Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bishop_n	deacon_n	presbyter_n	11,992	5	10.2917	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43546	A sermon preached before the convocation of the clergy in Ireland at the Cathedral Church of S. Patricks in Dublin, May 9, anno 1661, at the time of their general receiving the H. Communion / by Tho. Hacket.	Hackett, Thomas, d. 1697.	1662 (1662)	Wing H173; ESTC R25047	22,156	33

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