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	true_a	worship_n	4,989	5	8.3710	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55926	A third letter concerning toleration in defense of The argument of the letter concerning toleration, briefly consider'd and answer'd.	Proast, Jonas.	1691 (1691)	Wing P3539; ESTC R26905	76,552	84

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