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	true_a	unity_n	1,613	5	9.0929	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54223	The spirit of Alexander the copper-smith lately revived, now justly rebuk'd, or, An answer to a late pamphlet, intituled, The spirit of the hat, or the government of the Quakers in which the confederacy is broken, and the devil's champions defeated / by a true witness of the one way of God, W.P. ; to which are added the testimonies of those persons whose names are chiefly quoted by the author of that pamphlet.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1673 (1673)	Wing P1374; ESTC R21606	19,027	28

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in_o my_o measure_n against_o all_o loose_a disobedient_a spirit_n backslider_n &_o ranter_n and_o against_o that_o disorderly_a irreverent_a carriage_n of_o keep_v on_o the_o hat_n in_o public_a prayer_n and_o the_o dis-uniting_a spirit_n that_o seek_v to_o set_v it_o up_o &_o impose_v it_o among_o we_o which_o when_o it_o can_v not_o carry_v one_o its_o design_n but_o be_v oppose_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n ●mong_v we_o it_o cry_v out_o oh_o imposition_n upon_o conscience_n pope_n arbitrary_a government_n rule_n without_o to_o lead_v we_o from_o the_o moving_n of_o god_n spirit_n rule_n and_o government_n of_o christ_n within_o as_o this_o apostate_n who_o one_o while_n plead_v conscience_n another_o while_n the_o spirit_n be_v requiring_n another_o while_n