Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	discover_v	excellent_a	great_a	80	3	2.0639	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42829	Festum festorum, or, A discourse touching the holy feast of Easter shewing how it may be established for ever / by John Gadbury ...	Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.	1687 (1687)	Wing G83; ESTC R5647	21,158	74

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for_o christ_n have_v but_o one_o church_n on_o earth_n do_v therefore_o with_o the_o ancient_n term_v it_o and_o that_o very_o just_o the_o king_n of_o day_n and_o queen_n of_o feast_n as_o for_o the_o name_n thereof_o that_o be_v a_o compellation_n make_v up_o of_o a_o german_a and_o a_o english_a word_n viz._n o●st_n and_o star_n the_o former_a of_o which_o the_o saxon_n bring_v in_o use_n among_o we_o viz._n oest_n signify_v arise_v or_o the_o east_n for_o that_o the_o sun_n and_o all_o the_o star_n do_v arise_v or_o first_o show_v themselves_o in_o the_o east_n the_o late_a viz._n star_n allude_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o bright_a and_o morningstar_n who_o resurrection_n or_o arise_v from_o the_o grave_a be_v perform_v on_o this_o day_n for_o the_o salvation_n and_o justification_n of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n who_o claim_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n our_o english_a glossographer_n mr._n blunt_n say_v that_o easter_n be_v so_o name_v of_o eoster_n a_o goddess_n of_o the_o old_a saxon_n who_o feast_n they_o keep_v in_o april_n verstegan_n say_v the_o same_o and_o affirm_v moreover_o that_o at_o this_o present_a in_o saxony_n this_o feast_n be_v call_v ostern_n which_o come_v of_o ostermonaet_n their_o and_o our_o old_a name_n of_o april_n in_o which_o month_n this_o glorious_a christian_a feastival_n most_o common_o happen_v howbeit_o at_o sometime_o we_o know_v it_o shift_v place_n according_a to_o the_o moon_n be_v motion_n the_o epact_n etc._n etc._n on_o which_o it_o depend_v and_o so_o may_v come_v to_o fall_v in_o march_n as_o in_o this_o year_n 1687._o it_o do_v indeed_o this_o sacred_a feast_n of_o easter_n have_v certain_a limit_n assign_v which_o without_o a_o alteration_n by_o authority_n it_o can_v neither_o transgress_v or_o transpass_n and_o common_o it_o make_v its_o progress_n or_o perambulation_n between_o the_o 22th_o day_n of_o march_n and_o the_o 26_o day_n of_o april_n according_a to_o the_o cycle_n etc._n etc._n on_o which_o it_o depend_v and_o can_v therefore_o never_o go_v below_o the_o former_a or_o ascend_v beyond_o the_o late_a and_n because_o the_o boundary_n of_o this_o holy_a feast_n be_v not_o common_o know_v i_o will_v here_o present_v you_o with_o a_o table_n of_o its_o proper_a limit_n according_a to_o the_o old_a julian_n correction_n as_o i_o find_v it_o in_o that_o excellent_a collection_n of_o devotion_n publish_v by_o the_o late_a right_o reverend_a bishop_n of_o durham_n gold._n num._n easter_n limit_v 1_o april_n 5_o 2_o march_n 25_o 3_o april_n 13_o 4_o april_n 2_o 5_o march_n 22_o 6_o april_n 10_o 7_o march_n 30_o 8_o april_n 18_o 9_o april_n 7_o 10_o march_n 27_o 11_o april_n 15_o 12_o april_n 4_o 13_o march_n 24_o 14_o april_n 12_o 15_o april_n 1_o 16_o march_n 21_o 17_o april_n 9_o 18_o march_n 29_o 19_o april_n 17_o ☞_o