Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	abraham_n	faith_n	promise_n	7,203	5	7.5520	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93079	The saints iewell, shevving hovv to apply the promise In a sermon preached by Thomas Shepheard.	Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.	1642 (1642)	Wing S3115A; ESTC R232293	10,658	26

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