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	infallibility_n	5,890	5	11.4885	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26060	A defence of the country parsons admonition against the exceptions of the plain-man's answer.	Assheton, William, 1641-1711.	1687 (1687)	Wing A4028; ESTC R219342	4,820	24

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