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	worthy_a	zeal_n	19	3	7.1687	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30629	Cavsa dei, or, An apology for God wherein the perpetuity of infernal torments is evidenced and divine both goodness and justice, that notwithstanding, defended : the nature of punishments in general, and of infernal ones in particular displayed : the evangelical righteousness explicated and setled : the divinity of the Gentiles both as to things to be believed, and things to be practised, adumbrated, and the wayes whereby it was communicated, plainly discover'd / by Richard Burthogge ...	Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700.	1675 (1675)	Wing B6149; ESTC R17327	142,397	594

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late_o publish_v concern_v divine_a goodness_n imagine_v it_o imperfect_a for_o that_o i_o do_v not_o from_o the_o infinite_a divine_a benignity_n conclude_v either_o the_o nonexistence_n of_o infernal_a torment_n or_o their_o finite_a duration_n as_o if_o god_n can_v be_v just_o if_o he_o be_v good_n such_o be_v the_o rise_n of_o these_o discourse_n which_o i_o dress_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o epistle_n not_o to_o interest_n therein_o the_o person_n who_o occasion_v it_o more_o than_o other_o but_o for_o form-sake_n that_o the_o notion_n i_o conceive_v may_v enter_v in_o more_o easy_o upon_o the_o reader_n mind_n who_o if_o entangle_v with_o the_o same_o thought_n the_o samé_n scruple_n it_o obviate_v may_v look_v on_o this_o letter_n as_o one_o of_o resolution_n write_v to_o himself_o about_o them_o as_o it_o be_v i_o humble_o make_v a_o present_a of_o it_o to_o you._n not_o that_o i_o presume_v to_o put_v the_o honour_n of_o your_o name_n upon_o it_o with_o design_n to_o get_v 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r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 133._o l._n 26._o r._n own_v p._n 138._o l._n 20._o r._n leges_fw-la p._n 160._o l._n 15._o r._n as_o be_v in_o we_o p._n 182._o l._n 13._o deal_n and_o p._n 192._o l._n 19_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 228._o l._n 6._o r._n tam_fw-la p._n 276._o l._n 14._o r._n fable_n p._n 316._o l._n 7._o r._n at_o rome_n p._n 319._o l._n 17._o he_o r._n it_o p._n 325._o l._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 348._o l._n 16._o r._n innovandi_fw-la p._n 354._o l._n 1._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 358._o l._n 10._o r._n paulinum_n p._n 365._o l._n 16._o r._n conringi●s_o p._n 366._o l._n 2._o deal_n the_o p._n 371._o for_o greece_n r._n egypt_n p._n 383._o l._n 18._o r._n be_v derive_v p._n 390._o l._n 26._o r._n be_v p._n 391._o l._n 6._o r._n cite_v p._n 392._o l._n ult_n deal_n ancient_a p._n 394._o l._n 9_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 398._o l._n 8._o r._n sapour_n p._n 410._o 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