Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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book_n	apostle_n	church_n	scripture_n	4,023	5	5.8096	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59850	A practical discourse of religious assemblies by Will. Sherlock.	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1681 (1681)	Wing S3322; ESTC R27485	148,095	402

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