Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	church_n	doctrine_n	time_n	4,041	5	3.7132	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69547	Englands old religion faithfully gathered out of the history of the Church of England, as it was written by Venerable Bede, almost a thousand years agoe (that is) in the year 698 after the passion of our Saviour : Bede saith he ended this history in the year 731 after the incarnation : we have not altered any part of this Fathers own words in any point concerning faith : only here and there is omitted what belongeth not to that purpose / by H.B.; Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. English. Selections	Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735.; Beaumont, Henry, 1611 or 12-1673.	1658 (1658)	Wing B1659; ESTC R8695	74,168	275

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she_o see_v the_o roof_n and_o all_o above_o full_a of_o light_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o say_a handmaid_n of_o god_n in_o that_o light_n carry_v into_o heaven_n accompany_v by_o angel_n hereupon_o she_o rise_v and_o go_v to_o the_o virgin_n that_o be_v governess_n of_o the_o monastery_n and_o tell_v she_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o they_o all_o hilda_n be_v depart_v and_o with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o angel_n ascend_v to_o heaven_n then_o she_o make_v the_o sister_n rise_v and_o go_v to_o church_n will_v then_o to_o say_v prayer_n and_o psalm_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o mother_n at_o break_v of_o day_n come_v the_o brethren_n to_o bring_v word_n of_o her_o departure_n but_o they_o show_v they_o know_v it_o before_o it_o be_v report_v that_o in_o the_o same_o monastery_n where_o the_o handmaid_n of_o christ_n die_v one_o of_o these_o vow_a virgin_n have_v she_o depart_v show_v she_o in_o a_o vision_n behold_v she_o religious_a sonl_o go_v with_o the_o angel_n to_o 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the_o hour_n be_v that_o the_o brethren_n shall_v rise_v to_o perform_v their_o nightly_a laudes_fw-la they_o answer_v not_o far_o off_o then_o quoth_v he_o let_v we_o expect_v that_o hour_n be_v come_v sign_v himself_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n sleep_v a_o while_n he_o die_v become_v a_o prophet_n of_o his_o own_o death_n chap._n 25._o relate_v how_o the_o monastery_n of_o virgin_n in_o colloden_n now_o call_v coldingham_n in_o the_o march_n monk_n of_o scotland_n be_v burn_v how_o also_o in_o the_o same_o monastery_n one_o name_v adaman_n lead_v a_o very_a devout_a life_n in_o chastity_n abstinence_n and_o prayer_n so_o that_o he_o do_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v except_o on_o sunday_n and_o thursday_n and_o often_o time_n past_a over_o whole_a night_n in_o watch_v and_o prayer_n have_v in_o his_o youth_n commit_v a_o defer_v grievous_a sin_n it_o often_o occur_v to_o he_o he_o resort_v unto_o a_o priest_n confess_v his_o sin_n unto_o he_o and_o desire_v his_o counsel_n how_o to_o escape_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n the_o priest_n when_o he_o hear_v his_o offence_n say_v a_o great_a wound_n require_v a_o great_a cure_n give_v thy_o satisfaction_n self_n to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v find_v god_n merciful_a to_o thou_o but_o he_o out_o of_o excessive_a grief_n desire_v forth_o with_o to_o be_v absolve_v from_o his_o sin_n say_a i_o be_o young_a and_o strong_a therefore_o whatsoever_o you_o impose_v i_o will_v perform_v to_o be_v save_v although_o it_o be_v to_o pass_v the_o whole_a night_n in_o prayer_n and_o the_o whole_a week_n in_o abstinence_n it_o be_v too_o much_o say_v the_o priest_n it_o suffice_v you_o to_o fast_v two_o or_o three_o day_n at_o once_o do_v this_o a_o while_n then_o return_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v declare_v unto_o thou_o how_o thou_o may_v persist_v in_o do_v penance_n some_o unexpected_a cause_n call_v this_o priest_n into_o ireland_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n but_o adaman_o ever_o after_o keep_v this_o manner_n of_o fast_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n recount_v the_o vision_n of_o one_o who_o appear_v work_n to_o adaman_n say_v thou_o and_o many_o other_o have_v need_n to_o redeem_v your_o sin_n by_o good_a work_n foretell_v he_o the_o ruin_n be_v to_o befall_v that_o monastery_n for_o neglect_n of_o due_a observance_n which_o after_o happen_v this_o giles_n a_o most_o reverend_a priest_n tell_v i_o who_o be_v then_o live_v in_o that_o monastery_n chap._n 26._o relate_v chief_o the_o revolution_n of_o civil_a affair_n and_o some_o few_o other_o passage_n little_a to_o our_o purpose_n chap._n 27._o relate_v how_o cuthbert_n a_o holy_a man_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o lindis-fern_n live_v a_o solitary_a life_n many_o year_n in_o great_a continency_n and_o how_o first_o monk_n in_o the_o monastery_n of_o mailrose_n he_o be_v a_o humble_a scholar_n to_o boisel_n a_o man_n of_o great_a virtue_n and_o of_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n he_o learn_v of_o he_o 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