Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	acquaintance_n	gentleman_n	great_a	14	3	2.0729	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00742	The sacred doctrine of diuinitie gathered out of the worde of God. Togither with an explication of the Lordes prayer.	Finch, Henry, Sir, d. 1625.; Fenner, Dudley, 1558?-1587.	1589 (1589)	STC 10872.5; ESTC S102008	38,257	80

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