Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	authority_n	holy_a	scripture_n	4,860	5	5.8272	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42784	The rector of Bury's reply to the minister at Oswestry's answer; in a second letter to his friend	Gipps, Thomas, d. 1709.	1699 (1699)	Wing G779B; ESTC R213346	14,296	22

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