Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	age_n	church_n	tradition_n	3,033	5	9.4226	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47747	A letter of advice to a friend upon the modern argument of the lawfulness of simple fornication, half-adultery, and polygamy.	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1696 (1696)	Wing L1136; ESTC R41466	9,685	17

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