Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	church_n	council_n	infallible_a	2,773	5	9.6636	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52127	Mr. Andrew Marvell's Character of popery; Character of popery	Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678.	1689 (1689)	Wing M866; ESTC R22844	5,651	10

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