire. Now published by his sonne of Kings Colledge in Cambridge	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1629 (1629)	STC 21846; ESTC S102973	35,556	86

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be_v therefore_o abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n 81._o lust_n bernardus_n de_fw-fr quadragesima_fw-la ser_n 81._o peregrinus_n si_fw-la quidèm_fw-la viâ_fw-la regiâ_fw-la incedit_fw-la non_fw-la declinat_fw-la ad_fw-la dexteram_fw-la neque_fw-la ad_fw-la sinistram_fw-la si_fw-la fortè_fw-la iurgantes_fw-la viderit_fw-la non_fw-la attendit_fw-la si_fw-la nubentes_fw-la aut_fw-la choros_fw-la ducentes_fw-la aut_fw-la aliud_fw-la quodlibet_fw-la facientes_fw-la nihilaminus_fw-la transit_fw-la quià_fw-la peregrinus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la talibus_fw-la ad_fw-la patriam_fw-la suspirat_fw-la ad_fw-la patriam_fw-la tendit_fw-la vestitum_fw-la &_o victum_fw-la habens_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la alijs_fw-la onerari_fw-la in_o a_o word_n they_o hinder_v we_o from_o our_o home_n two_o way_n 1._o meritoriè_fw-fr 2._o effectiuè_fw-fr first_o just_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o god_n have_v he_o no_o portion_n in_o heaven_n that_o prefer_v in_o his_o affection_n the_o momentany_a pleasure_n