Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	authority_n	church_n	prove_v	17,147	5	6.9495	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06307	To the Kinges most excellent Majestie the humble petition of of two and twentie preachers in London and the suburbs thereof.		1605 (1605)	STC 16779.12; ESTC S3057	2,044	1

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