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	minister_n	ministry_n	3,814	5	8.8738	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58979	A second letter to a member of this present Parliament against comprehension by the author of the former Letter for liberty of conscience.	Author of the former Letter for liberty of conscience.	1668 (1668)	Wing S2286; ESTC R16269	5,436	14

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