Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	believe_v	church_n	creed_n	1,645	5	10.6358	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59811	A defence of the Dean of St. Paul's Apology for writing against the Socinians in answer to the antapologist.	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1694 (1694)	Wing S3283; ESTC R8168	44,628	72

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