Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	speak_v	spirit_n	worship_v	2,123	5	8.9605	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52343	Of adoration in spirit and truth written in IV. bookes by Iohn Eusebius Nieremberg native of Madrid. S.I. And translated into English by R. S S.I. In which is disclosed the pith & marrow of a spiritual life, of Christs imitation & mystical theology; extracted out of the HH. FF. & greatest masters of spirit Diadochus, Dorotheus, Clymachus, Rusbrochius Suso, Thaulerus, a Kempis, Gerson: & not a little both pious & effectual is superadded.; De adoratione in spiritu et veritate. English.	Nieremberg, Juan Eusebio, 1595-1658.; Strange, Richard, 1611-1682.	1673 (1673)	Wing N1150A; ESTC R224195	255,001	517

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of_o adoration_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n write_a in_o iu_o book_n by_o john_n eusebius_n nieremberg_n native_a of_o madrid_n s._n 1._o and_o translate_v into_o english_a by_o r._n s._n s._n ●_o i_o h_o s_o in_o which_o be_v disclose_v the_o pith_n &_o marrow_n of_o a_o spiritual_a life_n of_o christ_n imitation_n &_o mystical_a theology_n extract_v out_o of_o the_o hh_n ff_n &_o great_a master_n of_o spirit_n diadochus_n dorotheus_n clymachus_fw-la rusbrochius_n suso_n thaulerus_n a_o kempis_n gerson_n &_o not_o a_o little_a both_o pious_a &_o effectual_a be_v superad_v print_a anno_fw-la m.dc.lxxiii_o the_o translator_n to_o the_o reader_n courteous_a reader_n i_o present_v thou_o here_o with_o a_o stranger_n who_o i_o have_v put_v in_o a_o english_a vest_n and_o if_o thou_o deem_v he_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v naturalizd_v at_o least_o i_o pray_v entertain_v he_o civil_o when_o thou_o be_v thorough_o acquaint_v with_o he_o &_o have_v dive_v into_o a_o discovery_n of_o his_o 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