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
A55001	A Platform of church discipline gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders, and messengers of the Churches, assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in New England, to be presented to the churches and Generall Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the eighth moneth, anno 1649.	Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P2396; ESTC W2574	37,140	44

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●…f_a 〈◊〉_d church_n who_o they_o do_v the_o ●…ore_o respective_o heark●…n_n unto_o wh●…n_n they_o see_v no_o 〈◊〉_d ●…f_o enjoy_v church-fellowship_n or_o participation_n in_o the_o sacrament_n for_o 〈◊〉_d or_o their_o 〈◊〉_d till_o they_o approve_v their_o judgement_n to_o be_v sound_a and_o or●…hodox_a and_o th●…_z live_v ●…ubdued_v to_o some_o hope_n of_o a_o godly_a 〈◊〉_d wh●…t_o can_v classical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d self_o do_v more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d case_n the_o 3_o exception_n wrapp●…th_v up_o in_o ●…t_a a_o three_o fold_n domestical_a inconvenience_n and_o each_o o●…_n they_o meet_v to_o be_v eschew_v 1_o disunion_n in_o family_n between_o each_o rel●…tion_n 2_o d●…sappointment_n of_o 〈◊〉_d for_o want_v of_o opportunity_n in_o the_o governor_n of_o family_n to_o take_v account_n of_o th●…_z hear_v by_o the●…r_o child_n and_o servant_n 3_o disoursment_n of_o chargeable_a maintenance_n to_o the_o several_a church_n whereto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d person_n of_o their_o family_n be_v join_v 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