Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	article_n	church_n	doctrine_n	10,044	5	6.9591	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01005	The Church conquerant ouer humane wit. Or The Churches authority demonstrated by M. VVilliam Chillingvvorth (the proctour for vvit against her) his perpetual contradictions, in his booke entituled, The religion of Protestants a safe vvay to saluation	Floyd, John, 1572-1649.; Lacey, William, 1584-1673, attributed name.	1638 (1638)	STC 11110; ESTC S102366	121,226	198

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