Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	according_a	doctrine_n	teach_v	2,953	5	5.8574	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47924	Theosebia, or, The churches advocate endeavouring the promotion of loyalty to our king, and fidelity to the Episcopal Church, by describing the rebellious principles of the enemies thereof, both in their words and actions to our late soveraign King Charles the First, with the most barbarous conspiracies and horrid machinations against King Charles the Second, and his royal brother James Duke of York, whom God preserve.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1683 (1683)	Wing L1312; ESTC R7625	17,020	32

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