Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	ancient_a	church_n	father_n	2,767	4	4.9407	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65590	The enthusiasm of the church of Rome demonstrated in some observations upon the life of Ignatius Loyola.	Wharton, Henry, 1664-1695.	1688 (1688)	Wing W1562; ESTC R29269	103,143	170

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