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	holy_a	scripture_n	9,894	5	6.0621	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39350	An epistle to the truly religious and loyal gentry of the Church of England written by Edmund Ellis ...	Elys, Edmund, ca. 1634-ca. 1707.	1687 (1687)	Wing E674; ESTC R38858	2,386	10

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