Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	concern_v	time_n	2,119	5	3.4164	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54080	Certain certificates received from America, on behalf of Samvel Jennings, tending to clear him from scandals cast on him by George Keith, and others of his opposers made publick by John Pennington.	Penington, John, 1655-1710.	1695 (1695)	Wing P1224; ESTC R18336	16,803	46

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