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	great_a	see_v	3,557	5	3.4655	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81881	The vanity of human respects. In a sermon. / By William Darel.	Darrell, William, 1651-1721.	1688 (1688)	Wing D269B; ESTC R175904	10,543	27

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