Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	power_n	speak_v	word_n	3,466	5	4.2216	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44811	Truth lifting up its head above slander in an answer to Thomas Jackson, late priest of Stoke in Sussex, his lying paper which he left in the north of England / by Francis Howgill ; whereunto is added something by way of letter from another hand to the said T.J. shewing the reasons why it is meet to publish the same at this time ... ; likewise a brief rehearsal of some remarkable passages out of E.B. his book called Satan's design defeated.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.; Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. Satans designe defeated.	1663 (1663)	Wing H3186; ESTC R178363	18,130	24

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satan_n design_n defeat_v in_o answer_n to_o another_o manuscript_n of_o the_o say_a priest_n jackson_n by_o way_n of_o prophecy_n to_o that_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o old_a parliament_n then_o sit_v threaten_v their_o destruction_n if_o they_o take_v part_n with_o such_o malicious_a priest_n against_o the_o innocent_a which_o since_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n the_o lord_n have_v fulfil_v upon_o they_o and_o he_o which_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o warn_v to_o this_o present_a generation_n by_o a_o friend_n to_o truth_n and_o a_o utter_a enemy_n to_o persecution_n j._n s._n print_a in_o the_o year_n 1663._o truth_n lift_v up_o its_o head_n above_o slander_n in_o a_o answer_n to_o thomas_n jackson_n late_a priest_n of_o stoke_n in_o sussex_n his_o lie_a paper_n which_o he_o leave_v in_o the_o north_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n thomas_n jackson_n thy_o paper_n which_o thou_o leste_v in_o the_o north_n of_o england_n with_o thy_o brother_n parson_n i_o have_v receive_v wherein_o i_o 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