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	know_v	word_n	12,780	5	4.5835	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75294	A declaration of the witness of God manifested in me from my youth.	Ames, William, d. 1662.	1656 (1656)	Wing A3004A; ESTC R170294	7,267	9

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