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	reform_a	3,931	5	9.9167	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78664	Aurea dicta. The gratious words of King Charles I. of glorious memory: for the Protestant religion of the Church of England. / Collected out of [Eikon basilike].; Eikon basilike. Selections.	Gauden, John, 1605-1662.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1682 (1682)	Wing C2150A; ESTC R225066	8,372	22

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