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	unity_n	2,197	5	9.0779	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53728	Some considerations about union among Protestants, and the preservation of the interest of the Protestant religion in this nation	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1680 (1680)	Wing O807A; ESTC R20887	7,750	16

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