Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	doctrine_n	scripture_n	11,716	5	6.4112	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49520	Some dialogues between Mr. G. and others with reflections upon a book called Pax vobis.	Lynford, Thomas, 1650-1724.; Griffith, Evan, A.M., Minister of Alderly. Pax vobis.	1687 (1687)	Wing L3570; ESTC R218147	15,451	61

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