Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	good_a	know_v	way_n	3,572	5	4.6567	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70775	A sermon preacht at St. George's Church at Windsor Septemb. 27. 1685. By Edward Pelling, chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Somerset. Printed by order.	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1685 (1685)	Wing P1099A; ESTC R23220	13,734	30

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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n george_n church_n at_o windsor_n septemb_n 27._o 1685._o by_o edward_n pell_v chaplain_n to_o his_o grace_n the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n print_a by_o order_n london_n print_v for_o sam._n keble_n at_o the_o turk_n head_n in_o fleetstreet_n and_o walter_n davis_n in_o amen_o corner_n 1685._o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n george_n church_n at_o windsor_n septemb_n 27._o 1685._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 13._o and_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v harm_v you_o if_o you_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a it_o may_v seem_v very_o strange_a that_o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n shall_v drop_v from_o st._n peter_n mouth_n if_o we_o understand_v they_o so_o as_o if_o good_a man_n can_v not_o be_v entreat_v after_o a_o evil_a manner_n for_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o those_o time_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n live_v contradict_v this_o assertion_n if_o we_o take_v it_o universal_o and_o at_o large_a stephen_n have_v be_v already_o stone_v and_o at_o the_o 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