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	doctrine_n	religion_n	2,255	5	5.7038	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39219	Eleventh collection of papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England and Scotland		1689 (1689)	Wing E498; ESTC R1822	26,308	38

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