Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	rule_n	tradition_n	unwritten_a	2,845	5	12.5918	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84091	An essay on hypocrasie and Pharisaism. As it was set forth in a Sermon / by A curate of souls.	Curate of Souls.; J. W.	1683 (1683)	Wing E3288; ESTC R176777	25,935	40

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