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	holy_a	read_v	3,400	5	6.3225	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04601	A discoverie, to the praise of God, and joy of all true hearted Protestants, of a late intended plot by the papists, to subdue the Protestants. Being a true copy of a discourse between William O Conner a priest, and Anne Hussey an Irish gentlewoman: as it was brought and confirmed by oath in the Parliament house.		1641 (1641)	Wing O129A; ESTC R188706	2,998	9

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