Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	article_n	church_n	creed_n	8,288	5	10.3077	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57229	The canon of the New Testament vindicated in answer to the objections of J.T. in his Amyntor / by John Richardson.	Richardson, John, 1647-1725?	1700 (1700)	Wing R1384; ESTC R26990	87,759	146

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