Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	ancient_a	apostle_n	time_n	5,489	5	3.4229	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11783	Exod. 8.19. Digitus Dei	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.	1623 (1623)	STC 22075; ESTC S120053	27,800	52

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