Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	see_v	way_n	word_n	3,498	5	3.9017	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90512	Gospell courage, or Christian resolution for God, and his truth. In a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at Margarets in Westminster, at a publique fast, the 31. of May, 1643. / By Andrew Perne Master of Arts, sometimes fellow of Katherine Hall in Cambridge: now minister of Wilby in Northampton-Shire.	Perne, Andrew, 1594-1654.	1643 (1643)	Wing P1577; Thomason E55_12; ESTC R16176	18,919	39

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die_fw-la mercurij_fw-la ultimo_fw-la maii_n 1643._o it_o be_v this_o day_n order_v by_o the_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o sir_n christopher_n yeluerton_n do_v from_o this_o house_n give_v thanks_o unto_o mr._n andrew_n perne_n for_o the_o great_a pain_n he_o take_v in_o the_o sermon_n he_o this_o day_n preach_v at_o the_o entreaty_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o at_o st._n margaret_n in_o the_o city_n of_o westminster_n be_v a_o day_n of_o public_a humiliation_n and_o that_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o print_v his_o sermon_n and_o it_o be_v order_v that_o no_o man_n presume_v to_o print_v his_o sermon_n but_o who_o the_o say_v mr._n perne_n shall_v authorise_v under_o his_o hand_n write_v h._n elsing_n cler._n parl._n d._n com._n i_o authorise_v stephen_n powtell_n to_o print_v my_o sermon_n above_o name_v and_o no_o man_n else_o andrew_z perne_n gospel_n courage_n or_o christian_a resolution_n for_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o 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