Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	faith_n	life_n	word_n	4,700	5	4.1090	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66712	Honest plain dealing, or, Meditations and advertisements offered to publick consideration by John Winter ...	Winter, John, 1621?-1698?	1663 (1663)	Wing W3080; ESTC R38147	25,168	35

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