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	scripture_n	word_n	4,010	5	4.5934	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42142	Pax vobis, or, Gospel and liberty against ancient and modern papists / by a preacher of the word.	Brown, S. J.; Gordon, John, 1644-1726.; Griffith, Evan, A.M., Minister of Alderly.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1994; ESTC R31733	69,009	143

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