Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	apostle_n	spirit_n	zion_n	14	3	9.1359	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62005	A Christian womans experiences of the glorious working of Gods free grace Published for the edification of others, by Katherine Sutton.	[Sutton, Katherine]; Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.	1663 (1663)	Wing S6212; ESTC R221690	44,290	50

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