Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	holy_a	jesus_n	lord_n	4,657	5	3.5075	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72769	The exercise of a Christian life written by G.L. ; being the first ground and foundaion [sic], whence the two treatises appertaining to resolution, were made and framed, by R.P.; Esercizio della vita cristiana. English	Loarte, Gaspare, d. 1578.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.; Banister, Mr.	1594 (1594)	STC 16644.5; ESTC S2211	82,607	248

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