Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	agree_v	faith_n	true_a	4,214	5	4.6536	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57159	A sermon preached before the King upon the twenty eighth of March, 1669 by Edward Lord Bishop of Norwich.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1669 (1669)	Wing R1284; ESTC R36786	19,736	44

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