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	speak_v	word_n	9,131	5	4.2861	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35042	A defense against the dread of death, or, Zach. Crofton's meditations and soliloquies concerning the stroak of death sounded in his ears in the time of his close imprisonment in the Tower of London, anno 1661 and 1662 : digested for his own private staisfaction and support in the vale of the shadow of death, and now made publique for the advantage of such as abide under Gods present visitation in London by the pestilence.	Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672.	1665 (1665)	Wing C6992; ESTC R24795	57,690	178

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justice_n the_o thief_n crucify_v with_o christ_n receive_v and_o confess_v so_o much_o the_o due_a reward_n of_o his_o evil_n 43._o luk._n 23.41_o 43._o yet_o this_o hinder_v not_o his_o soul_n be_v that_o night_n in_o paradise_n with_o his_o saviour_n and_o fellow-sufferer_n the_o crime_n not_o the_o condition_n must_v divide_v between_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o do_v divide_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n but_o repentance_n be_v the_o sponge_n of_o guilt_n where_o god_n give_v repentance_n he_o deni_v not_o remission_n of_o the_o most_o egregious_a crime_n to_o the_o most_o heinous_a offendor_n the_o hand_n of_o humane_a justice_n may_v be_v the_o help_n of_o the_o sinner_n repentance_n and_o than_o tyburn_n or_o tower-hill_n may_v be_v as_o near_o as_o good_a yea_o a_o much_o better_a way_n to_o heaven_n then_o any_o other_o happy_a be_v the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n 33.12_o 2_o chron._n 33.12_o which_o may_v save_v the_o soul_n from_o hell_n manasseh_n fetter_n make_v 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