Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	church_n	england_n	popery_n	4,865	5	10.4033	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40420	Free thoughts of the penal laws, tests, and some late printed papers touching both in a letter from a person of quality.		1688 (1688)	Wing F2123; ESTC R33793	11,219	18

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