Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	article_n	faith_n	tradition_n	3,058	5	9.0436	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41596	Good advice to the pulpits deliver'd in a few cautions for the keeping up the reputation of those chairs, and preserving the nation in peace.	Gother, John, d. 1704.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1329; ESTC R17269	35,631	78

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