Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	year_n	young_a	youth_n	103	3	8.2370	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57537	A godly & fruitful exposition upon all the First epistle of Peter by that pious and eminent preacher of the word of God, John Rogers.	Rogers, John, 1572?-1636.; Simpson, Sidrach, 1600?-1655.	1650 (1650)	Wing R1808; ESTC R32411	886,665	744

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