Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	add_v	church_n	holy_a	2,540	5	4.7810	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13317	De templis, a treatise of temples wherein is discovered the ancient manner of building, consecrating, and adorning of churches.	R. T.	1638 (1638)	STC 23625; ESTC S101632	37,477	250

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