Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	believe_v	holy_a	son_n	32,892	5	6.1615	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27061	Two treatises the first of death, on I Cor. 15:26, the second of judgment on 2 Cor. 5:10, 11 / by Rich. Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Treatise of death.	1672 (1672)	Wing B1442; ESTC R6576	84,751	206

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