Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	commandment_n	know_v	liar_n	1,903	5	11.5902	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55344	A sermon preach'd to young people January the first, 1697. And now publish'd at their request. By Samuel Pomfret.	Pomfret, Samuel, d. 1722.	1698 (1698)	Wing P2798A; ESTC R217924	45,878	51

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