Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	hear_v	speak_v	word_n	7,138	5	4.4441	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15297	The true copye of a prolog wrytten about two C. yeres paste by Iohn Wycklife (as maye iustly be gatherid bi that, that Iohn Bale hath writte[n] of him in his boke entitlid the Summarie of famouse writers of the Ile of great Brita[n]) the originall whereof is founde written in an olde English Bible bitwixt the olde Testament and the Newe. Whych Bible remaynith now in ye Kyng hys maiesties chamber.; Dore of holy scripture	Purvey, John, 1353?-1428?; Wycliffe, John, d. 1384, attributed name.; Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.	1550 (1550)	STC 25588; ESTC S119922	80,292	256

subarbis_fw-la to_o here_o sheep_n and_o beast_n and_o city_n of_o refuite_o shoulden_a be_v ordain_v for_o hem_v that_o shedden_a blood_n unwylful_o not_o of_o purpose_n neither_o hatred_n before_o go_v and_o he_o that_o be_v gyltie_n of_o maus_n death_n shall_v be_v slay_v wythouten_o any_o redemption_n this_o process_n of_o numeri_fw-la shall_v stir_v christian_a man_n forto_fw-it love_n here_o enemy_n &_o do_v good_a to_o hem_v as_o moses_n &_o aaron_n diden_n and_o to_o keep_v goddis_fw-la hesles_fw-mi and_o shede_v not_o man_n blood_n uniustli_fw-la the._n v._o book_n clepyd_v deutronomie_n deuteronomi_fw-la be_v a_o reherse_v and_o confirm_v of_o all_o the_o law_n afore_o go_v and_o styre_v man_n great_o to_o keep_v &_o teach_v god_n hest_n and_o adnothing_a to_o tho_o neither_o draw_v away_o any_o thing_n fro_o tho_o and_o first_o it_o teach_v that_o wise_a man_n &_o mighty_a shoulden_a be_v make_v judge_n and_o deem_v right_a the_o poor_a and_o the_o rich_a afterward_o how_o 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in_o y_fw-es ●_o h●…ndes_n &_o bitwixt_a she_o iyen_v &_o y_o it_o they_o teach_v here_o son_n to_o bythinke_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n ever_o and_o y_z t_z they_o write_v y_fw-fr e_fw-la wordis_fw-la of_o god_n on_o y_fw-es ●_o post_n &_o yate_n of_o her_o house_n &_o tell_v &_o yeve_v his_o blessing_n to_o they_o ▪_o if_o the●…_n kepen_v his_o heestis_n and_o yeve_v his_o curse_n to_o they_o if_o they_o brea_v ken_v his_o hest_n and_o worshipen_v alien_a goddis_n also_o they_o shoulen_v distroye_v the_o place_n wherein_o heathen_a man_n dydden_v idolatry_n &_o distrie_n here_o auter_n image_n wood_n and_o idolis_fw-la and_o they_o shulen_v make_v here_o sacrifice_n and_o offer_v here_o tythy_n and_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o yefte_n and_o avow_v in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v to_o his_o name_n and_o this_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n also_o a_o prophet_n either_o a_o feyner_n of_o dream_n that_o stir_v man_n to_o do_v idolatri_fw-la be_v slay_v 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they_o with_o love_n and_o help_v they_o wilful_o in_o here_o need_v than_o god_n teach_v of_o three_o great_a solemnity_n of_o paske_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o woke_v either_o pentecoste_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o that_o master_n &_o judge_n sholen_v be_v ordain_v in_o all_o yate_v either_o city_n by_o each_o lineage_n to_o deem_v y_fw-mi ●_o pupil_n by_o just_a don●…_n and_o take_v not_o yeftis_n neither_o person_n ferther_n more_o god_n teach_v y_fw-fr ●_o who_o ever_o be_v convict_v bitweine_n either_o three_o witness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v idolatri_fw-la he_o shall_v be_v stone_v first_o by_o y_fw-fr ●_o witness_n and_o than_o by_o all_o the_o pupil_n he_o that_o be_v proud_a and_o wool_fw-mi not_o obey_v to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o to_o the_o do_v of_o the_o iudgis_n in_o that_o they_o teachen_fw-ge god_n law_n shall_v be_v dead_a then_o god_n teach_v what_o manner_n king_n the_o pupil_n shall_v make_v and_o what_o shall_v be_v his_o office_n afterward_o god_n teach_v that_o priestis_n and_o dekyny_n and_o all_o that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o lineage_n shoulen_v not_o have_v part_n and_o herytage_n with_o the_o residue_n pupil_n of_o israel_n for_o they_o shoulen_v eat_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o offering_n of_o he_o and_o they_o sholen_v take_v none_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o here_o britherne_a for_o why_o god_n himself_o be_v her_o heritage_n ferthermore_o god_n for_o bide_v idolatry_n and_o to_o enquyre_v coniureris_fw-la and_o to_o keep_v dreamis_n and_o chiter_a of_o byrddis_fw-la and_o command_v that_o no_o ●…ytch_n neither_o enchanter_n be_v &_o that_o man_n take_v not_o council_n at_o hem_n y_z e_z have_v spirit_n in_o cloo_n neither_o at_o ●…alse_a diviner_n nether_a axe_n of_o dead_a man_n y_o e_o truth_n also_o god_n sh●…l_v reise_v a_o prophet_n of_o her_o brethren_n y_z e_z be_v christ_n y_fw-es ●_o savioure_n &_o he_o y_o ●_o hear_v not_o his_o word_n shall_v be_v pu_fw-fr nished_a a_o prophet_n that_o will_v speak_v by_o pride_n in_o y_z e_z name_n of_o god_n y_fw-fr t_o thing_n that_o god_n bid_v not_o he_o either_o by_o y_z e_z name_n of_o other_o god_n shall_v be_v slay_v also_o u●…_n city_n of_o refuite_o either_o of_o fraunchise_n shullen_a be_v that_o he_o that_o slee_v a_o man_n not_o by_o hatred_n but_o ayens_n his_o will_n be_v save_v and_o he_o that_o slee_v a_o man_n by_o hatred_n and_o before_o castinge_a shall_v be_v slay_v wythoute_n mercy_n either_o raunsom_n he_o that_o be_v convicte_n to_o have_v say_v false_a wytnes_n ayens_fw-fr his_o brother_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o peyne_n to_o which_o his_o brother_n shall_v be_v put_v if_o he_o have_v be_v gil_z tie_z also_o priest_n shoulen_a comfort_n hen_n that_o go_v to_o just_a batteil_n to_o have_v trust_n in_o god_n &_o drede_v not_o here_o enemy_n and_o y_o e●…erdful_a ●…erdful_z man_n &_o they_o that_o have_v newil_n bill_n dead_a a_o house_n either_o new_o 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latynis_fw-la us●…n_n and_o if_o man_n take_v judith_n for_o a_o book_n of_o holi_fw-la scrypture_n as_o the_o general_a congregation_n of_o clergy_n do_v at_o the_o seine_n of_o nicene_n council_n as_o jerome_n wytness_v in_o you_o ●_o prolog_n on_o judith_n they_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v xxvii_o boki_v of_o bileve_n also_o ecclesiastici_fw-la be_v write_v in_o hebrew_n &_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n be_v not_o anentis_fw-la hebreus_n but_o swoon_v greek_a eloquence_n and_o sum_n old_a writeris_fw-la affirmen_fw-la that_o the_o jew_n ph●…o_v make_v it_o therefore_o as_o holi_fw-la chirch_n redith_v judith_n and_o toby_n and_o the_o book_n of_o machabeis_n but_o receyve_v not_o tho_o among_o holy_a scripture_n so_o y_o ●_o chirche_fw-fr readithe_o these_o two_o book_n ecclesiastic●…_n and_o sapience_n to_o edify_v of_o the_o pupil_n not_o to_o confirm_v the_o authority_n of_o teching_n of_o holy_a chirch_n jerome_n seith_n this_o pleinli_n in_o y_fw-es ●_o prolog_n on_o 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