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	true_a	worship_v	5,831	5	9.4836	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34903	An answer to a late book intituled, A discourse concerning the inventions of men in the worship of God, by William, Lord Bishop of Derry wherein the author's arguments against the manner of publick worship performed by Protestant dissenters are examined and by plain Scripture and reason confuted, his mistakes as to matters of fact detected, and some important truths concerning the spirit of prayer and external adoration, &c. vindicated / by Robert Craghead ...	Craghead, Robert.	1694 (1694)	Wing C6793; ESTC R7154	118,658	170

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of_o the_o head_n natural_o signify_v it_o these_o profane_a soldier_n be_v smite_v and_o spit_v on_o christ_n and_o yet_o bow_v their_o knee_n to_o he_o natural_a sign_n be_v not_o fallacious_a but_o this_o be_v ibid._n in_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o word_n render_v worship_n signify_v proper_o and_o originaly_n to_o bow_v down_o or_o prostrate_v the_o body_n ans_fw-fr what_o then_o do_v we_o deny_v bodily_a adoration_n do_v the_o author_n consider_v that_o he_o dispute_v against_o no_o opponent_n it_o all_o this_o be_v libel_v against_o dissenter_n 2_o the_o author_n say_v again_o and_o again_o that_o bow_v of_o the_o head_n be_v proper_o worship_v if_o these_o original_a word_n signify_v bow_v of_o the_o head_n do_v always_o signify_v worship_n then_o let_v he_o resolve_v i_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o have_v so_o often_o bow_v of_o the_o head_n express_v by_o one_o word_n in_o the_o original_a and_o worship_v by_o another_o word_n in_o the_o same_o place_n if_o this_o bow_n 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