Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	king_n	lord_n	say_a	16,658	5	7.1993	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47289	Christianity, a doctrine of the cross, or, Passive obedience, under any pretended invasion of legal rights and liberties	Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.	1691 (1691)	Wing K358; ESTC R10389	73,706	109

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