Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	magistrate_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	12	3	8.7093	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47947	Il cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa, or, The history of the cardinals of the Roman Church from the time of their first creation, to the election of the present Pope, Clement the Ninth, with a full account of his conclave, in three parts / written in Italian by the author of the Nipotismo di Roma ; and faithfully Englished by G.H.; Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa. English	Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.; G. H.	1670 (1670)	Wing L1330; ESTC R2263	502,829	344

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those_o who_o careful_o protect_v they_o or_o supine_o betray_v they_o there_o be_v no_o people_n in_o the_o world_n so_o barbarous_a but_o they_o rejoice_v more_o to_o see_v their_o religion_n which_o concern_v the_o good_a of_o their_o soul_n zealous_o and_o vigorous_o maintain_v than_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o state_n which_o refer_v only_o to_o the_o commodity_n of_o the_o body_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o a_o people_n be_v more_o sensible_a of_o injury_n do_v to_o their_o conscience_n than_o of_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o corruptible_a thing_n who_o value_n depend_v much_o upon_o humane_a fancy_n and_o avarice_n those_o popular_a revolution_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v quiet_v which_o arise_v from_o the_o grievance_n and_o tax_n lay_v by_o prince_n upon_o their_o subject_n for_o when_o these_o imposition_n be_v take_v away_o the_o arm_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o incense_a multitude_n whereof_o we_o have_v see_v sundry_a 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