Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	spirit_n	way_n	4,708	5	4.7817	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03440	A treatise entitled the path waye to the towre of perfection. Compiled by Myles Huggarde, seruant to the Quenes most excellent maiestie	Huggarde, Miles.	1554 (1554)	STC 13561; ESTC S118796	19,460	42

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death_n which_o say_v eone_fw-mi to_o i_o th●…_n lack_v i_o will_v supply_v in_o my_o bitter_a death_n because_o thou_o accord_v unto_o my_o holy_a word_n do_v thy_o will_n apply_v though_o nature_n hinder_v the_o i_o grant_v the_o mercy_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v do_v thy_o diligence_n come_v in_o i_o pardon_v the_o for_o nature_n offence_n oh_o with_o what_o joy_v they_o this_o do_v my_o hart_n pierce_v to_o here_o of_o my_o saviour_n these_o word_n comfortable_a with_o a_o thowsande_n tongue_n i_o can_v it_o not_o reherce_a if_o with_o so_o many_o to_o speak_v i_o be_v able_a i_o be_v a_o wretch_n in_o case_n miserable_a worthy_a damnation_n oh_o wonderful_a kindness_n that_o my_o love_a lord_n to_o i_o do_v express_v then_o at_o his_o foot_n prostrate_v i_o fall_v humble_o and_o for_o very_a joy_n brest_n out_o on_o weep_a sai_v oh_o my_o soul_n thy_o lord_n magnifye_v and_o thou_o my_o spirit_n also_o rejoice_v accord_v in_o god_n my_o saviour_n to_o i_o most_o love_a which_o 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