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	world_n	5,052	5	4.5521	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54185	One project for the good of England that is, our civil union is our civil safety : humbly dedicated to the great council, the Parliament of England.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1679 (1679)	Wing P1334; ESTC R32178	14,589	11

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