Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	according_a	common_a	prayer_n	2,718	5	6.1677	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33093	A declaration of the commissioners of the Generall Assembly to the whole kirk and kingdome of Scotland concerning present dangers and duties relating to the Covenant and religion.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Ker, A.	1648 (1648)	Wing C4219; ESTC R26458	8,465	16

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