Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	doctrine_n	teach_v	true_a	3,686	5	4.9062	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03488	A letter to Dr. W. Payne	Grascome, Samuel, 1641-1708.; Payne, William, 1650-1696.	1689 (1689)	Wing G1574; ESTC R177617	5,072	4

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