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	divine_a	presbyter_n	3,000	5	9.9451	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34966	Dr. Stillingfleets principles giving an account of the faith of Protestants / considered by N.O.	Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674.	1671 (1671)	Wing C6892; ESTC R31310	47,845	118

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