Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	jew_n	spirit_n	worship_v	2,654	5	9.6923	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89672	A conference with a theist. Part II. Shewing the defects of natural religion; the necessity of divine inspiration; the rationale of the mosaical laws, and defence of his miracles : together with an account of the deluge, the origin of sacrifices, and the reasonableness of Christ's mediatorship. / By William Nicholls ...	Nicholls, William, 1664-1712.	1699 (1699)	Wing N1094A; ESTC R181001	142,863	328

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quasi_fw-la geres_n à_fw-la gerendo_fw-la the_o goddess_n of_o corn_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qu._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o mother_n earth_n be_v only_o the_o ground_n as_o neptunus_n the_o sea_n or_o the_o same_o deity_n exercise_v his_o providence_n in_o all_o or_o to_o use_v st._n augustine_n word_n who_o express_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o ancient_n well_o thus_o 4._o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 11._o vid._n de._n hac_fw-la re_fw-la var._n de_fw-fr ling._n lat._n lib._n 4._o ipse_fw-la in_o aethere_fw-la est_fw-la jupiter_n ipse_fw-la in_o aere_fw-la juno_n in_o mari_fw-fr neptunus_n in_o inferioribus_fw-la etiam_fw-la maris_fw-la ipse_fw-la salacia_n in_o terrâ_fw-la pluto_n in_o terrâ_fw-la inferiore_fw-la proserpina_n in_o foris_fw-la domesticis_fw-la vesta_n in_o fabrorum_fw-la furnace_n vulcanus_fw-la in_fw-la syderibus_fw-la sol_fw-la luna_fw-la &_o stella_n in_fw-la

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