Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	new_a	scripture_n	testament_n	8,305	5	8.0705	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23675	Several discourses ... being some remains of William Allein ... / carefully copy'd from his own notes and publish'd at the request of his hearers.	Alleine, William, 1614-1677.	1697 (1697)	Wing A1074; ESTC R17275	203,641	416

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