Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	darkness_n	light_n	walk_v	4,073	5	8.1342	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47432	An answer to the considerations which obliged Peter Manby, late Dean of London-Derry in Ireland, as he pretends, to embrace what he calls, the Catholick religion by William King ...	King, William, 1650-1729.	1687 (1687)	Wing K523; ESTC R966	76,003	113

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plain_a from_o vers_fw-la 10._o that_o such_o as_o refuse_v to_o confess_v their_o sin_n according_a to_o st._n john_n make_v god_n a_o liar_n now_o this_o be_v literal_o true_a of_o those_o who_o deny_v that_o they_o be_v sinner_n as_o those_o heretic_n do_v but_o to_o deny_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o particular_a enumeration_n of_o sin_n to_o a_o priest_n do_v no_o way_n impeach_v god_n truth_n and_o therefore_o the_o confession_n require_v by_o these_o word_n if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n be_v not_o auricular_a this_o be_v far_o manifest_v from_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o church_n not_o one_o of_o which_o understand_v these_o word_n of_o confession_n to_o a_o priest._n st._n augustine_n have_v write_v a_o comment_n on_o this_o epistle_n and_o he_o thus_o explain_v this_o place_n if_o thou_o confess_v that_o thou_o joh._n be_v a_o sinner_n the_o truth_n be_v in_o thou_o tell_v man_n what_o thou_o be_v tell_v god_n what_o thou_o be_v if_o thou_o tell_v not_o god_n what_o 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