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
A29780	Miracles, work's above and contrary to nature, or, An answer to a late translation out of Spinoza's Tractatus theologico-politicus, Mr. Hobbs's Leviathan, &c. published to undermine the truth and authority of miracles, Scripture, and religion, in a treatise entituled, Miracles no violation of the laws of nature.	Browne, Thomas, 1654?-1741.	1683 (1683)	Wing B5062; ESTC R1298	42,132	76

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prophet_n but_o this_o be_v proper_a to_o his_o tractatus_fw-la theologico_fw-la polit._n 27._o 2._o he_o attempt_v to_o prove_v from_o scripture_n the_o immutability_n of_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n repeat_v also_o some_o of_o his_o former_a argument_n for_o it_o 3._o he_o close_v all_o with_o a_o passage_n out_o of_o josephus_n agreeable_a to_o his_o opinion_n his_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o he_o allege_v be_v psal_n 148._o v._n 6._o he_o have_v establish_v they_o for_o ever_o he_o have_v make_v a_o decree_n which_o shall_v not_o pass_v eccl._n 1._o v_o 9_o that_o there_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o other_o place_n parallel_v to_o they_o to_o the_o first_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v establish_v for_o ever_o and_o yet_o that_o term_n imply_v no_o uninterrupted_a or_o eternal_a duration_n of_o it_o see_v exod._n 21.6_o 1_o sam._n 1.22_o deut._n 29.29_o levit._fw-la 23.14_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o second_o it_o be_v possible_a 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it_o destroy_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o belief_n of_o miracle_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v from_o mr._n burnett_n principle_n how_o far_o each_o particular_a in_o what_o he_o have_v from_o mr._n burnett_n be_v true_a gen._n 1.14_o 15._o the_o principle_n from_o whence_o he_o draw_v his_o conclusion_n psalm_n 47._o v._n 16_o 17_o 18._o gen._n 9.13_o 1_o sam._n 9.16_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o connexion_n of_o his_o conclusion_n with_o the_o principle_n from_o whence_o he_o draw_v it_o this_o ground_n prove_v to_o be_v false_a 1._o by_o instance_n psal_n 65._o 9_o 11._o psal_n 145.16_o 2._o from_o the_o natural_a import_n of_o the_o word_n psal_n 104._o v._n 20_o 105._o v_o 28._o ●_o from_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n what_o it_o be_v for_o the_o scripture_n to_o relate_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o miracle_n corollary_n 1._o ●●●●llary_o ●_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o premonition_n consider_v the_o sum_n of_o what_o he_o have_v from_o mr._n hobb_n in_o the_o 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p._n 7._o tr_z p._n 8_o proposition_n 2._o tr._n p._n 2._o in_o the_o frame_n of_o this_o proposition_n he_o mistake_v the_o end_n for_o which_o miracle_n be_v design_v his_o argument_n for_o his_o 2._o propos_fw-fr from_o reason_n and_o scripture_n his_o first_o argument_n for_o his_o 2_o propos_fw-fr from_o reason_n the_o belief_n of_o miracle_n do_v not_o introduce_v scepticism_n arg_n 2._o tr._n p._n 10._o arg._n 2._o tr._n p._n 11._o arg._n 1._o from_o scripture_n tr._n p._n 13._o though_o a_o false_a prophet_n may_v work_v a_o miracle_n yet_o miracle_n sufficient_a evidence_n of_o a_o true_a prophet_n deut._n 13._o matt_n 24.24_o gal._n 1.8_o heb._n 1_o 2.7.16_o 17._o argument_n 2._o from_o scripture_n tr._n p._n 14._o psal_n 106.20_o exod._n 22.4_o psal_n 106.21_o tr._n p._n 15._o psal_n 106.8_o ex._n 10.2_o tr._n p._n 16._o proposition_n 3._o tr._n p._n 16._o arg._n 1._o tr._n p._n 17._o 1_o sam._n 9.15_o 16._o psal_n 105.24_o ex._n 1._o gen._n 9.13_o tr._n p._n 18._o psal_n 108.18_o and_o 104.4_o be_v 7.14_o dan._n 3._o josh_n 10._o arg._n 2._o tr._n p._n 19_o ex._n 9_o 8.10.14.14.21_o 2_o king_n 4.34_o luk_n 8._o v_o 25._o tr._n poo_o 2_o proposition_n 4._o tr._n p._n 21._o tr._n p._n 26._o tr._n p._n 27._o