Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	christian_a	church_n	faith_n	4,160	5	5.1937	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13641	Texeda retextus: or The Spanish monke his bill of diuorce against the Church of Rome together with other remarkable occurrances.; Hispanus conversus. English	Tejeda, Fernando de, fl. 1623.	1623 (1623)	STC 23923; ESTC S118367	21,226	44

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have_v swerve_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o many_o tenant_n of_o faith_n and_o have_v bring_v in_o a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o pestilent_a error_n and_o diabolical_a superstition_n therefore_o let_v no_o man_n marvel_v that_o i_o have_v utter_o forsake_v and_o a-abandoned_n popery_n i_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v i_o and_o not_o willing_a to_o harden_v my_o heart_n i_o come_v forth_o of_o babylon_n lest_o partake_v long_o with_o she_o in_o her_o sin_n i_o may_v also_o partake_v in_o her_o punishment_n although_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o as_o have_v be_v relate_v for_o which_o i_o bless_v and_o praise_n god_n yet_o there_o be_v many_o remoraes_n or_o hindrance_n that_o detain_v i_o in_o spain_n and_o divert_v my_o mind_n from_o seek_v the_o mean_n of_o my_o salvation_n by_o christ_n insomuch_o that_o almost_o for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n my_o conscience_n struggle_v with_o i_o and_o endure_v many_o a_o bitter_a conflict_n for_o first_o 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amen_n errata_fw-la page_n 3._o l._n 8._o lege_fw-la pro_fw-la ibid._n l._n 18._o lege_fw-la pro_fw-la p._n 4._o l._n 25._o lege_fw-la rabble_n ibid._n l._n 27._o lege_fw-la ergo_fw-la p._n 6._o l._n 21._o deal_n at_o p._n 7._o l._n 2._o deal_n ever_o ibid._n l._n 3._o add_v according_a ibid._n l._n 13_o add_v be_v that_o p._n 8._o l._n 4._o add_v with_o ibid._n l._n 12._o lege_fw-la occamus_fw-la ibid._n l._n 14._o lege_fw-la penitentiary_n ibid._n l._n 32._o lege_fw-la this_o p._n 10._o l._n 15._o lege_fw-la ubiety_n ibid._n l._n lege_fw-la being_n ibid._n l._n 17._o lege_fw-la this_o ibid._n l._n 27._o lege_fw-la ubiety_n ibid._n l._n deal_n a._n ibid._n l._n lege_fw-la being_n p._n 11._o l._n 3._o deal_n it_o be_v ibid._n l._n 5._o lege_fw-la presen_n ibid._n l._n 11._o lege_fw-la presen_n ibid._n l._n 28._o league_n its_o p._n 12._o l._n 4._o league_n true_a p._n 13._o l._n 25._o deal_n only_o p._n 17._o l._n 25._o lege_fw-la judge_n p._n 18._o l._n 12._o lege_fw-la with_o ibid._n l._n lege_fw-la wound_n p._n 21._o l._n 14._o lege_fw-la jesu_n finis_fw-la

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