Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	apostle_n	christian_a	church_n	2,398	5	4.2692	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41462	A winter-evening conference between neighbours in two parts.	Goodman, John, 1625 or 6-1690.	1684 (1684)	Wing G1129; ESTC R15705	135,167	242

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