Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	prayer_n	public_a	3,025	5	6.8559	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35179	An humble plea for the quiet rest of God's ark in a sermon preached before the right honourable Sr. John Moore, Lord Mayor of the city of London, at St Mildred's church, Feb. 5. 1681/2. / by Samuel Crossman ...	Crossman, Samuel, 1624?-1684.	1682 (1682)	Wing C7268A; ESTC R18008	19,832	46

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