Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	believe_v	catholic_n	creed_n	5,499	5	10.3356	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66577	Cultus evangelicus, or, A brief discourse concerning the spirituality and simplicity of New-Testament worship	Wilson, John, M.A.	1667 (1667)	Wing W2926D; Wing W2901; ESTC R9767	88,978	144

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