Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	way_n	word_n	3,606	5	4.0037	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57160	A sermon preached in St. Paul's before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor by Dr. Edward Reynolds, late Lord Bishop of Norwich.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1678 (1678)	Wing R1285; ESTC R28475	20,299	33

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