Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	lord_n	way_n	3,966	5	4.6102	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93635	The speeches and prayers of Major General Harison, Octob. 13. Mr. John Carew, Octob. 15. Mr. Justice Cooke, Mr. Hugh Peters, Octob. 16. Mr. Tho. Scott, Mr. Gregory Clement, Col. Adrian Scroop, Col. John Jones, Octob. 17. Col. Daniel Axtell, & Col. Fran. Hacker, Oct. 19 the times of their death. Together with severall occasionall speeches and passages in their imprisonment till they came to the place of execution. Faithfully and impartially collected for further satisfaction.	Harrison, Thomas, 1606-1660, attributed name.	1660 (1660)	Wing S4874A; Wing S4874B; Thomason E1053_1; ESTC R202958	82,554	105

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cook_n be_v letter_n to_o his_o daughter_n octob._n 15._o 1660._o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n to_o my_o dear_a child_n free-love_n cook_n these_o with_o my_o most_o fatherly_a endear_a love_n my_o dear_a sweet_a child_n let_v thy_o name_n free-love_n put_v thou_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o free_a love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n in_o give_v thou_o to_o i_o and_o thy_o dear_a mother_n and_o know_v so_o soon_o as_o god_n give_v thou_o any_o understanding_n that_o thou_o be_v the_o child_n of_o one_o who_o god_n count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o to_o seal_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o

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