Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	apostle_n	bishop_n	govern_v	4,982	5	8.2923	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42255	An answer to Mr. Lowth's letter to Dr. Stillingfleet in another letter to a friend.	Grove, Robert, 1634-1696.	1687 (1687)	Wing G2147; ESTC R31522	34,417	38

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