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
A69451	The character of a bigotted prince, and what England may expect from the return of such a one	Ames, Richard, d. 1693.	1691 (1691)	Wing A2975AB; ESTC R9100	14,420	28

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