Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	false_a	know_v	true_a	4,114	5	4.5846	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09830	A disputation against the adoration of the reliques of saints departed Wherein nine palpable abuses are discouvered, committed by the popish Priests in the veneration thereof. Together with, the refutation of a Iesuiticall epistle, and an index of the reliques, vvhich euery seuenth yeere, are shovvne at Avvcon in Germanie vnto the superstitious people and pilgrimes, compiled by the canons of S. Maries Church an. 1608. By Iohn Polyander Professour of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Leyden in Holland, & translated by Henry Heham, out of French into English.	Polyander à Kerckhoven, Johannes, 1568-1646.; Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?	1611 (1611)	STC 20095; ESTC S119215	57,951	182

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that_o he_o never_o have_v bear_v so_o heavy_a a_o burden_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v sink_v under_o he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o present_o ease_v he_o now_o ever_o since_o they_o have_v call_v christofle_n or_o rather_o christophorus_n that_o be_v christ_n bearer_n from_o which_o fable_n every_o man_n may_v gather_v that_o these_o fine_a doctor_n feed_v their_o wretched_a disciple_n but_o with_o lie_n &_o illusion_n where_o of_o i_o have_v discover_v a_o great_a number_n in_o these_o three_o little_a treatise_n with_o assurance_n that_o the_o unpassionate_a reader_n and_o lover_n of_o the_o truth_n open_v his_o eye_n &_o ear_n to_o see_v and_o hear_v they_o will_v not_o only_o be_v move_v through_o this_o my_o advertisement_n to_o reject_v they_o but_o also_o to_o assist_v i_o on_o his_o behalf_n to_o persuade_v these_o silly_a superstitious_a man_n to_o take_v heed_n unto_o the_o service_n of_o idol_n invent_v by_o these_o latter_a priest_n of_o ball_n full_a of_o all_o deceit_n and_o to_o worship_n with_o we_o our_o only_a god_n and_o heavenly_a father_n in_o spirit_n &_o truth_n finis_fw-la jer._n 13._o 17._o 13._o the_o deputation_n divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o second_o part_n gen._n 3._o 19_o jos._n 24._o 32_o 2_o sam._n 21_o 13._o 14._o 2_o king_n 23._o 17._o deut._n 34._o 6._o marc._n 6._o 29._o act._n 8._o 2._o jud._n ver_fw-la 5_o act._n 2._o 42_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 15._o origen_n cont._n celsus_n lib._n 5._o &_o 8_o tob._n 12._o 13._o joh._n 12._o 3_o matt._n 27._o 57_o marc._n 15._o 42._o luk._n 23._o 50._o joh._n 19_o 38._o athana_n in_o the_o life_n of_o s._n anthony_n eusebe_fw-fr lib._n 4._o 15._o &_o 5._o 1._o prudent_a rob._n bellarmin_n li._n 2._o de_fw-fr eccl._n trium_fw-la c._n 3_o &_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la purgat_fw-la c._n 19_o hierone_n in_o his_o dispute_n against_o vigilantius_n col._n 2._o 23_o rom._n 14_o 23_o he._n 11._o 6_o 1._o sam._n 15._o 22._o the_o second_o part_n august_n 1._o 8._o civitat_fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 27_o aug._n li._n 6._o the_o confess_v cap._n 2._o august_n contra_fw-la faustus_n lib._n 20._o cap._n 21._o esa._n 1._o tertul._n in_o apog_n cap._n 6._o the_o discovery_n of_o nine_o several_a abuse_n the_o first_o abuse_n luc._n 24._o 5._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 7._o 16._o col._n 3._o 1._o 2._o mat._n 24._o 23._o 24._o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n touch_v relic_n gregory_n nyssene_n chrys._n ad_fw-la philem_n hom_n 1._o august_n serm_n 3._o the_o ●art_n bernard_n serm_n 1._o de_fw-fr advent_fw-fr jer._n 4._o 13._o the_o four_o abuse_n augus_n de_fw-fr labour_n mon._n c._n 28._o socrates_n l._n 7._o c._n 14._o eras._n coll_n de_fw-fr pilgri_fw-la gregory_n turonensis_n calvin_n theodorus_n bela._n rodolphus_n hospinian_n cassander_n the_o five_o abuse_n jer._n 17._o 5._o deut._n 18._o 11._o jer._n 12._o 16._o act._n 4._o 12._o heb._n 9_o 12._o jam._n 4._o 12_o august_n l_o de_fw-mi vnit._n eccl._n cap._n 16._o psal._n 91._o 2_o thes._n 2_o act._n 10._o 25._o 26._o the_o 7._o abuse_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 18._o 19_o the_o 9_o abuse_n act_n 3._o 21_o rom._n 14._o 5._o col_fw-fr 2._o 16._o hier._n in_o com._n ad_fw-la gal._n 2._o 4._o john_n 4._o 23._o hosea_n 4._o 15._o hom_o 8._o ●d_a popul_n &_o ●6_n de_fw-fr virt_n &_o vir_fw-la 2_o king_n 2_o 8._o dan._n 3._o 25._o 2_o king_n ●_o exo._n 14_o nom._n 20_o act._n 19_o 12._o act._n 10._o 26._o act._n 14._o 14._o 15._o epist_n ad_fw-la paulin_n chris._n hom._n 12_o 1._o cor._n chrys._n hom._n 84_o in_o euang._n john_n col._n 4._o 14._o act._n 8._o 2._o