Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	devil_n	father_n	lie_n	3,415	5	9.0726	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33390	Canterbury's vvill with a serious conference betweene his scrivener and him : also a loving admonition to his brethren the bishops.		1641 (1641)	Wing C461; ESTC R316	2,931	9

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