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	spirit_n	worship_n	3,979	5	8.1418	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65836	The apostate incendiary rebuked, and the people called Quakers vindicated from Romish hirarchy and imposition in a serious examination of VVilliam Mucklows Liberty of conscience asserted against imposition, but proved a liberty which is in Christ Jesus, and against unity and order in his church / by one whose rejoycing is the testimony of a good conscience toward God and man, G. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1673 (1673)	Wing W1890; ESTC R39076	20,163	27

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mere_a dissimulation_n and_o cheat_n and_o if_o then_o this_o man_n conscience_n be_v not_o asleep_o or_o much_o harden_v he_o may_v see_v it_o be_v in_o his_o wilfulness_n and_o opposition_n that_o he_o have_v persist_v in_o such_o a_o reprove_v and_o offensive_a gesture_n as_o he_o have_v neither_o the_o exercise_n of_o conscience_n nor_o religion_n in_o see_v what_o his_o assert_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n amount_v to_o he_o shall_v have_v rather_o entitle_v his_o paper_n liberty_n of_o selfwill_a and_o a_o perverse_a spirit_n assert_v against_o the_o unity_n and_o order_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o people_n of_o god_n call_v quaker_n and_o how_o do_v we_o err_v in_o say_v their_o irreverend_a posture_n be_v introduce_v when_o it_o be_v both_o bring_v in_o and_o impose_v long_o after_o they_o accustom_v the_o contrary_a in_o the_o church_n but_o his_o main_a allegation_n be_v he_o want_v or_o find_v not_o the_o lord_n require_v for_o the_o practice_n of_o he_o how_o 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