Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	church_n	religion_n	1,757	5	5.8454	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40187	For the King, and both Houses of Parliament, sitting at Westminster, and for every member thereof to read	Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1661 (1661)	Wing F1821; ESTC R181334	15,857	25

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