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	know_v	scripture_n	6,716	5	6.3200	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67155	The churches purity, or, The difference betweene the churches frame in darke times and her settlement in the purest times	Walker, Henry, Ironmonger.	1641 (1641)	Wing W369; ESTC R1909	8,639	17

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