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	teach_v	word_n	3,656	5	4.1648	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55773	Moderation not sedition held forth in a sermon partly preached at St. Matthews Friday-Street the 5 of July 1663 ... / by John Price ...	Price, John, 1625?-1691.	1663 (1663)	Wing P3334; ESTC R12943	17,443	28

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prattle_n but_o they_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v apothegm_n wise_a sentence_n they_o be_v like_o anaximine_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o have_v a_o ocean_n of_o word_n but_o scarce_o a_o drop_n of_o reason_n but_o it_o be_v good_a council_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o man_n shall_v either_o not_o speak_v at_o all_o or_o speak_v somewhat_o that_o be_v admirable_a excellent_a the_o wiseman_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o preacher_n seek_v to_o find_v out_o acceptable_a word_n even_o word_n of_o truth_n that_o be_v he_o do_v not_o vent_v out_o rude_a indigested_a unpremeditated_a notion_n but_o what_o he_o study_v for_o it_o do_v olere_fw-la lucernam_fw-la it_o do_v savour_n of_o industry_n it_o be_v observable_a we_o have_v two_o eat_n and_o but_o one_o tongue_n which_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o hear_v twice_o as_o much_o as_o we_o speak_v our_o word_n shall_v be_v seasonable_a profitable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o 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