Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	faith_n	great_a	4,566	5	3.4495	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48313	A letter to Dr. E. Hyde in answer to one of his occasioned by the late insurrection at Salisbury.	Ley, John, 1583-1662.; Hyde, Edward, 1607-1659.	1655 (1655)	Wing L1882; ESTC R21394	12,255	18

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