Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	good_a	holy_a	scripture_n	3,042	5	5.5201	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27790	The Psalter of David with titles and collects according to the matter of each psalm.	Vaughan, Robert.	1644 (1644)	Wing B2402; ESTC R37329	158,469	425

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