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	religion_n	3,703	5	5.8122	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59564	A sermon preached on the 28th of June, at St. Giles in the Fields by John Sharp ... ; at his leaving ye parish ...	Sharp, John, 1645-1714.	1691 (1691)	Wing S2992; ESTC R15037	14,490	31

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