Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	woman_n	word_n	worse_a	15	3	9.6954	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65870	Judgment fixed upon the accuser of our brethren and the real Christian-Quaker vindicated from the persecuting outrage of apostate informers chiefly from W. Rogers, F. Bugg, T. Crisp, John Pennyman and Jeffery Bullock ... / by that contemned servant of Christ George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1682 (1682)	Wing W1937; ESTC R34747	166,538	377

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whence_o thou_o be_v fall_v and_o repent_v to_o thy_o subsequent_a allegation_n of_o john_n crook_n saying_n i_o must_v tell_v thou_o that_o i_o look_v upon_o thou_o to_o have_v deal_v unjust_o disingenious_o and_o injurious_o by_o he_o and_o very_o impertinent_o allege_v his_o word_n in_o this_o case_n for_o thy_o unwarrantable_a confuse_a &_o loose_a proposition_n for_o the_o observation_n of_o tithe_n as_o a_o civil_a right_n or_o rite_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o be_v better_a principled_a even_o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o first_o receive_v the_o truth_n than_o to_o grant_v or_o allow_v any_o such_o liberty_n to_o any_o christian_a brother_n for_o the_o observation_n or_o payment_n of_o tithe_n as_o thy_o word_n import_v and_o that_o thy_o allegation_n of_o his_o word_n in_o this_o case_n be_v contrary_a to_o his_o very_a intention_n i_o dare_v presume_v and_o appeal_v to_o his_o conscience_n to_o give_v judgement_n against_o thou_o in_o this_o case_n whether_o the_o 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of_o propose_v the_o marriage_n twice_o before_o consummate_v be_v this_o that_o rome_n at_o home_n which_o thou_o and_o f._n b._n will_v have_v friend_n to_o fly_v for_o i_o take_v thou_o and_o f._n b._n to_o be_v in_o great_a union_n now_o in_o your_o work_n see_v you_o appear_v so_o joint_o together_o in_o print_n and_o to_o charge_v friend_n with_o imposition_n immorality_n 27._o etc._n etc._n as_o thou_o have_v do_v but_o he_o deal_v partial_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v in_o not_o manifest_v the_o occasion_n of_o friend_n dissatisfaction_n he_o charge_v they_o with_o exclude_v the_o aforesaid_a person_n what_o in_o they_o lie_v out_o of_o the_o unity_n excommunicate_v etc._n etc._n in_o which_o he_o place_v the_o controversy_n but_o about_o manifest_v his_o intention_n to_o marry_v 72._o and_o then_o cry_v behold_v the_o crime_n but_o show_v not_o what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o circumstance_n of_o it_o thus_o partial_a and_o cover_v you_o be_v in_o state_v matter_n but_o the_o say_a meeting_n will_v not_o hear_v his_o letter_n what_o great_a crime_n be_v that_o to_o this_o thou_o say_v viz._n shall_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o this_o nation_n have_v treat_v our_o friend_n so_o as_o not_o to_o hear_v our_o address_n 26._o many_o goal_n may_v at_o this_o day_n have_v remain_v full_a of_o honest_a friend_n who_o have_v be_v discharge_v from_o their_o sore_a imprisonment_n there_o be_v no_o parallel_n in_o the_o case_n between_o friend_n tender_a address_n to_o authority_n for_o relief_n of_o friend_n in_o distress_n goal_n &c_n &c_n and_o f._n bugg_n ●●●lecting_v abusive_a letter_n to_o friend_n in_o vindication_n of_o a_o irregular_a practice_n unwarrantable_a and_o tend_v to_o a_o corrupt_a fleshly_a liberty_n as_o that_o of_o propose_v the_o marriage_n but_o once_o to_o the_o meeting_n etc._n etc._n howbeit_o it_o be_v a_o marvel_n thou_o will_v grant_v we_o so_o much_o truth_n as_o that_o our_o address_n have_v at_o any_o time_n have_v so_o good_a 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parliament_n that_o thou_o and_o f._n b._n have_v against_o we_o they_o may_v very_o well_o have_v reject_v our_o application_n as_o person_n insolent_a to_o and_o contemn_v of_o government_n shall_v we_o have_v render_v they_o no_o more_o right_o in_o government_n than_o you_o have_v our_o meeting_n for_o a_o church_n of_o christ_n how_o shall_v they_o have_v accept_v our_o address_n as_o if_o we_o shall_v have_v tell_v they_o they_o be_v a_o false_a usurp_a impose_v apostate_n parliament_n they_o may_v just_o have_v reject_v our_o address_n §_o 6._o moreover_o it_o be_v a_o shameful_a lie_n and_o abuse_v for_o thou_o again_o to_o recite_v the_o paper_n from_o barbadoes_n as_o one_o part_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o pretend_a establish_a government_n p._n 27._o since_o that_o paper_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v own_a as_o any_o part_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o government_n establish_v which_o be_v by_o christ_n we_o affirm_v among_o we_o that_o we_o have_v both_o plain_o 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