Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	darkness_n	light_n	world_n	4,608	5	5.1919	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02087	Meditations and disquisitions upon the Lords prayer. By Sr. Richard Baker, Knight	Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645.	1636 (1636)	STC 1223; ESTC S100533	121,730	220

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