Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	babylon_n	find_v	zion_n	18	3	8.5282	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77025	The treacherous taken in his treachery, &c.	Bonifield, Abraham, fl. 1692-1694.	1693-1999 (1699)	Wing B3595B; ESTC R170702	98,019	104

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