Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	faith_n	spirit_n	word_n	6,961	5	4.2967	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02196	The confession of faith of the Kirk of Scotland; Scottish Confession of Faith (1581)		1655 (1655)	Wing C4202CBA; ESTC R176578	2,736	9

the_o confession_n of_o faith_n of_o the_o kirk_n of_o scotland_n ezr_n chap._n 10._o vers_fw-la 5._o then_o arise_v ezra_n and_o make_v the_o chief_a priest_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o all_o israel_n to_o swear_v that_o they_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o rhis_n word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o swear_v isaiah_n 44._o 5._o one_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n another_o shall_v subscrive_v with_o his_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n tot_o rotterdam_n gedruct_v by_o the_o weduwe_n van_fw-mi matthijs_fw-la wagens_n boeckverkoopster_n open_fw-mi de_fw-fr blaeck_n by_o the_o visch-marckt_a anno_fw-la 1655._o this_o confession_n be_v subscrive_v and_o authorise_v by_o the_o king_n and_o counsel_n in_o the_o year_n 1580._o and_o by_o the_o nationall_n assemblee_n in_o the_o year_n 1581._o and_o subscrive_v again_o by_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n in_o the_o year_n 1590._o by_o a_o new_a ordinance_n of_o counsel_n at_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o nationall_n assembly_n and_o renew_v by_o the_o king_n commissioner_n and_o counsel_n and_o nationall_n assembly_n in_o the_o year_n 1638._o and_o again_o ratify_v with_o addition_n of_o a_o promise_n to_o live_v holy_o by_o the_o king_n commissioner_n and_o the_o counsel_n and_o nationall_n assembly_n in_o the_o year_n 1639._o and_o confirm_v by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n at_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o nationall_n assembly_n in_o the_o year_n 1642._o and_o be_v follow_v by_o the_o scot_n congregation_n at_o rotterdam_n since_o the_o year_n 1644_o without_o the_o politic_a or_o civil_a part_n thereof_o as_o not_o belong_v unto_o these_o who_o live_v under_o another_o government_n the_o confession_n of_o faith_n of_o the_o church_fw-mi of_o scotland_n we_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o we_o under-written_a protest_v that_o after_o long_a and_o due_a examination_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n in_o matter_n of_o true_a &_o false_a religion_n be_v now_o thorough_o resolve_v of_o the_o truth_n by_o the_o 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