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	holy_a	word_n	6,560	5	4.2187	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70241	The vanity of man at his best estate, and the vanity of Dives, his desire when at his worst viz. to have a preacher sent from the dead to his fathers house / discoursed of in two sermons, the first before the University of Oxon, the other at Ayno in Northamptonshire, at the anniversary for the foundation of the free-school there, by T.H., B.D., sometime rector of Souldern in Oxfordshire.	Hodges, Thomas, d. 1688.	1676 (1676)	Wing H2325; ESTC R38792	37,311	52

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we_o but_o if_o you_o believe_v not_o his_o writing_n how_o shall_v you_o believe_v my_o word_n moses_n write_v of_o christ_n gen._n 3.15_o namely_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o scrpents_n head_n and_o deut._n 18.15.18_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o unto_o thou_o a_o prophet_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o of_o thy_o brethren_n like_v unto_o i_o unto_o he_o you_o shall_v hearken_v this_o be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o philip_n find_v nathanael_n say_v unto_o he_o as_o we_o read_v john_n 1.45_o we_o have_v find_v he_o of_o who_o moses_n in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n do_v write_v jesus_n of_o nazareth_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n as_o for_o the_o prophet_n they_o foretell_v he_o as_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o lord_n isa_n 4.2_o as_o the_o prince_n of_o peace_n so_o isaiah_n chap._n 9.6_o as_o the_o destre_n of_o all_o nation_n haggai_n chap._n 2.7_o as_o messiah_n the_o prince_n so_o daniel_n chap._n 9.25_o as_o the_o sun_n of_o 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