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	reason_n	true_a	3,732	5	4.9907	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63058	A pastoral dialogue a poem.	Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.	1690 (1690)	Wing T202A; ESTC R28192	12,358	34

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