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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93887	Zerubbabel to Sanballat and Tobiah: or, The first part of the duply to M.S. alias Two brethren. By Adam Steuart. Whereunto is added, the judgement of the reformed churches of France, Switzerland, Geneva, &c. concerning independants, who condemne them with an unanimous consent. Published by David Steuart. March 17. 1644. Imprimatur Ja: Cranford.; Duply to M.S. alias Two brethren. Part 1	Steuart, Adam.; Steuart, David, fl. 1644.	1645 (1645)	Wing S5494; Thomason E274_14; ESTC R209896	100,836	110

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les_fw-fr province_n &_o specialement_fw-fr aux_fw-fr maritime_n de_fw-fr prendre_fw-fr garde_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr mal_fw-fr ne_fw-fr prenne_fw-fr pied_fw-fr es_fw-mi eglise_n de_fw-fr ce_fw-fr royaume_n afin_fw-fr que_fw-fr la_fw-fr paix_fw-fr &_o l'uniformité_fw-fr tant_fw-fr en_fw-fr la_fw-fr religion_n qu'en_o la_o discipline_n y_fw-fr soyen_fw-fr inviolablement_n entretenue_n &_o que_fw-fr rien_fw-fr ne_fw-fr s'introduise_n parmy_a nous_fw-fr qui_fw-fr pvisse_fw-fr alterer_n en_fw-fr aucune_fw-fr maniere_n le_fw-fr service_fw-fr qui_fw-fr est_fw-fr deû_fw-fr a_fw-fr leur_fw-fr majestez_fw-fr garrissole_n moderateur_n basnage_n adjoynt_v blondel_n &_o coq_fw-la secretaire_n a_o extract_v of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o nationall_n synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n assemble_v by_o the_o king_n permission_n at_o charantoun_n anno_fw-la 1644._o 26._o decemb._n and_o day_n follow_v upon_o what_o have_v be_v report_v by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o matitime_a 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