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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	hold_v	rome_n	3,581	5	7.1933	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66394	A discourse concerning the celebration of divine service in an unknown tongue	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1685 (1685)	Wing W2702; ESTC R1943	35,062	62

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