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	scripture_n	word_n	7,156	5	4.4356	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79569	Church-Levellers, or, Vanity of vanities and certainty of delusion: discovered in the pamphlet, called The vanity of the present churches, and uncertainty of their preaching. / By a friend to both true churches and preachers.	Friend to both true churches and preachers.	1649 (1649)	Wing C3995; Thomason E561_5; ESTC R206008	13,994	16

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he_o give_v another_o direction_n for_o frequent_a and_o full_a meeting_n 45._o pag._n 45._o and_o affirm_v as_o much_o or_o more_o of_o that_o doubtless_o the_o best_a way_n to_o perfect_a knowledge_n be_v and_o will_v be_v by_o endeavour_v after_o meeting_n of_o people_n to_o confer_v and_o discourse_v together_o upon_o necessary_a point_n only_o far_o excel_v that_o of_o preach_v as_o it_o be_v call_v pag._n 22._o to_o this_o we_o say_v 1._o be_v not_o these_o meeting_n of_o people_n so_o full_o so_o frequent_o church_n or_o may_v they_o not_o be_v so_o call_v and_o will_v he_o bring_v those_o under_o the_o censure_n of_o his_o title_n the_o vanity_n of_o the_o present_a church_n 2._o when_o these_o his_o good_a neighbour_n be_v meet_v together_o will_v there_o not_o be_v as_o