Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	good_a	hear_v	lord_n	4,559	5	4.8404	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84068	The grand oppressor, or the terror of tithes; first felt, and now confest: By William Erberie.	Erbery, William, 1604-1654.	1652 (1652)	Wing E3226; Thomason E671_13; ESTC R207085	45,700	66

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