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	reason_n	7,423	5	5.8303	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60550	The true account of the behaviour and confession of the criminals, condemned on Thursday the 15th day of April, 1686 at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly viz. Peter Lary, John Toy, Elizabeth Churchill, John Crofts, John Steers, and Rebeckah Rose, of which Peter Lary was this present Wednesday the 21st of April, executed at Tyburn, and the other five repriev'd.	Smith, Samuel, 1620-1698.	1686 (1686)	Wing S4205; ESTC R492265	5,968	4

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