Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	believe_v	faith_n	implicit_a	1,688	5	13.6300	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38422	England's remembrancer being a collection of farewel-sermons preached by divers non-conformists in the country.		1663 (1663)	Wing E3029; ESTC R36570	328,646	530

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