Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	scripture_n	speak_v	word_n	9,140	5	4.5911	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20783	A sermon preached at the ordinatoin [sic] of an elder and deacons in a baptized congregation in London by N.C.	Coxe, Nehemiah.	1681 (1681)	Wing C6718	25,157	47

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