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	house_n	pillar_n	3,545	5	10.4316	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35178	The taghmical art, or, The art of expounding scripture by the points, usually called accents, but are really tactical a grammatical, logical, and rhetorical instrument of interpretation in two parts ... / by Walter Cross ...	Cross, Walter, M.A.	1698 (1698)	Wing C7265; ESTC R1139	187,115	321

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medium_n sake_n viz._n the_o sense_n of_o that_o promise_n of_o christ_n mat._n 5.18_o till_o heaven_n or_o earth_n pass_v one_o jota_n or_o one_o tittle_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_a pass_n from_o the_o law_n and_o here_o i_o will_v free_o acknowledge_v that_o man_n consonant_n or_o vowel_n or_o word_n may_v perish_v with_o out_o the_o impeach_a of_o christ_n fidelity_n the_o expression_n seem_v to_o be_v proverbial_a and_o the_o sense_n the_o preservation_n of_o divine_a oracle_n as_o to_o their_o matter_n or_o sense_n and_o therefore_o if_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o jew_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v understand_v in_o the_o letter_n the_o accent_n seem_v to_o be_v christ_n intent_n be_v preserver_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n there_o be_v horn_n for_o flourish_n or_o superstition_n set_v upon_o the_o consonant_n by_o the_o jew_n if_o so_o old_a as_o christ_n time_n be_v very_o doubtful_a but_o that_o christ_n shall_v mean_v 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