Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	light_n	way_n	7,290	5	5.4656	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60626	An epistle to all the called and chosen of God by William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1672 (1672)	Wing S4297; ESTC R32688	10,262	20

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