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	lord_n	people_n	4,014	5	4.8063	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A24004	The Christians testimony against tythes in an account of the great spoil and rapine committed by the Bishop of Chester's tythe-farmer at Cartmell in Lancashire upon the people there called Quakers in the years 1677 and 1678 : acting first as an informer upon the Act against Conventicles for which his witnesses stand indicted for perjury, secondly by suits in inferiour courts (for tythes) contrary to law.	Atkinson, Thomas.	1678 (1678)	Wing A1431A; ESTC R28313	9,339	16

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the_o christian_n testimony_n against_o tithe_n in_o a_o account_n of_o the_o great_a spoil_n and_o rapine_n commit_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o chester_n tythe-farmer_n at_o cartmell_n in_o lancashire_n upon_o the_o people_n there_o call_v quaker_n in_o the_o year_n 1677_o and_o 1678._o act_v first_n as_o a_o informer_n upon_o the_o act_n against_o conventicle_n for_o which_o his_o witness_n stand_v indict_v for_o perjury_n second_o by_o suit_n in_o inferior_a court_n for_o tithe_n contrary_a to_o law_n prov._n 1_o my_o son_n if_o they_o say_v let_v we_o lurk_v privy_o for_o the_o innocent_a without_o cause_n we_o shall_v all_o find_v precious_a substance_n we_o shall_v fill_v our_o house_n with_o spoil_n my_o son_n walk_v not_o thou_o in_o the_o way_n with_o they_o matth._n 10.32_o whosoever_o shall_v confess_v i_o before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o confess_v also_o before_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n print_a in_o the_o year_n 1678._o considerate_a reader_n as_o persecution_n 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the_o same_o as_o the_o priest_n do_v the_o cure_n of_o soul_n to_o their_o sub-curate_n to_o farm_n unto_o one_o thomas_n preston_n the_o elder_a of_o holker_n within_o the_o say_a parish_n of_o cartmell_n and_o there_o be_v several_a of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n call_v quaker_n within_o that_o parish_n who_o never_o have_v nor_o receive_v aught_o of_o spiritual_n from_o the_o say_a bishop_n or_o his_o farmer_n refuse_v to_o put_v into_o their_o mouth_n so_o that_o for_o several_a year_n last_o past_o the_o bishop_n farmer_n have_v present_v they_o in_o the_o king_n court_n at_o westminster_n and_o county_n court_n whereby_o many_o suffer_v tedious_a imprisonment_n spoil_v of_o their_o good_n and_o much_o waste_n by_o his_o prosecution_n thomas_n preston_n the_o young_a of_o the_o same_o place_n renew_v the_o lease_n of_o the_o bishop_n most_o general_o commence_v suit_n for_o his_o tithe_n in_o the_o court_n barron_n of_o cartmell_n but_o in_o or_o about_o the_o 5_o month_n call_v 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