Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	church_n	word_n	world_n	3,040	5	4.5870	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26980	One sheet for the ministry against the malignants of all sorts by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1657 (1657)	Wing B1335; ESTC R13471	14,605	17

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