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	true_a	word_n	4,682	5	3.9653	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12215	A surreplication to the reioynder of a popish adversarie VVherein, the spirituall supremacy of Christ Iesus in his church; and the civill or temporall supremacie of emperours, kings, and princes within their owne dominions, over persons ecclesiastical, & in causes also ecclesiasticall (as well as civill and temporall) be yet further declared defended and maintayned against him. By Christopher Sibthorp, knight, one of his majesties iustices of his court of Chiefe-place in Ireland.	Sibthorp, Christopher, Sir, d. 1632.	1637 (1637)	STC 22525; ESTC S102608	74,151	92

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ibid._n p._n 566._o ubi_fw-la vel_fw-la caedes_fw-la vel_fw-la exilium_fw-la si_fw-la caesari_n placuisset_fw-la constituebatur_fw-la and_o again_o he_o say_v niceni_n concilij_fw-la decreta_fw-la irrita_fw-la sva_fw-la autem_fw-la rata_fw-la volunt_fw-la et_fw-la synodi_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la uti_fw-la audent_fw-la qui_fw-la tantae_fw-la synodo_fw-la non_fw-la obtemperant_fw-la nihil_fw-la illis_fw-la synodi_fw-la curae_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la inanem_fw-la speciem_fw-la synodi_fw-la praetexunt_fw-la ut_fw-la sublatis_fw-la orthodoxi_fw-la viris_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la verae_fw-la &_o magnae_fw-la synod●_n 619._o ibid._n p._n 619._o de_fw-fr arianis_n statuta_fw-la sunt_fw-la demoliantur_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o say_v further_o thus_o quaeres_fw-la cumita_fw-la agerentur_fw-la ab_fw-la ijs_fw-la tanquam_fw-la è_fw-la concilio_fw-la injurioscrum_fw-la recessimus_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la libuit_fw-la fecere_fw-la that_o whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o do_v we_o say_v he_o 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