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
B03556	The mischiefes and danger of the sin of ignorance, or, Ignorance arraigned, with the causes, kinds, and cure thereof. As also, the excellency, profit, and benefit of heavenly knowledge. / By W. Geering, minister of the word at Lymington, in the county of Southampton.	Gearing, William.	1659 (1659)	Wing G436A; ESTC R177550	110,322	239

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ego_fw-la dico_fw-la aut_fw-la tu_fw-la dicis_fw-la sed_fw-la sic_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o scripture_n august_n john_n 5.39_o because_o they_o will_v not_o abide_v the_o light_n and_o suffer_v the_o scripture_n to_o decide_v their_o doubt_n contrary_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n augustine_n be_v to_o dispute_v with_o petilian_n the_o donatist_n say_v thus_o let_v there_o not_o be_v hear_v among_o we_o these_o word_n i_o say_v this_o or_o thou_o say_v this_o but_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o scripture_n much_o stir_v do_v the_o papist_n make_v to_o prove_v the_o people_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v the_o scripture_n in_o a_o know_a tongue_n and_o so_o not_o knowledge_n when_o we_o object_n to_o they_o that_o command_v of_o our_o saviour_n search_v the_o scripture_n and_o just_o complain_v of_o their_o spirit_n contrary_a to_o christ_n dureus_n deny_v this_o to_o be_v speak_v to_o all_o christian_n for_o say_v 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credere_fw-la se_fw-la sapientem_fw-la primus_fw-la ad_fw-la stultitiam_fw-la gradus_fw-la proximus_fw-la est_fw-la profiter●_n petrar_fw-it de_fw-mi reme_v utriusque_fw-la fortunae_fw-la and_o have_v not_o the_o understanding_n of_o a_o man_n i_o neither_o learned_a wisdom_n nor_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o holy_a or_o know_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o holy_a according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n have_v you_o any_o spark_n of_o this_o knowledge_n in_o you_o have_v mean_a thought_n thereof_o the_o first_o step_n to_o folly_n be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o believe_v himself_o to_o be_v wise_a the_o second_o step_n be_v to_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o say_v a_o wise_a man_n if_o thou_o be_v true_o wise_a thou_o will_v not_o think_v or_o say_v so_o of_o thyself_o agur_n be_v a_o man_n full_a of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n and_o yet_o he_o say_v sure_o i_o be_o more_o brutish_a than_o any_o man_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v very_o well_o if_o there_o be_v as_o many_o know_a man_n in_o the_o 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