Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	authority_n	church_n	scripture_n	11,475	5	6.4538	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44415	A sermon preach'd before the king at White-hall on the fifth of November, 1681 by George Hooper ...	Hooper, George, 1640-1727.	1682 (1682)	Wing H2706; ESTC R228742	12,526	28

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