Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	christian_a	church_n	holy_a	3,835	5	4.2311	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78824	The Kings possessions: written by His Majesties own hand; annexed by way of notes, to a letter sent to the Ecclesiasticall Assembly at London: in answer to a letter sent from them.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1647 (1647)	Wing C2360; Thomason E371_15; ESTC R201308	8,613	12

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