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	doctrine_n	scripture_n	1,817	5	5.6300	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43314	The government and order of the Church of Scotland	Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.	1641 (1641)	Wing H1432; ESTC R221287	31,992	84

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