Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	false_a	true_a	worship_n	4,780	5	7.8086	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55925	The argument of the Letter concerning toleration, briefly consider'd and answer'd	Proast, Jonas.	1690 (1690)	Wing P3538; ESTC R5631	12,287	33

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