Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	canon_n	church_n	council_n	2,659	5	6.8416	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67899	Six sermons preached by ... Seth, Lord Bishop of Sarum.; Sermons. Selections	Ward, Seth, 1617-1689.	1679 (1679)	Wing W831; ESTC R5947	121,746	478

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