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	jerusalem_n	worship_v	2,394	5	9.7372	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55106	Popery and hypocrisy detected and opened from the Holy Scriptures as it respects magistrates, ministers, and people. In a sermon upon the occasion of a general fast, kept Decemb. 22. 1680. By the author of the Plotters doom, a true son of the Church of England.	Palmer, Samuel, d. 1724.	1680 (1680)	Wing P252; ESTC R217473	30,180	38

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24._o and_o will_v you_o seek_v such_o to_o punish_v they_o examine_v yourselves_o and_o do_v not_o think_v to_o shame_v it_o off_o that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o church_n that_o you_o do_v this_o pray_v turn_v to_o 1_o sam._n 15._o and_o you_o will_v there_o find_v one_o of_o the_o great_a cheat_n that_o you_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v by_o a_o magistrate_n and_o a_o magistrate_n of_o the_o high_a order_n and_o it_o be_v a_o cheat_n that_o have_v a_o pretence_n for_o the_o church_n too_o the_o business_n be_v this_o king_n saul_n receive_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n to_o go_v and_o smite_v the_o amalekite_n for_o lay_v wait_n for_o israel_n in_o their_o way_n when_o they_o come_v up_o from_o egypt_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o commission_n you_o have_v in_o the_o three_o verse_n go_v and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o spare_v they_o not_o but_o slay_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n infant_z and_o suckling_n ox_n and_o 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