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	spirit_n	word_n	6,961	5	4.2967	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65935	A sermon preached to the Society for Reformation of Manners, at Nottingham, on the 25th of August, 1698 by John Whitlock ...	Whitlock, John, 1625-1709.; Societies for the Reformation of Manners.	1699 (1699)	Wing W2027; ESTC R39388	19,943	58

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