Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	spirit_n	witness_n	witness_v	2,015	5	9.4809	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74633	Strange newes from Warwicke, which hapned on Thursday last being the 17. day of November, 1642. Manifesting how one Jeremiah Stone, a corporall of a company of Dragooners under his Excellence, being wounded at the battell at Keynton, came to the Anchor at Warwick a little inne, and gave the hostesse of the house a bagge of money to keepe for him until such time as hee had recovered his health. Also how the said hostesse conspired with her husband to couzen the said souldier of his money, causing him to be imprisoned for offering to demand it. With the manner how they forswore themselves before the bench, and how Gods judgement immediatly fell upon them, to the terrour and amazement of all that great assembly. Whereunto is annexed another fearefull example which happened at Coventrey.		1642 (1642)	Thomason E127_47; ESTC R17175	3,638	11

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