Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	church_n	doctrine_n	false_a	3,917	5	6.8146	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70647	A letter from the member of Parliament in answer to the letter of the divine concerning the bill for uniting Protestants	M. M.	1689 (1689)	Wing M56; ESTC R23176	9,287	8

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