Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	article_n	church_n	creed_n	2,425	5	10.1630	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40455	The polititians catechisme for his instruction in divine faith and morall honesty / written by N.N.	N. N.; French, Nicholas, 1604-1678.; Talbot, Peter, 1620-1680.	1658 (1658)	Wing F2181; ESTC R35689	105,901	208

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