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	religion_n	true_a	3,606	5	4.8114	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64470	Two sermons preach'd against immorality and profaneness The first, on January 13. 1698/9. The second, on May 3. 1700. By John Thane, M.A. and one of the prebendaries of Chester.	Thane, John, 1653 or 4-1727.	1700 (1700)	Wing T834A; ESTC R201131	27,921	65

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amen_o a_o second_o sermon_n preach_v against_o immorality_n and_o profaneness_n deut._n xxxii_o 6._o do_v you_o thus_o requite_v the_o lord_n o_o foolish_a people_n and_o unwise_a these_o word_n be_v part_n of_o that_o prophetic_a song_n which_o moses_n compose_v and_o which_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n here_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o poetical_a strain_n he_o set_v forth_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o the_o perverseness_n and_o disobedience_n of_o the_o people_n and_o be_v short_o to_o leave_v the_o world_n he_o summon_v they_o together_o and_o rehearse_n this_o song_n for_o a_o testimony_n against_o they_o if_o so_o be_v they_o shall_v hereafter_o turn_v aside_o and_o forget_v their_o god_n as_o he_o foresee_v they_o will_v alas_o so_o very_o deceitful_a be_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n so_o prone_a to_o evil_a and_o so_o averse_a from_o good_a that_o the_o wise_a and_o best_a instruction_n can_v make_v but_o little_a 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