Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	king_n	religion_n	6,583	5	5.6955	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29258	An essay towards promoting all necessary and useful knowledge, both divine and human in all parts of His Majesty's dominions, both at home and abroad / by Thomas Bray.	Bray, Thomas, 1658-1730.; Bray, Thomas, 1658-1730. Catalogue of books design'd to lay the foundation of lending-libraries.	1697 (1697)	Wing B4293; ESTC R25941	11,195	31

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