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	true_a	13,155	5	5.5142	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53979	A sermon preached before the King & Queen at Whitehall, Decemb. 8th, 1689 by Edward Pelling ...	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1690 (1690)	Wing P1100; ESTC R18267	10,271	37

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