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	spirit_n	3,973	5	5.1707	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36172	Divine meditations written by an honourable person ; whereto is adjoyned a determination of the question, whether men ought to keele at the receipt of the holy communion ; and an essay of friends.		1641 (1641)	Wing D1723; ESTC R32791	36,040	168

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