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	holy_a	scripture_n	6,679	5	5.5625	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75032	The whole duty of man epitomiz'd for the benefit of the poor. With select prayers suited to every partition. By Edm. Stacy, a minister of the Church of England.; Whole duty of man. Abridgments	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Stacy, Edmund, b. 1657 or 8.	1700 (1700)	Wing A1193A; ESTC R223863	44,918	146

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