Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	christian_a	church_n	communion_n	2,479	5	8.9287	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30098	A relation of the troubles of the three forraign churches in Kent, caused by the injunctions of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, Anno Dom. 1634 &c. written by J.B., Minister of the word of God.	J. B. (John Bulteel), d. 1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing B5452; ESTC R200067	48,685	60

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