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	scripture_n	word_n	10,667	5	4.6589	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09910	A sermon preached in Saint Maries in Oxford, by Thomas Powell. 1613	Powell, Thomas, b. 1579 or 80.	1613 (1613)	STC 20172; ESTC S103161	12,034	21

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