Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	love_n	love_v	true_a	4,125	5	5.5302	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96914	A word in season: or, an essay to promote good-husbandry in hard and difficult times: being, in part, advice from a gentleman, to his son a tradesman in London. Lately communicated by way of letter		1697 (1697)	Wing W3547C; ESTC R232225	9,118	16

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complete_a and_o crown_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o he_o will_v deny_v to_o none_o that_o shall_v ask_v it_o of_o he_o mar._n 15.11_o mar._n 7.11_o as_o st._n augustine_n say_v deus_fw-la that_fw-mi spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la petentibus_fw-la eum_fw-la i.e._n god_n give_v his_o spirit_n to_o such_o as_o hearty_o ask_v it_o of_o he_o and_o another_o tell_v we_o man_n be_v a_o strange_a kind_n of_o noxious_a animal_n very_o mischievous_a without_o religion_n and_o honesty_n for_o of_o all_o the_o good_n that_o be_v in_o man_n virtue_n and_o honesty_n be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_a and_o which_o do_v excel_v knowledge_n and_o dexterity_n and_o we_o can_v but_o confess_v that_o the_o will_v where_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n lodge_v be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o excellent_a for_o in_o truth_n honesty_n be_v a_o lightning_n ray_n of_o the_o divinity_n a_o stream_n and_o dependent_a on_o the_o eternal_a law_n which_o be_v god_n himself_o and_o his_o will._n as_o 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