Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	see_v	word_n	4,006	5	3.7673	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41863	Great and good news for the Church of England, if they please to accept thereof: or The latitudinarian Christians most humble address and advice to all the imposing clergy men of the said Church by what names or titles soever dignified or distinguished. With allowance, May the 28th 1688.		1688 (1688)	Wing G1654A; ESTC R223643	3,472	13

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