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	know_v	spirit_n	6,634	5	5.2368	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46652	A sermon preached before the King and Queen, at White-Hall, in November 1692 by William Jane ...	Jane, William, 1645-1707.	1692 (1692)	Wing J458; ESTC R3438	13,891	32

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