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	pope_n	rome_n	5,434	5	6.6788	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03220	A position maintained by I.B. before the late Earle of Huntingdon: viz. Priests are executed not for religion, but for treason	Balmford, James, b. 1556.	1600 (1600)	STC 1334.5; ESTC S117267	3,799	18

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