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	religion_n	true_a	4,659	5	4.8297	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25278	The siege and surrender of Mons a tragi-comedy, exposing the villany of the priests, and the intrigues of the French.	Ames, Richard, d. 1693.	1691 (1691)	Wing A2992; ESTC R37038	16,436	33

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