Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	holy_a	scripture_n	write_v	8,544	5	5.9050	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00280	An exhortation to the byshops to deale brotherly with theyr brethren		1572 (1572)	STC 10392; ESTC S111888	14,916	22

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