Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	young_a	youth_n	youthful_a	27	3	11.0744	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35129	An epistle to young people professing the truth	Crook, John, 1617-1699.	1686 (1686)	Wing C7210; ESTC R29663	4,926	8

a_o epistle_n to_o young_a people_n profess_v the_o truth_n dear_a friend_n know_v that_o many_o which_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o think_v upon_o his_o name_n have_v have_v for_o some_o time_n a_o concern_v upon_o their_o mind_n for_o the_o decline_a condition_n of_o many_o young_a people_n that_o be_v among_o we_o say_v often_o one_o to_o another_o what_o will_v become_v of_o the_o next_o generation_n consider_v the_o youth_n of_o this_o be_v so_o degenerate_v from_o those_o that_o receive_v the_o truth_n at_o the_o beginning_n whereupon_o it_o come_v into_o my_o heart_n according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n who_o to_o rectify_v abuse_n in_o marriage_n and_o other_o thing_n say_v but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o beginning_n intimate_v that_o the_o best_a way_n to_o amend_v thing_n amiss_o be_v to_o bring_v people_n to_o the_o beginning_n that_o as_o they_o receive_v christ_n jesus_n the_o lord_n so_o to_o walk_v in_o he_o which_o be_v the_o 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