Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	light_n	lord_n	spirit_n	4,543	5	5.0389	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22928	The naturall and morall historie of the East and West Indies Intreating of the remarkable things of heaven, of the elements, mettalls, plants and beasts which are proper to that country: together with the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governments, and warres of the Indians. Written in Spanish by the R.F. Ioseph Acosta, and translated into English by E.G.; Historia natural y moral de las Indias. English	Acosta, José de, 1540-1600.; Grimeston, Edward, attributed name.	1604 (1604)	STC 94; ESTC S100394	372,047	616

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the_o gospel_n to_o the_o indian_n find_v no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o persuade_v they_o that_o there_o be_v a_o high_a god_n and_o lord_n over_o all_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o christian_n god_n and_o the_o true_a god_n and_o yet_o it_o have_v cause_v great_a admiration_n in_o i_o that_o although_o they_o have_v this_o knowledge_n yet_o have_v they_o no_o proper_a name_n for_o god_n if_o we_o shall_v seek_v into_o the_o indian_a tongue_n for_o a_o word_n to_o answer_v to_o this_o name_n of_o god_n as_o in_o latin_a deus_n in_o greek_a theos_n in_o hebrew_n el_fw-es in_o arabike_a alla_n but_o we_o shall_v not_o find_v any_o in_o the_o cuscan_a or_o mexicaine_n tongue_n so_o as_o such_o as_o preach_v or_o write_v to_o the_o indian_n

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