Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	holy_a	scripture_n	word_n	8,597	5	4.5046	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37437	Reflections upon the late great revolution written by a lay-hand in the country for the satisfaction of some neighbours.	Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.	1689 (1689)	Wing D844; ESTC R9630	42,486	74

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