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	faith_n	infallibility_n	1,857	5	11.4967	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70712	The New test of the Church of England's loyalty, examined by the old test of truth and honesty		1687 (1687)	Wing N781; ESTC R7988	8,085	14

the_o new_a test_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n loyalty_n examine_v by_o the_o old_a test_n of_o truth_n and_o honesty_n london_n print_v by_o r._n g._n 1687._o the_o new_a test_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n loyalty_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n why_o the_o church_n of_o england_n may_v above_o any_o separatist_n from_o her_o appropriate_a to_o herself_o the_o principle_n of_o true_a loyalty_n be_v so_o apparent_a from_o her_o constant_a practice_n and_o doctrine_n that_o one_o will_v think_v this_o scribbler_n of_o the_o new_a test_n never_o consider_v it_o at_o all_o though_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o have_v often_o consider_v because_o he_o can_v find_v it_o for_o i_o challenge_v he_o or_o any_o man_n to_o show_v i_o any_o that_o be_v not_o of_o her_o communion_n not_o exclude_v even_o the_o calf_n of_o the_o hind_n the_o son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o that_o do_v constant_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n 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