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	way_n	world_n	4,036	5	4.7603	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71247	A sermon preached before the king, upon the nineteenth of March, 1670/1 by John Lord Bishop of Chester.	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.	1671 (1671)	Wing W2211; ESTC R19709	9,602	38

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