Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	word_n	world_n	wrap_v	21	3	9.6426	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28633	Paracelsus his Aurora, & treasure of the philosophers· As also the water-stone of the wise men; describing the matter of, and manner how to attain the universal tincture. Faithfully Englished· And published by J. H. Oxon.; Aurora thesaurusque philosophorum. English.	Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; J. H.; Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624. Correspondence. English. Epistle 23.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3540; ESTC R211463	86,113	244

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holy_a absolution_n and_o the_o holy_a supper_n the_o faithful_a and_o omnipotent_a god_n have_v appoint_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o man_n and_o have_v deliver_v and_o commit_v they_o to_o his_o most_o belove_a church_n to_o be_v administer_v and_o communicate_v in_o a_o time_n of_o necessity_n for_o we_o be_v there_o by_o the_o now_o speak_v of_o absolution_n or_o as_o it_o be_v call_v the_o office_n of_o the_o key_n a_o true_a repentance_n go_v afore_o pronounce_v free_a and_o absolve_v or_o else_o if_o we_o remain_v impenitent_a and_o bold_o persevere_v in_o our_o sin_n then_o be_v we_o by_o the_o christian_a key_n of_o curse_v and_o excommunication_n which_o do_v likewise_o appertain_v to_o that_o office_n tie_v in_o our_o sin_n and_o deliver_v to_o satan_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 5._o the_o epilogue_n or_o conclusion_n thus_o have_v thou_o my_o friend_n and_o courteous_a 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academy_n or_o university_n but_o in_o the_o universal_a school_n of_o nature_n job_n 12._o and_o out_o of_o the_o great_a book_n of_o miracle_n in_o which_o all_o the_o god-learned_n do_v for_o many_o age_n past_o exercise_n themselves_o do_v i_o likewise_o learn_v and_o therefore_o i_o have_v direct_v that_o description_n of_o i_o not_o according_a to_o the_o deck_v and_o as_o it_o be_v foot_n and_o half_a or_o lofty_a letter_n and_o expression_n but_o as_o i_o say_v afore_o according_a to_o simplicity_n and_o plainness_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o my_o office_n or_o function_n to_o set_v down_o here_o any_o more_o plentiful_a and_o large_a treatise_n or_o commentary_n about_o theological_a thing_n but_o that_o which_o i_o have_v do_v i_o do_v it_o as_o much_o as_o concern_v i_o for_o such_o as_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o make_v such_o a_o large_a progress_n to_o they_o be_v i_o willing_a to_o prescribe_v some_o short_a delineation_n whereby_o they_o may_v make_v a_o high_a search_n 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