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	scripture_n	tradition_n	15,184	5	9.5685	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36875	The glory of Chelsey Colledge revived by John Darley.	Darley, John, 1622?-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing D259; ESTC R24871	34,540	59

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