Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	divine_a	faith_n	revelation_n	2,555	5	9.7977	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69536	The judgment of non-conformists about the difference between grace and morality	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1676 (1676)	Wing B1292_VARIANT; ESTC R16284	66,799	124

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