Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	according_a	church_n	holy_a	6,819	5	4.8029	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88108	A brief plat-form of that government which is called Presbyterial. By William Ley minister of the Word at Charlwood in Surrey.	Ley, William, b. 1620 or 21.	1648 (1648)	Wing L1887; Thomason E457_1; ESTC R204958	18,562	30

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