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	religion_n	true_a	7,548	5	5.1593	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34451	The Philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire for a memento mori on his tomb-stone, vvith three hieroglyphical scutcheons and their philosophical motto's and explanation : with the philosophical Mercury, nature of seed and life, and growth of metalls, and a discovery of the immortal liquor alchahest : the salt of tartar volatized and other elixirs with their differences. Also, A brief of the golden calf, the worlds idol : discovering the rarest miracle in nature, ... / by Jo. Fr. Helvetius. And, The golden ass well managed and Midas restor'd to reason, or, A new chymical light : demonstrating to the blind world that good gold may be found as well in cold as hot regions, and be profitably extracted out of sand, stones, gravel and flints &c. .../ written by Jo. Rod. Glauber. With Jehior, aurora sapientiae, or, The day dawning or light of wisdom : containing the three principles or original of all things whereby are discovered the great and many mysteries of God, nature and the elements, hitherto hid, now revealed / all published by W.C. Esquire. : with a catalogue of chymical books.	Cooper, William, fl. 1668-1688.; Helvetius, Johann Friedrich, d. 1709. Vitulus aureus, quem mundus adorat & orat. English.; Glauber, Johann Rudolf, 1604-1670. Novum lumen chimicum. English.	1673 (1673)	Wing C6062; Wing C6061_PARTIAL; ESTC R6283	114,421	261

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can_v come_v to_o its_o glory_n unless_o it_o be_v go_v in_o the_o crusible_a through_o the_o consume_a fire_n seven_o time_n that_o afterward_o it_o may_v be_v baptise_a with_o water_n and_o spirit_n to_o a_o new_a birth_n and_o become_v a_o new_a gold_n and_o become_v out_o of_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o water_n increase_v into_o many_o thousand_o and_o as_o a_o heavenly_a gold_n spirit_n and_o metal_n whereby_o other_o inferior_a metal_n may_v be_v turn_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o best_a gold_n so_o it_o fare_v with_o man_n that_o shall_v get_v wisdom_n first_o he_o must_v be_v baptize_v with_o fire_n then_o with_o water_n and_o then_o with_o the_o spirit_n and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o crusible_a of_o the_o terrestrial_a man_n but_o all_o wisdom_n be_v sufficient_a through_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n through_o principia_fw-la subordinata_fw-la &_o concordantia_fw-la which_o do_v concentre_v afterward_o in_o a_o harmony_n the_o principia_fw-la contain_v 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