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	faith_n	infallible_a	4,769	5	9.6004	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30743	Hudibras written in the time of the late wars.	Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.	1663 (1663)	Wing B6296; ESTC R7750	45,116	128

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