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	england_n	true_a	2,893	5	5.1810	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55669	The prelatical church-man against the phanatical Kirk-man, or, A vindication of the author of The sufferings of the Church of Scotland	Author of The sufferings of the Church of Scotland.	1690 (1690)	Wing P3212; ESTC R6613	6,534	8

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