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
A56485	A methode to gain satisfaction in religion proposed occasionally in a letter to a friend / J.P. Philologos.	J. P.	1673 (1673)	Wing P59; ESTC R22480	5,795	12

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