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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	catholic_a	church_n	universal_a	4,187	5	9.3971	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74654	A brief and plain exposition of the creed, commonly called the Apostles Creed. By Christopher Cartwright minister in York.	Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658.	1649 (1649)	Wing C683; Thomason E1421_1*; ESTC R209463	35,241	119

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