Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	bishop_n	ordination_n	presbyter_n	10,148	5	10.8332	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58226	Reasons against petitioning the King for restoring the deprived bishops without repentance by a divine of the Church of England.	A. B.	1690 (1690)	Wing R474; ESTC R14464	9,255	8

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