Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	light_n	see_v	spirit_n	4,161	5	5.1950	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26948	Mr. Richard Baxter's last legacy in select admonitions and directions to all sober dissenters.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1697 (1697)	Wing B1297_VARIANT; ESTC R25271	57,203	76

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