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
A65089	A short vindication of The relapse and the provok'd wife from immorality and prophaneness by the author.	Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726.	1698 (1698)	Wing V59; ESTC R16303	22,230	82

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