Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	apostle_n	church_n	tradition_n	6,984	5	9.3566	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45738	A discourse against purgatory	Hartcliffe, John, 1651-1712.	1685 (1685)	Wing H965; ESTC R9914	22,914	41

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