Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	authority_n	divine_a	infallible_a	4,224	5	9.5906	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30653	The history of Eriander composed by John Burton.	Burton, John, 1629 or 30-1699.	1661 (1661)	Wing B6180; ESTC R2615	75,262	220

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