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	religion_n	true_a	4,673	5	5.0261	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56100	The Protestants letter concerning the re-union of the two religions to the Assembly of the clergy of France, held at Paris, May, 1685 humbly offered to the consideration of all Protestants in England, as an expedient for reconciling the great differences in religion now among them.	Kidder, Richard, 1633-1703.; Catholic Church. Assemblée générale du clergé de France.	1690 (1690)	Wing P3851; Wing K409_CANCELLED; ESTC R882	28,330	38

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necessary_a or_o so_o much_o as_o good_a but_o yet_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v not_o on_o the_o other_o side_n believe_v to_o be_v either_o contrary_a or_o pernicious_a unto_o religion_n it_o will_v only_o be_v a_o most_o sweet_a smell_a sacrifice_n which_o he_o will_v offer_v unto_o god_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o peace_n and_o this_o we_o call_v another_o of_o our_o contestable_a principle_n 5._o our_o five_o principle_n be_v this_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o certain_a article_n of_o belief_n or_o of_o practice_n which_o the_o one_o side_n do_v look_v upon_o as_o important_a in_o religion_n and_o the_o other_o do_v consider_v as_o less_o important_a these_o last_o ought_v to_o yield_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o former_a in_o not_o oblige_v they_o formal_o to_o renounce_v thing_n which_o they_o shall_v believe_v to_o be_v true_a they_o ought_v i_o say_v not_o to_o oblige_v they_o to_o the_o abjuration_n or_o to_o the_o condemn_v of_o those_o practice_n as_o pernicious_a or_o of_o 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