Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	church_n	heresy_n	schism_n	4,424	5	10.0782	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62596	A sermon preached at White-hall, April the 4th, 1679 by John Tillotson ...	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1679 (1679)	Wing T1233; ESTC R10423	16,980	46

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