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	protestant_a	2,183	5	9.3322	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46385	Just principles of complying with the new oath of allegiance by a Divine of the Church of England.	A. B.	1689 (1689)	Wing J1236_VARIANT; ESTC R6490	11,672	22

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