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	teach_v	word_n	4,801	5	4.3076	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09268	The period of the Persian monarchie VVherein sundry places of Ezra, Nehemiah and Daniel are cleered: extracted, contracted, and englished, much of it out of Doctor Raynolds, by the late learned and godly man William Pemble, of Magdalen Hall in Oxford. Published and enlarged since his death by his friend, Richard Capel.	Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Capel, Richard, 1586-1656.; Rainolds, John, 1549-1607.	1631 (1631)	STC 19582; ESTC S114347	63,361	88

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n prince_n great_a officer_n man_n of_o place_n power_n and_o the_o like_a we_o find_v jer._n 27.20_o the_o word_n be_v nabuchadnezzar_n carry_v away_o with_o king_n jeconiah_n all_o the_o noble_n the_o original_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o do_v he_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o freeman_n no_o such_o matter_n he_o leave_v all_o the_o freeman_n or_o all_o almost_o behind_o he_o they_o be_v not_o carry_v away_o in_o the_o deportation_n of_o jeconiah_n but_o the_o noble_n he_o do_v all_o or_o as_o good_a as_o all_o but_o we_o must_v consult_v with_o the_o septuagint_n there_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potentate_n and_o one_o place_n more_o if_o you_o will_v in_o jer._n 39.6_o where_o we_o read_v that_o after_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v slay_v the_o son_n of_o king_n zedekiah_n the_o text_n say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n slay_v all_o the_o noble_n of_o judah_n the_o original_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v 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enough_o to_o carry_v it_o on_o our_o side_n that_o in_o so_o many_o place_n as_o above_o the_o 70_o themselves_o construe_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o such_o greek_a word_n as_o never_o can_v signify_v a_o freeman_n as_o such_o but_o ever_o a_o man_n of_o eminency_n &_o port._n and_o now_o whereas_o in_o our_o place_n the_o septuagint_n do_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o note_v out_o free_a man_n simple_o but_o such_o freeman_n as_o be_v also_o man_n of_o note_n and_o quality_n above_o the_o rest_n and_o let_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o metaphorical_a use_n of_o the_o word_n be_v because_o such_o man_n shall_v be_v of_o a_o free_a and_o generous_a spirit_n or_o else_o because_o ruler_n be_v take_v and_o choose_v when_o choose_v never_o out_o of_o servant_n but_o of_o such_o who_o house_n be_v free_a in_o israel_n we_o will_v not_o look_v after_o other_o author_n but_o to_o leave_v this_o place_n till_o anon_o prove_v 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hand_n which_o she_o neither_o will_v nor_o need_v to_o impart_v to_o every_o freeman_n but_o the_o ruler_n and_o noble_n they_o be_v the_o man_n that_o be_v only_o fit_a to_o be_v entrust_v with_o her_o feat_n and_o able_a to_o satisfy_v her_o wicked_a turn_n her_o drift_n be_v to_o put_v off_o the_o matter_n with_o a_o fair_a colour_n and_o to_o cover_v it_o from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o commons_o which_o she_o can_v not_o do_v nor_o mean_v to_o do_v if_o so_o be_v she_o have_v write_v to_o the_o freeman_n in_o the_o king_n name_n except_o such_o and_o such_o freeman_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o her_o design_n be_v not_o to_o be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o that_o horrid_a plot_n what_o write_v that_o to_o the_o freeman_n which_o by_o all_o mean_v her_o desire_n be_v to_o secret_a from_o the_o freeman_n and_o she_o may_v well_o think_v that_o all_o the_o freeman_n will_v not_o have_v come_v in_o to_o her_o mind_n to_o massacre_v a_o man_n and_o his_o family_n for_o nothing_o but_o his_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o i_o take_v it_o a_o clear_a case_n that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v mean_v noble_n and_o not_o freeman_n and_o yet_o the_o 70._o have_v it_o in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o in_o this_o place_n they_o do_v not_o think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v freemen_n nor_o do_v they_o by_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intend_v to_o express_v freeman_n quà_fw-la tale_n but_o great_a man_n and_o the_o same_o be_v also_o prove_v by_o eccles._n essent_fw-la 10.17_o bless_a say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n there_o be_v thou_o land_n when_o thy_o king_n be_v the_o son_n of_o noble_n the_o hebrew_n be_v our_o word_n in_o question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o septuagint_n it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o english_a be_v this_o bless_a be_v the_o land_n when_o the_o king_n be_v the_o son_n of_o freemen_n a_o wise_a blessedness_n and_o translation_n agree_v in_o the_o best_a linguist_n to_o give_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o word_n in_o latin_a as_o can_v bear_v no_o good_a english_a except_v by_o such_o a_o word_n as_o noble_n illustrious_a renown_a and_o in_o these_o place_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v that_o when_o the_o 70._o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v in_o the_o grammatical_a signification_n of_o it_o proper_o signify_v any_o freeman_n as_o freemen_n yet_o the_o 70._o do_v by_o it_o understand_v a_o potent_a a_o man_n of_o place_n and_o account_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o prove_v