Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	prayer_n	spirit_n	worship_v	1,667	5	8.9917	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39334	Admonition to Doctor Burges, and to those who either compos'd or caused to be re-printed, that seditious pamphlet, entituled, The common-prayer-book unmasked and to all others, who endeavour to maintain that factious opinion, that the use of the liturgie of the Church of England, is sinfull / Edmund Elis ...	Elys, Edmund, ca. 1634-ca. 1707.	1661 (1661)	Wing E657; ESTC R41113	4,138	8

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etc._n pag._n 30._o 30._o hebr._n 12._o 8._o 8._o heb._n 4._o 14_o 16._o