Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	according_a	church_n	doctrine_n	4,717	5	6.8021	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64271	Obedience and submission to the present government, demonstrated from Bishop Overall's convocation-book	Taylor, Zachary, 1653-1705.	1690 (1690)	Wing T597; ESTC R2448	6,580	24

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