Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	father_n	holy_a	word_n	4,533	5	4.0905	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67626	The baptized Turk, or, A narrative of the happy conversion of Signior Rigep Dandulo, the onely son of a silk merchant in the Isle of Tzio, from the delusions of that great impostor Mahomet, unto the Christian religion and of his admission unto baptism by Mr. Gunning at Excester-house Chappel the 8th of Novemb., 1657 / drawn up by Tho. Warmstry.	Warmstry, Thomas, 1610-1665.	1658 (1658)	Wing W880; ESTC R38490	72,283	176

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of_o you_o will_v be_v content_a to_o have_v my_o likeness_n put_v upon_o he_o that_o so_o he_o may_v go_v into_o paradise_n and_o that_o one_o of_o they_o say_v i_o will_v and_o that_o god_n present_o put_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n upon_o he_o and_o that_o he_o be_v slay_v and_o crucify_v instead_o of_o christ_n and_o that_o after_o this_o the_o associate_n of_o christ_n fall_v at_o dissension_n about_o this_o and_o that_o some_o say_v christ_n be_v god_n and_o can_v not_o die_v other_o that_o he_o be_v kill_v and_o crucify_v other_o if_o jesus_n be_v crucify_v where_o be_v our_o companion_n if_o our_o companion_n be_v crucify_v where_o be_v then_o jesus_n other_o say_v he_o be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n they_o hold_v that_o jesus_n shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n in_o the_o last_o day_n and_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o people_n to_o who_o the_o book_n come_v i.e._n i_o conceive_v the_o alcoran_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o the_o 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