Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	canonical_a	church_n	scripture_n	11,364	5	6.3973	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49609	A letter from a minister in the country, to a member of the convocation	N. L., Minister in the country.	1689 (1689)	Wing L46; ESTC R1292	16,508	32

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