Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	faith_n	hold_v	3,740	5	6.0925	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62583	A sermon preached at the cathedral church of Worcester upon the monthly fast-day, September 16. 1691 by William Talbot ...	Talbot, William, 1658 or 9-1730.	1691 (1691)	Wing T122; ESTC R33893	13,997	28

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