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	see_v	world_n	4,606	5	4.6472	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66419	A sermon preached July 26, 1685 being the day of publick thanksgiving appointed by His Majesty for the late victory over the rebels, in the parish-churches of St. Mildred's Poultrey, and St. Ann's Aldersgate : published in vindication of that, and the author / by John Williams ...	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1685 (1685)	Wing W2726; ESTC R7297	12,118	36

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wish_v i_o have_v nothing_o further_a to_o say_v but_o that_o as_o no_o religion_n have_v more_o discountenance_v such_o prineiple_n and_o proceed_n than_o the_o christian_n so_o no_o nation_n nor_o person_n have_v more_o discountenance_v the_o thing_n than_o those_o that_o have_v profess_v it_o but_o it_o be_v too_o notorious_a to_o be_v dissemble_v for_o that_o there_o have_v be_v rebellion_n against_o and_o deposition_n of_o prince_n dissolution_n of_o government_n take_v and_o break_v of_o oath_n and_o other_o thing_n apparent_o evil_a of_o that_o and_o the_o like_a kind_n do_v to_o serve_v a_o cause_n a_o party_n or_o a_o church_n be_v no_o mystery_n nowadays_o and_o if_o any_o one_o lack_v to_o be_v inform_v i_o have_v rather_o at_o the_o present_a he_o shall_v receive_v it_o from_o the_o public_a record_n in_o which_o those_o thing_n be_v deposit_v than_o from_o i_o all_o i_o pray_v be_v that_o at_o length_n the_o christian_a world_n may_v understand_v their_o religion_n 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a_o sermon_n preach_v july_n 26._o 1685._o be_v the_o day_n of_o public_a thanksgiving_n appoint_v by_o his_o majesty_n for_o the_o late_a victory_n over_o the_o rebel_n in_o the_o parish-church_n of_o st._n mildred_n poultry_n and_o st._n ann_n aldersgate_n publish_a in_o vindication_n of_o that_o and_o the_o author_n by_o john_n williams_z rector_n of_o st._n mildred_n poultry_n london_n print_v by_o r._n r._n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o walter_n davis_n in_o amen_o corner_n 1685._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a and_o right_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n henry_n lord_n bishop_n of_o london_n my_o lord_n it_o be_v to_o your_o lordship_n that_o we_o of_o the_o clergy_n within_o your_o diocese_n be_v immediate_o under_o his_o majesty_n accountable_a for_o our_o doctrine_n and_o behaviour_n in_o which_o if_o any_o of_o we_o be_v know_v to_o offend_v it_o become_v such_o as_o know_v it_o and_o be_v aggrieve_v to_o complain_v to_o you_o as_o our_o ordinary_n for_o the_o 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