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
A94112	A sudden essay or subitaneous conceit occasioned by the last clause in the second quære upon the armies late declaration / by a lover of truth, and a constant friend to the quiet and repose of his native countrey.		1647 (1647)	Wing S6142; Thomason 669.f.11[51]; ESTC R210575	2,152	1

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