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	faith_n	implicit_a	7,064	5	13.7153	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50917	Of true religion, hæresie, schism, toleration, and what best means may be us'd against the growth of popery the author J.M.	Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1673 (1673)	Wing M2135; ESTC R8629	8,610	18

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