Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	woe_n	world_n	year_n	15	3	4.1453	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44334	The works of Mr. Richard Hooker (that learned and judicious divine), in eight books of ecclesiastical polity compleated out of his own manuscripts, never before published : with an account of his life and death ...; Ecclesiastical polity	Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600.; Gauden, John, 1605-1662.; Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.; Travers, Walter, 1547 or 8-1635. Supplication made to the councel.	1666 (1666)	Wing H2631; ESTC R11910	1,163,865	672

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ammon_n vide_fw-la 1_o thes._n 4._o 17._o 17._o maturatae_fw-la resurrection_n be_v laethunila_fw-la solemnia_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr coea_n deut._n cap._n 1●_n 1●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n epist._n ad_fw-la ephes_n iren._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 34._o 34._o e●st_v ●ih_o i_o serile_a murandum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la solemnibus_fw-la tamen_fw-la ubi_fw-la aequiras_n evidens_fw-la praser_n s●●ir●iendum_fw-la est_fw-la lib._n 183._o ff_n de_fw-fr reg._n jur._n of_o festival_n day_n and_o the_o natural_a cause_n of_o their_o convenient_a institution_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hipp●●_n l._n qua_fw-la praterpro●●_n in_fw-la ●●abitur_fw-la exod._n 3._o 5._o psal._n 118_o 24._o ecclus._n 33._o 5._o the_o manner_n of_o celebrate_v festival_n day_n day_n grande_n vialr●●cer_n octiciurn_v seces_fw-la se_fw-la choros_fw-la in_o pub_fw-la licurn_v endurete_a vicatim_fw-la epuia●_n ebitatem_fw-la ta●●rna_fw-la ●alun_v ●ole_a ●●●_o vino_fw-la luc●●_n cugr●e_n 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