Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	christian_a	good_a	great_a	1,012	4	2.0712	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01189	A dyet for the Christian soule, constantly to be obserued euery day, that it may alwaies reioyce in the Lord..		1600 (1600)	STC 6832.65; ESTC S126272	9,205	78

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