Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	holy_a	spirit_n	worship_v	3,077	5	9.0447	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

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scotland_n and_o that_o they_o pay_v for_o their_o entry_n ten_o pound_n fleemish_n and_o the_o person_n refuser_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o benefit_n or_o commerce_n with_o his_o highness_n liedge_n ja._n 6._o p._n 6._o c._n 96._o that_o no_o ship_n pass_v to_o the_o low-countries_n land_n any_o man_n good_n but_o at_o campvere_a or_o the_o ordinary_a staple_n and_o that_o no_o person_n go_v on_o land_n or_o take_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o ship_n until_o her_o arrival_n there_o under_o the_o pain_n of_o ten_o pound_n fleemish_n and_o the_o conservator_n shall_v take_v the_o merchant_n and_o skipper_n oath_n thereanent_fw-la ja._n 6._o p._n 15._o c._n 258._o that_o merchant_n come_v from_o the_o low-countries_n give_v to_o the_o conservator_n a_o account_n of_o the_o quantity_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o good_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o confiscation_n thereof_o and_o that_o a_o subscribe_v cocket_a thereof_o be_v send_v home_o to_o the_o thesaurer_n ibid._n c._n 260._o 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a_o 3_o d._n mean_a be_v to_o cherish_v industry_n and_o art_n and_o handicraft_n see_v botero_n on_o the_o greatness_n of_o city_n pag._n 84._o and_o to_o procure_v excellent_a wit_n and_o person_n of_o eminent_a qualification_n for_o that_o end_n 4_o lie_n the_o erect_n and_o maintain_v school_n of_o learning_n and_o professor_n of_o all_o useful_a and_o commendable_a science_n which_o may_v draw_v the_o youth_n of_o the_o country_n to_o be_v breed_v in_o city_n and_o town_n in_o do_v whereof_o special_a care_n will_v be_v have_v that_o strict_a law_n and_o order_n may_v be_v set_v down_o for_o the_o good_a and_o quiet_a behaviour_n of_o the_o student_n and_o these_o due_o execute_v by_o faithful_a master_n and_o careful_a magistrate_n that_o parent_n and_o relation_n may_v send_v their_o child_n thither_o in_o a_o measure_n of_o confidence_n and_o security_n and_o so_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v preserve_v in_o peace_n 5_o lie_n invite_v by_o immunity_n from_o tax_n and_o toll_v all_o 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