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	reformation_n	4,105	5	9.0185	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47431	Animadversions on a pretended Account of Danmark	King, William, 1663-1712.	1694 (1694)	Wing K522; Wing K543A; ESTC R2390	79,308	234

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