Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	evil_a	heart_n	thought_n	2,080	5	8.0009	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52717	Several papers of confessions, prayer, and praise; by James Naylor: concerning his fall and restoration	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1660 (1660)	Wing N316; ESTC R215561	28,774	41

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