Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	add_v	faith_n	godliness_n	1,901	5	9.1031	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51842	One hundred and ninety sermons on the hundred and nineteenth Psalm preached by the late reverend and learned Thomas Manton, D.D. ; with a perfect alphabetical table directing to the principal matters contained therein.	Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.; White, Robert, 1645-1703.; Bates, William, 1625-1699.	1681 (1681)	Wing M526A; ESTC R225740	2,212,336	1,308

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