Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	confess_v	resurrection_n	unchristian_a	20	3	15.9982	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44416	A sermon preached before the Queen at Whitehall on Sunday, Jan. 25, 1690/1 by George Hooper ...	Hooper, George, 1640-1727.	1691 (1691)	Wing H2707; ESTC R4458	11,295	30

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