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	scripture_n	teach_v	4,464	5	6.2282	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28167	A lamentation over England and faithful warning to the inhabitants thereof by William Bingley.	Bingley, William, 1651-1715.	1682 (1682)	Wing B2920; ESTC R25929	19,983	29

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