Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	lord_n	people_n	word_n	4,570	5	4.0044	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10083	The doctrine of superioritie, and of subiection, contained in the fift commandement of the holy law of almightie God Which is the foundamentall ground, both of all Christian subiection: and also of like Christian gouernment, as well in church, and common-wealth, as in euery schoole and priuate familie. A pretious memorial of the substance of manie godly sermons, preached by the learned and faithfull seruant of God, Ma. Robert Pricke, minister of the vvord, at Denham in Suffolke.	Pricke, Robert, d. ca. 1608.; Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1609 (1609)	STC 20337; ESTC S101170	80,674	204

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8._o v._n 15.16_o job._n 12._o v._n 18._o isai_n 22._o v._n 20.21.22.23.24_o hos_fw-la 13._o v._n 11._o dan._n 2._o v._n 37._o &_o 47._o ch_z 5._o v._n 18.1_o sam._n 10._o v._n 1._o &_o 24._o ch_z 16_o v._n 1._o ch_n 24._o v._n 7._o q._n what_o out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n testament_n 2._o of_o the_o new_a testament_n a._n joh._n 19_o ve_fw-la 11._o rom._n 13._o ver_fw-la 1.2_o 1._o pet._n 2._o v._n 13.14_o we_o be_v come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o the_o magistracy_n q._n what_o property_n or_o virtue_n be_v require_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o magistrate_n many_o the_o virtue_n necessary_a to_o be_v in_o a_o magistrate_n be_v many_o a._n they_o be_v diverse_a and_o sundry_a the_o first_o whereof_o be_v wisdom_n and_o understanding_n as_o appear_v deut._n 1.13_o with_o this_o agree_v psal_n 2._o v._n 10._o be_v wise_a now_o therefore_o you_o king_n wisdom_n 1._o wisdom_n be_v learned_a you_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n 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a_o certain_a truth_n and_o uprightness_n general_o in_o word_n and_o action_n but_o a_o faithful_a execution_n of_o justice_n and_o judgement_n to_o all_o sort_n estate_n and_o condition_n of_o man_n without_o partiality_n and_o respect_n of_o person_n this_o virtue_n and_o uprightness_n be_v command_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o diverse_a place_n levit._fw-la chapter_n 19_o verse_n 15._o deut._n chapter_n 1._o verse_n 17._o and_o chapter_n 10._o verse_n 17._o prou._n chapter_n 18._o verse_n 5._o q._n why_o be_v this_o property_n require_v in_o the_o magistrate_n necessary_a the_o reason_n why_o this_o virtue_n be_v necessary_a a._n because_o that_o without_o it_o common_a wealth_n must_v needs_o go_v to_o wrack_n and_o confusion_n for_o want_v of_o equity_n and_o justice_n q._n what_o be_v the_o five_o property_n covetousness_n the_o 5._o virtue_n to_o be_v in_o a_o magistrate_n i●_n that_o he_o hate_v covetousness_n a._n the_o magistrate_n must_v hate_v covetousness_n that_o be_v he_o 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