Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	rule_n	scripture_n	word_n	4,530	5	4.5831	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61277	A sermon concerning God's deferring to answer mens prayers: preached before the King and Queen at White-Hall, November the 11th, 1694. / by George Stanhope ...	Stanhope, George, 1660-1728.	1695 (1695)	Wing S5228; ESTC R34594	13,228	34

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