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
A54264	A seasonable paper presented to the consideration of all that profess Christianity ... / J.P.	Pennyman, John, 1628-1706.; Penn, William, 1644-1718. Address to Protestants.	1679 (1679)	Wing P1360A; Wing P1413; ESTC R33366	2,088	2

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