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	worship_n	worship_v	1,037	4	8.6505	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19295	The mystery of witch-craft Discouering, the truth, nature, occasions, growth and power thereof. Together with the detection and punishment of the same. As also, the seuerall stratagems of Sathan, ensnaring the poore soule by this desperate practize of annoying the bodie: with the seuerall vses therof to the Church of Christ. Very necessary for the redeeming of these atheisticall and secure times. By Thomas Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626.	1617 (1617)	STC 5701; ESTC S108665	124,670	401

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this_o plain_o arg●e_v the_o general_a disobedience_n of_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o because_o they_o 〈◊〉_d ceive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n therefore_o god_n have_v leave_v they_o to_o these_o strong_a delusion_n to_o believe_v lie_n as_o in_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o saint_n paul_n to_o the_o thessalonian_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n and_o eleven_o verse_n sure_o as_o the_o lord_n give_v up_o saul_n to_o a_o spirit_n of_o error_n to_o be_v torment_v and_o misguided_n thereby_o because_o he_o forsake_v the_o everliving_a lord_n and_o disobey_v his_o prophet_n so_o be_v it_o just_a with_o almighty_a god_n to_o give_v up_o the_o people_n to_o be_v besot_v with_o this_o judgement_n even_o because_o they_o have_v detain_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o unrighteousness_n and_o reproach_v the_o same_o by_o their_o profane_a and_o most_o abominable_a conversation_n sectio_fw-la v._o reproof_n of_o hypocrisy_n it_o reprove_v the_o hypocrisy_n and_o fearful_a 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