Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	ancient_a	church_n	faith_n	1,854	5	5.2308	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03752	Dendrologia Dodona's grove, or, the vocall forrest. By I.H. Esqr.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.; Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, engraver.	1640 (1640)	STC 13872; ESTC S119170	97,161	190

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