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_n	full_a	great_a	165	4	2.0656	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59405	The case of interest or usury as to the common practice, stated and examined in a private letter to a person of quality who desired satisfaction in that point / by T.S.	T. S. (Thomas Seymour)	1673 (1673)	Wing S2830; ESTC R37381	32,949	43

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he_o have_v lend_v any_o money_n he_o must_v not_o receive_v use_n that_o both_o the_o courtesy_n may_v be_v complete_a and_o he_o keep_v his_o hand_n from_o other_o man_n good_n for_o in_o such_o kind_n of_o civility_n every_o man_n must_v be_v content_v with_o his_o own_o nay_o sometime_o not_o spare_v his_o own_o that_o he_o may_v do_v good_a but_o to_o receive_v more_o than_o he_o give_v be_v unjust_a nor_o will_v a_o just_a man_n defile_v himself_o with_o such_o gain_n saint_n ambrose_n in_o his_o fourteen_o chapter_n concern_v tobias_n what_o ever_o be_v above_o the_o principal_a be_v usury_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a why_o do_v you_o shun_v the_o title_n as_o they_o do_v who_o call_v it_o interest_n and_o draw_v a_o veil_n over_o it_o make_v interest_n the_o plaster_n of_o usury_n if_o it_o be_v unlawful_a why_o do_v you_o seek_v for_o increase_v what_o st._n jerom_n think_v of_o this_o business_n you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o title_n page_n st._n augustine_n upon_o the_o 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