Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	age_n	church_n	time_n	2,142	5	3.6322	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61802	A discourse concerning the necessity of reformation with respect to the errors and corruptions of the Church of Rome : the first part.	Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.	1685 (1685)	Wing S5930; ESTC R10160	55,727	60

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