Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	spirit_n	spiritual_a	worship_v	3,308	5	9.3285	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94735	Fermentvm Pharisæorvm, or, The leaven of pharisaicall wil-worship: declared in a sermon on Matth. 15.9 Novemb. 24. 1641. at Lemster in Herefordshire. / By Iohn Tombes, B.D.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1643 (1643)	Wing T1808; Thomason E56_16; ESTC R20645	17,333	24

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