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	life_n	true_a	3,171	5	4.3675	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51374	Religio militis, or, A soldier's religion writ by a field officer of the army in his winter-quarters / W. Morgan.	Morgan, William.	1695 (1695)	Wing M2758; ESTC R32961	10,518	30

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