Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	antiquity_n	civil_a	good_a	16	3	2.0804	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53569	Twenty sermons preached upon several occasions by William Owtram ...; Sermons. Selections	Owtram, William, 1626-1679.; Gardiner, James, 1637-1705.	1682 (1682)	Wing O604; ESTC R2857	194,637	508

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