Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	lord_n	spirit_n	6,606	5	5.1403	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16588	The hurte of hering masse. Set forth by the faithfull seruau[n]t of god [and] constant marter of Christ. Ihon̄ Bradforth, whe[n] he was prisoner in the Tower of London	Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.	1561 (1561)	STC 3494; ESTC S109668	38,185	86

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heart_n psalm_n pray_v with_o david_n oh_o lord_n knytt_n and_o enforce_v my_o heart_n truelye_o to_o fear_v thou_o perticulerlye_v &c_n &c_n as_o now_o out_o of_o the_o furste_v table_n i_o have_v show_v that_o every_o commaundemendement_fw-fr their_z in_z be_v break_v by_o hear_v &_o sing_v mass_n for_o there_o be_v no_o commandment_n break_v but_o the_o first_o commandment_n be_v break_v to_o fore_n so_o can_v i_o show_v out_o of_o the_o second_o table_n that_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o all_o and_o everye_o commandment_n there_o it_o confyrm_v the_o magistrate_n in_o his_o evell_a when_o he_o see_v man_n without_o gaynesay_v obey_v his_o law_n as_o though_o it_o be_v good_a and_o godly_a so_o that_o they_o which_o hear_v mass_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v partaker_n also_o of_o the_o magistrate_n evil_a by_o their_o disobedience_n to_o god_n in_o this_o point_n confyrm_v y_z e_o law_n for_o if_o they_o will_v disallow_v it_o and_o obey_v god_n more_o 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