Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	authority_n	church_n	scripture_n	4,231	5	6.1426	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43842	Pithanelogia, or, A perswasive to conformity by way of a letter to the dissenting brethren / by a country minister.	Hinckley, John, 1617?-1695.	1670 (1670)	Wing H2047; ESTC R29478	103,888	196

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