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	lie_n	pleasure_n	1,929	5	6.7621	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64959	The day of grace in which the chief of sinners may be turn'd and healed / by Nathanael Vincent.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1669 (1669)	Wing V406; ESTC R26347	73,032	192

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