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
A52247	Mr. Newte's sermon concerning the lawfulness and use of organs in the Christian church	Newte, John, 1655?-1716.	1696 (1696)	Wing N1040; ESTC R2838	31,676	58

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