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	spirit_n	true_a	4,661	5	5.2779	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90808	The holy scripture clearing it self of scandals: or, An answer to a book written by Richard Farnworth, who is commonly called a Quaker, bearing this title, Truth cleared of scandals. In this answer, you have the substance of a dispute at Harliston in Staffordshire, between Richard Faruworth [sic] and the author, in the yeer 1654. Written by Tho. Pollard, a member of the Church of Christ, gathered in, and about, Leichfield. Whereunto is added, Certain considerations and queries concerning those people called the Quakers; with desire of an answer. As also, a postscript, manifesting their folly in pretending a necessity of using the terms thee and thou to a single person. / By Henry Haggar, a servant of Jesus Christ, and of the congregation of his saints.	Pollard, Thomas, fl. 1655.; Haggar, Henry.	1655 (1655)	Wing P2775; Thomason E857_8; Thomason E842_10; ESTC R206619	43,888	64

according_a to_o these_o scripture_n john_n 1.9_o chap._n 8.12_o 7._o whether_o do_v he_o not_o declare_v it_o and_o make_v it_o manifest_a to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n both_o by_o his_o word_n and_o action_n more_o than_o ever_o any_o man_n else_o can_v do_v according_a to_o these_o scripture_n joh._n 12.49_o 50._o whatsoever_o i_o speak_v therefore_o even_o as_o the_o father_n say_v unto_o i_o so_o speak_v i_o and_o as_o the_o father_n give_v i_o commandment_n even_o so_o do_v i_o chap._n 14.31_o again_o all_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o my_o father_n i_o have_v make_v know_v unto_o you_o chap._n 15.15_o 8._o whether_o do_v not_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o lord_n declare_v and_o testify_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o other_o that_o they_o hear_v and_o see_v and_o learned_a of_o he_o according_a to_o these_o scripture_n 1_o john_n 1.3_o that_o which_o we_o have_v hear_v which_o we_o have_v see_v with_o our_o eye_n which_o we_o have_v look_v upon_o and_o our_o hand_n have_v 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henry_n haggar_n finis_fw-la

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