Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	world_n	worldly_a	worship_v	36	3	7.6802	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61435	Old English loyalty & policy agreeable to primitive Christianity. The first part by the author of The beginning and progress of a needfull and hopefull reformation.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.	1695 (1695)	Wing S5433; ESTC R32555	31,683	49

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with_o less_o respect_n than_o i_o ought_v yet_o to_o your_o own_o royal_a judgement_n enlarge_v with_o a_o noble_a sense_n of_o piety_n virtue_n and_o generosity_n i_o can_v doubt_v but_o the_o follow_a page_n will_v demonstrate_v the_o contrary_a and_o that_o i_o have_v treat_v you_o with_o great_a honour_n than_o their_o narrow_a sentiment_n can_v imagine_v it_o be_v true_a i_o have_v a_o principal_a respect_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o transcendent_a majesty_n to_o which_o all_o creature_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o sacrifice_v their_o little_a spark_n of_o honour_n and_o their_o life_n and_o being_n and_o to_o make_v the_o poor_a degenerate_a mortal_n of_o this_o age_n in_o some_o sort_n sensible_a of_o their_o stupidity_n and_o great_a insensibility_n of_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o that_o glorious_a majesty_n i_o know_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v have_v a_o more_o direct_a tendency_n and_o efficacy_n than_o with_o great_a fidelity_n to_o intermix_v such_o 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confirm_v the_o honourable_a opinion_n which_o i_o and_o many_o other_o have_v of_o your_o virtue_n and_o as_o i_o much_o rejoice_v to_o see_v it_o so_o it_o be_v matter_n of_o great_a pity_n and_o grief_n to_o i_o to_o see_v so_o much_o virtue_n and_o so_o noble_a undertake_n so_o encumbered_a and_o pester_v with_o so_o much_o sordidness_n baseness_n and_o unfaithfulness_n as_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v in_o some_o who_o shall_v be_v be_v they_o like_o their_o ancestor_n the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o nation_n but_o i_o hope_v your_o virtue_n by_o the_o favour_n and_o blessing_n of_o almighty_n god_n will_v speedy_o subdue_v all_o that_o wickedness_n and_o unfaithfulness_n to_o god_n and_o to_o yourselves_o which_o you_o must_v first_o encounter_v with_o at_o home_n and_o then_o all_o your_o enemy_n abroad_o and_o at_o last_o obtain_v a_o eternal_a victory_n which_o be_v the_o hearty_a desire_n and_o daily_a prayer_n of_o your_o majesty_n humble_a and_o most_o faithful_a 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