Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	peace_n	spirit_n	unity_n	1,812	5	8.9331	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94202	A reviler rebuked, or, Abraham Bonifield's envy, falseness and folly, in his late book, called The cry of the oppressed, etc., laid open in this answer thereunto Written by Oliver Sansom...	Sansom, Oliver, 1636-1710.	1696 (1696)	Wing S685; ESTC R43915	56,159	52

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under-written_a be_v sore_o grieve_v and_o have_v long_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o that_o wrong_a mind_n and_o spirit_n in_o which_o thou_o have_v be_v smite_v thy_o fellow_n servant_n in_o our_o public_a meeting_n to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o likewise_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o bless_a truth_n and_o the_o profession_n of_o it_o we_o say_v we_o have_v long_o bear_v in_o patience_n that_o which_o be_v very_o hard_a for_o we_o to_o bear_v hope_v that_o the_o labour_n advice_n and_o endeavour_n of_o many_o faithful_a friend_n may_v have_v have_v some_o place_n in_o thou_o but_o to_o our_o sorrow_n we_o see_v thou_o light_o regard_v it_o still_o persist_v in_o that_o wrong_a mind_n of_o disturb_v our_o peaceable_a meeting_n oh_o friend_n we_o be_v trouble_v for_o thy_o sake_n and_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o truth_n sake_n we_o do_v entreat_v thou_o to_o observe_v that_o doctrine_n thou_o so_o often_o repeat_a that_o be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o thy_o 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