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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	church_n	pastor_n	teacher_n	2,892	5	9.1963	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95895	The picture of independency lively (yet lovingly) delineated	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1645 (1645)	Wing V322A; ESTC R232195	12,169	19

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