Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	law_n	parliament_n	7,328	5	6.6868	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65677	An argument for toleration and indulgence in relation to differences in opinion, both as it is the interest of states, and as a common duty of all Christians one to another : by way of a letter / by a country gentleman.	Whitaker, Edward.	1681 (1681)	Wing W1700; ESTC R14877	9,571	21

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