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	faith_n	infallible_a	3,589	5	9.5501	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59229	A letter of thanks from the author of Sure-footing to his answerer Mr. J.T.	Sergeant, John, 1622-1707.	1666 (1666)	Wing S2575; ESTC R10529	66,859	140

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