Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	light_n	spirit_n	3,983	5	4.9992	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28402	A treatise of the sibyls so highly celebrated, as well by the antient heathens, as the holy fathers of the church : giving an accompt of the names, and number of the sibyls, of their qualities, the form and matter of their verses : as also of the books now extant under their names, and the errours crept into Christian religion, from the impostures contained therein, particularly, concerning the state of the just, and unjust after death / written originally by David Blondel ; Englished by J.D.	Blondel, David, 1591-1655.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.	1661 (1661)	Wing B3220; ESTC R38842	342,398	310

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and_o their_o neighbour_n salvation_n amen_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n book_n i._n chap._n i._o that_o the_o most_o earnest_a pursuer_n of_o truth_n be_v as_o other_o subject_a to_o mistake_v page_n 1_o ii_o instance_n of_o certain_a misapprehension_n of_o justine_n martyr_n 2_o iii_o the_o write_n pretend_v to_o be_v sibylline_a discover_v in_o several_a particular_n to_o be_v spurious_a and_o supposititious_a 4_o iu._n the_o judgement_n of_o antoninus_n possevinus_n concern_v the_o write_n pretend_v to_o be_v sibylline_a take_v into_o examination_n 6_o v._n the_o recommendation_n of_o the_o sibylline_a write_n attribute_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n to_o saint_n paul_n bring_v to_o the_o test_n 9_o vi._n a_o account_n of_o several_a instance_n of_o dis-circumspection_n in_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n 12_o vii_o reflection_n on_o several_a suppositious_a piece_n whereby_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n have_v be_v impose_v upon_o and_o abuse_v 14_o viii_o the_o different_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o sibyl_n 19_o ix_o the_o precaution_n of_o rome_n while_o yet_o in_o paganism_n to_o prevent_v the_o read_n of_o the_o book_n which_o she_o believe_v real_o sibylline_a 23_o x._o the_o motive_n which_o he_o may_v have_v go_v upon_o who_o be_v the_o first_o projector_n of_o the_o eight_o book_n which_o at_o this_o day_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sibylline_a 27_o xi_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o mistake_v of_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n the_o great_a concern_v the_o sibyl_n and_o her_o write_n 29_o xii_o the_o sentiment_n of_o cicero_n concern_v the_o acrostic_n attribute_v to_o the_o sibyl_n further_o clear_v up_o 32_o xiii_o the_o sentiment_n of_o virgil_n in_o his_o four_o eclogue_n examine_v and_o clear_v up_o and_o that_o it_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o the_o write_n pretend_o sibylline_a which_o be_v compose_v a_o long_a time_n after_o make_v apparent_a 34_o fourteen_o remark_n on_o some_o less_o considerable_a mistake_n of_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n in_o the_o explication_n of_o virgil_n four_o eclogue_n 40_o xv._n that_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o virgil_n in_o his_o four_o eclogue_n disguise_v his_o own_o sentiment_n 45_o xvi_o that_o apollodorus_n have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o eight_o book_n which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sibylline_a ibid._n xvii_o that_o pausanias_n have_v not_o write_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v give_v credit_n to_o the_o book_n unjust_o call_v the_o sibylline_a 47_o xviii_o that_o the_o prohibition_n make_v to_o read_v the_o book_n call_v the_o sibylline_a and_o that_o of_o hystasphe_n add_v no_o authority_n thereto_o 48_o xix_o that_o the_o letter_n write_v by_o l._n domitius_n aurelianus_n to_o the_o senate_n give_v no_o credit_n to_o the_o sibylline_a write_n 50_o xx._n other_o discovery_n show_v the_o supposititiousness_n of_o the_o sibylline_a write_v so_o call_v 51_o xxi_o that_o it_o can_v with_o any_o likelihood_n of_o truth_n