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
A41183	A letter to a person of honour, concerning the kings disavovving the having been married to the D. of M's mother	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1680 (1680)	Wing F750; ESTC R13882	16,478	24

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