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	religion_n	3,711	5	5.7878	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86449	A sermon preached in St. Maries in Cambridge, upon Sunday the 27 of March, being the day of His Majesties happy inauguration: By Ri. Holdsvvorth D.D. Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, Vicechancellour of the Universitie, and one of His Majesties chaplains. Published by His Majesties command.	Holdsworth, Richard, 1590-1649.	1642 (1642)	Wing H2401; Thomason E155_6; ESTC R23312	23,401	48

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psalm_n 33.12_o bless_a be_v the_o nation_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o people_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v for_o his_o own_o inheritance_n be_v thus_o take_v it_o afford_v we_o this_o meditation_n that_o there_o be_v no_o true_a happiness_n but_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n that_o be_v in_o god_n himself_o both_o because_o happiness_n be_v only_o from_o he_o he_o be_v the_o only_a author_n of_o it_o non_fw-la facit_fw-la beatum_fw-la hominem_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la secit_fw-la hominem_fw-la qui_fw-la dedit_fw-la ut_fw-la homines_fw-la simus_fw-la solus_fw-la that_fw-mi ut_fw-la beati_fw-la simus_fw-la he_o only_o make_v saint_n who_o make_v man_n it_o be_v s._n augustine_n elegant_a expression_n then_o again_o as_o it_o be_v only_o from_o god_n so_o it_o be_v only_o in_o god_n as_o the_o soul_n say_v austin_n be_v vita_fw-la carnis_fw-la so_o god_n be_v the_o beata_fw-la vita_fw-la hominis_fw-la so_o full_o that_o a_o man_n 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