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	prove_v	scripture_n	2,241	5	6.1697	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97309	The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.	Zanchi, Giralamo, 1516-1590.; Winterton, Ralph, 1600-1636.	1659 (1659)	Wing Z7; Thomason E1897_1; ESTC R209936	137,419	420

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