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	true_a	visible_a	19,269	5	9.3685	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26409	A declaration of a small society of baptized believers, undergoing the name of Free-willers, about the city of London	Adis, Henry.	1660 (1660)	Wing A576; ESTC R211455	11,743	4

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