Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	wonderful_a	word_n	work_v	67	3	6.3100	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46842	Of the conversion of five thousand and nine hundred East-Indians, in the isle Formosa, neere China to the profession of the true God, in Jesus Christ : by meanes of M. Ro, Junius, a minister lately in Delph in Holland / related by ... M. C. Sibellius ... in a Latine letter ; translated ... by H. Jessei ... ; with a post-script of the Gospels good sucesse also amongst the VVest-Indians, in New England.	Sibelius, Caspar, 1590-1658.; Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649. Clear sunshine.; Wilson, John, 1588-1667. Day-breaking.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655. Glorious progress of the Gospel.	1650 (1650)	Wing J697; ESTC R14902	23,858	49

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