Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	england_n	king_n	parliament_n	3,428	5	6.3449	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58380	Reflections upon the conduct of the King of Great Britain in the late wars Contained in a letter from a subject of one of the confederated princes, to a friend in Holland. Done into English.		1682 (1682)	Wing R727; ESTC R222084	6,129	4

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